Sean “Diddy” Combs faces yet another sexual assault lawsuit as allegations against the rapper continue to mount. Former model Crystal McKinney has come forward, claiming that Combs forced her to perform oral sex on him at a party in 2003.
According to McKinney’s lawsuit, the assault occurred after she was pressured to consume alcohol and marijuana, including a joint she believed to be laced with another narcotic.
This latest lawsuit adds to a series of civil suits portraying Combs as a violent sexual predator who allegedly used alcohol and drugs to subdue his victims. Federal agents have raided his homes this year in connection with these accusations.
Combs has previously denied all allegations against him and has not yet responded to McKinney’s claim. However, last week, he issued a public apology after a video surfaced showing him physically assaulting his then-girlfriend, Casandra Ventura, in 2016. The footage, released by CNN, depicts Combs hitting, dragging, and kicking Ventura. In a recent lawsuit, Ventura accused Combs of subjecting her to over a decade of coercion through physical force and drugs, culminating in a 2018 rape.
Ventura’s lawsuit, which was settled out of court last fall, has been followed by a wave of similar sexual assault claims against Combs. McKinney’s lawsuit references Ventura’s case and four others filed in New York, stating that McKinney felt a “moral obligation to speak up” after seeing the other lawsuits.
“To this day, Plaintiff experiences bouts of depression, anxiety, body image issues, feelings of worthlessness, and intimacy issues because of Combs’s assault,” the lawsuit claims. It also accuses Combs of using his influence to stifle McKinney’s career.
