Terry Crews says he had to fight every instinct to not get physical after a WME talent agent allegedly groped his genitals in 2016 — and he got very emotional discussing it on Capitol Hill.

The “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” star testified about sexual assault Tuesday in front of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, giving insight into his own experience.

My wife n I were at a Hollywood function last year n a high level Hollywood executive came over 2 me and groped my privates. (2/cont.)

— terrycrews (@terrycrews) October 10, 2017

When CA Senator Dianne Feinstein asked Crews why he didn’t physically respond to Adam Venit after the agent allegedly touched his privates at a party, he was blunt — saying it’s about consequences black men in America face every day if they resort to violence.

TMZ broke the story … the L.A. City Attorney’s Office declined to prosecute Venit because Crews’ allegation had fallen outside of the statute of limitations.