Rapper Diddy Hit With A Fresh Sexual Assault Suit By Former Model

In a fresh complaint filed on Tuesday, former model and MTV’s 1998 Model Mission competition winner Crystal McKinney accused Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexual abuse.

In the New York complaint, McKinney states that she was “drugged and sexually assaulted” by Combs in 2003 after attending an event in New York City for Men’s Fashion Week.

At a meal, McKinney, who was 22 years old at the time, allegedly had her first encounter with Combs, who approached her “in a sexually suggestive manner” and instructed her to call him later.

According to the lawsuit, McKinney “felt confused but hopeful that Combs would fulfil his promises to help her career,” and later that evening, Combs extended an invitation for her to visit his recording studio.

McKinney believes the marijuana Combs gave her at the studio was “laced” with “a narcotic or other intoxicating substance.” Combs allegedly saw McKinney to be “very intoxicated” and made her follow him while he “physically led” her to the lavatory, according to the lawsuit.

The complaint states that Combs “began kissing her without her consent” in the lavatory and then “forced her to perform oral sex on him.” McKinney says she felt “more and more woozy and then lost consciousness” during the assault. She subsequently says she woke up in a taxi on her way back to the designer’s apartment where she was working at the time.

The complaint claims that “as her consciousness returned, Plaintiff realised that Combs had sexually assaulted her.”

Additionally identified as defendants were Bad Boy Records, Sean John Clothing LLC, and Universal Music Group Inc. The defendants are being sued by McKinney for allegedly breaking the New York Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Law.

The statute of limitations is extended to allow survivors of gender-motivated acts of violence more time to pursue civil actions, and it also “applies to such acts committed by parties who direct, enable, participate in, or conspire in a gender-motivated act of violence,” according to the New York City Council.

After emerging victorious from MTV’s Model Mission in 1998, McKinney signed a modelling deal with IMG. She modelled in a Tommy Hilfiger fashion campaign and got well-known on a number of MTV shows.

The lawsuit stated that McKinney “became extremely depressed” after the incident and “experienced alcohol and drug addiction” in an attempt to cope.

According to the lawsuit, McKinney stopped pursuing a modelling career and is now dealing with mental health issues as a result of the alleged assault. She wants both compensatory and punitive damages in an amount that isn’t defined.