Music mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs is facing fresh accusations of drugging and sexually assaulting a model, Crystal McKinney, in his New York recording studio 21 years ago in 2003. These allegations emerged just days after the release of a 2016 hotel security footage showing Combs assaulting his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura. McKinney alleges that the assault by Combs has significantly impacted her career, "denying her a successful and lucrative career in the modeling and film industries.
" McKinney's encounter with Combs detailed in lawsuit McKinney—who won MTV 's Model Mission contest in 1998—met Combs at a Men's Fashion Week dinner in 2003. Per the lawsuit, she was invited to his studio where she was given alcohol and a potent strain of marijuana. "Seeing Plaintiff was very intoxicated.
..Combs physically led her to the bathroom.
..and shoved her head down to his crotch.
..forcing her to give him oral sex.
" Following the incident, McKinney claims she lost consciousness and later woke up in the back of a cab. McKinney pursues legal action despite 'statute of limitations' Despite the allegations being over 20 years old, McKinney is proceeding with her lawsuit under the provisions of New York's Victims of Gender Motivated Violence Act. This law allows for an extended timeline for filing civil suits.
McKinney has expressed a sense of "moral duty" to make her encounter with Combs public, especially in light of numerous similar accusations against him . She is seeking unspecified d.
