<text>  Empire star Taraji P. Henson has issued a groveling apology to the LAPD admitting her son was not racially profiled. The actress unleashed a scathing attack on officers earlier this week, accusing them of pulling over her 20-year-old son Marcel for no reason to illegally search his car in Glendale, California, in October. But after the force released dash-cam footage showing the car streak through a red light, Henson has backtracked. The video, released on Friday, shows Henson admit to having marijuana and Ritalin on him, before an officer also finds hash oil, a grinder and a knife. After a short and calm conversation, the officer lets Henson drive off without a ticket. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . Apology: Tajari P. Henson posted this message on Instagram after it emerged her son was pulled over in October for skipping a red light and let off without a ticket despite having marijuana on him . Henson hit headlines earlier this week after saying her son Marcel pictured together at a film screening in April last year was racially profiled by police in Glendale and at the University of Southern California . Hours later, his mother wrote on Instagram: I would like to publicly apologize to the officer and the Glendale Police Department. A mothers job is not easy and neither is a police officers. Sometimes as humans WE overreact without gathering all of the facts. As a mother in this case I overreacted and for that I apologize. Thank you to that officer for being kind to my son. Love Tajari P. Henson. Henson made headlines earlier this week after telling Uptown magazine: It was bogus because they didnt give him the ticket for what he was pulled over for. Under questioning, Henson told officers that he had a prescription for the marijuana but could not find it. He said he did not have a prescription for the Ritalin and that a friend had given it to him. However the officer, speaking calmly, lets him drive on without a ticket. The dashcam footage was obtained by The Los Angeles Times, which noted that race did not seem to be a factor when Henson was first pulled over. I am not going to give you a citation for running that yellow because that would actually put a moving violation on your driving license, and you are going to have to go to traffic school and all that stuff, so I am helping you by not giving you a violation on it. All I am going to do is take the weed from you, the officer can be heard saying in the video. Traffic stop: Footage has emerged of police pulling over Marcel Henson, son of actress Taraji P Henson, in Glendale, California, in October. Henson said this week her son was racially profiled during the stop . New footage: Despite Henson saying her son was pulled over for no reason, he actually ran a lighted crosswalk as a pedestrian crossed and admitted to having marijuana and Ritalin on him . Sobriety test: Marcel Henson, 20, told the officer he had smoked marijuana two hours before driving, and the officer asks him to get out of the car to see if he is under the influence, but determines he isnt . The officer told Henson he could go to court with the citation and show proof he has a prescription for medical marijuana. Otherwise he could just pay a fine. It felt like this was a little better than the other one, the officer said. I am giving this to you too because you smoked weed about two hours ago... and a warning if you have Ritalin on you and youre not supposed to, dont do it. Thats a big violation and I wouldnt want to do that to you. The boys mother made her controversial comments to Uptown magazine earlier in the week. The Empire star said that not only was her son pulled over by police, but was stopped by cops at the University of Southern California for having his hands in his pocket. Henson revealed she had planned to transfer Marcel to USC, but had now decided to send the 20-year-old to the historically black Howard University, her alma mater. Empire star Henson, 44, says her son was stopped at the University of California file picture for no other reason than having his hands in his pockets . A University of Southern California chief vowed to carry out his own investigation into the alleged incident Henson spoke about in the magazine. The schools public safety director, John Thomas, said he was disturbed by the reports. After learning of the USC allegation, Thomas revealed that he too had experienced racial profiling as a teenager . In a statement, he said: I was deeply disturbed to read news reports about a prospective student who felt profiled on or near campus because of his race. We encourage reporting of allegations of bias and I hope for the opportunity to have a conversation with the young man and his mother. I would like to look into this matter further and better understand who was involved and what took place. As someone who personally experienced racial profiling as a teenager, I have a stake in learning more about this incident and doing all I can to reach a just resolution. Henson has revealed she has now decided to send her 20-year-old son Marcel to historically-black college . New hit: Henson currently stars on Fox drama Empire as Cookie Lyon, the recently-released-from-prison ex-wife of a music mogul played by Terrence Howard He said he was not yet clear on which police departments were involved and that any allegation of bias or unequal treatment by university officers would trigger an investigation that I would supervise along with the universitys Office of Equity and Diversity. He continued: It is my expectation and that of the university that our department uphold the highest standards of constitutional policing, affording equal rights and respect to all persons. Marcel is Hensons only child, and his father was her high school sweetheart. After revealing her sons ordeal, the 44-year-old said in the interview: So guess where hes going? Howard University. Im not paying 50K so I cant sleep at night wondering is this the night my son is getting racially profiled on campus. Proud mother: Henson and her son pictured on January 20, 2013 - attending a celebration for leading women in Washington, DC . Also in the interview, Henson spoke about how happy she was to be one of now many black women leads on the small screen in shows like Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder. It feels good that theres not just one black person. I dont like that we get fixated on one or two at a time, or three at a time. If you look at Caucasian Hollywood, every year theres a handful of new faces youve never seen before, then after that, they got five movies coming out and theyre introducing you to more talent. So Im just so happy to see whats happening on television right now. We have options and thats how it should be, Henson said. Empire aired its two-hour first-season finale last week, and has already been green-lighted for a second season. Henson plays Cookie Lyon on the show, the ex-wife of a rap music mogul played by Terrence Howard who was recently released from prison after taking the fall for his drug-dealing business. The show has had several guest starts in the music industry including Snoop Dog, Courtney Love, Rita Ora, and Jennifer Hudson. 