Music mogul Sean “ Diddy ” Combs is facing a new lawsuit from former model Crystal McKinney who says he sexually assaulted her at his recording studio in New York City in 2003. The allegations follow days after Combs, 54, took “full responsibility” for beating his ex-girlfriend Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura after CCTV video footage of the 2016 incident in a Los Angeles hotel hallway was released . In the new lawsuit – the sixth complaint of sexual assault filed against Combs in six months – McKinney said she was a successful 22-year-old model when she met Combs at a restaurant during Men’s Fashion Week in Manhattan.
Combs invited her to his recording studio later that night, according to the federal complaint filed in New York City. The lawsuit alleges that McKinney arrived to find Combs drinking and smoking marijuana with several other men. She smoked some marijuana, which she “later came to understand” was laced with a narcotic or intoxicating substance, the lawsuit says.
She alleges that Combs led her to the bathroom where she was forced to perform oral sex on him. The Independent has contacted Combs’ representatives for comment. The lawsuit was filed days after the release of footage showing Combs attacking singer Ventura in a Los Angeles hotel hallway in 2016 .
On Sunday (26 May), Combs posted a video admitting that he attacked Ventura, saying he was “truly sorry” and his actions were “inexcusable”. A lawsuit filed by Ventura in November alle.
