Migration assistant will it delete my new profile and info?

I bought a new mac several months ago and in my eagerness I set it up. after a few months I realised I needed quite a few files from my Time machine I had from my old computer. If I do a migration assistant, will it erase all of the things I have since put on the the new computer (movies, music, files etc). Confused, I cant find an answer to this anywhere.

No, it won't erase anything.
But if you transfer one or more user accounts, they will be separate from your existing accounts -- it cannot "merge" the data into an existing account. See Using Migration Assistant on Lion for the gory details.
Depending on the circumstances, you may be able to restore selected items from the backups, via the "Star Wars" display. To see the backups for a different Mac, you'll need the Browse ... option, perTime Machine - Frequently Asked Question #17.

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