Crystal McKinney provides Harvey Weinstein to lawsuit months after Diddy claims

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Crystal McKinney was named Friday in an amended lawsuit first filed in opposition to Harvey Weinstein in February, in accordance with paperwork obtained by Fox Information Digital.

McKinney, a former mannequin, accused the disgraced film mogul of sexually assaulting her and a good friend at a resort in New York Metropolis in 2003.

She beforehand sued Sean "Diddy" Combs in Could 2024, and accused the "Final Night time" rapper of sexual assault throughout a Males's Vogue Week occasion in 2003.

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Crystal McKinney accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault. The previous mannequin additionally sued Diddy final yr for sexual assault. (Getty Photos)

"Harvey Weinstein categorically denies the outlandish and fantastical claims made in opposition to him by Crystal McKinney in her grievance," Weinstein's lawyer, Imran H. Ansari, advised Fox Information Digital.

"Made late in time and suspiciously on the heels of her grievance in opposition to Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Mr. Weinstein is able to refute and defend in opposition to the salacious claims, which are believed to have been made with an opportunistic motive."

The lawsuit against Weinstein was first filed anonymously on Feb. 28 below the pseudonym A.P. McKinney claimed {that a} modeling firm government arrange a gathering for her to "talk about a possible enterprise alternative" with Weinstein on the PM lounge one night, on the pretense that assembly Weinstein would enable McKinney to "make it massive," in accordance with the grievance.

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In her lawsuit, she alleged that the chief advised her, "Do not f--- him till he places you in a film." She famous that she was "bothered" by the chief's "crass remark," however was all in favour of the opportunity of "working with the largest producer in Hollywood."

McKinney introduced her roommate, "Jane Doe," to the assembly with the hope Weinstein would think about her for a film function as nicely. She claimed within the lawsuit that in the course of the assembly, Weinstein "repeatedly advised them that he needed to get to know each of them higher."

A New York appeals courtroom overturned Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction this previous April, ordering a brand new trial in a surprising reversal of a landmark #MeToo case. (Steven Hirsch)

Crystal McKinney (pictured with Roberto Cavalli in 2003) claimed Combs drugged her and sexually assaulted her at his New York recording studio. (Getty Photos)

He allegedly requested to go someplace quieter because the lounge was too loud, and the ladies agreed to "go to his place to debate potential performing roles."

After arriving at Weinstein's resort room by way of his chauffeur, McKinney claimed the former Miramax honcho "plied the ladies with alcohol, ordering them bottles of Boulevardier and Dom Perignon, a number of gimlets for Plaintiff, and vodka cocktails for Jane," the grievance acknowledged.

As McKinney sat on the sofa, she alleged Weinstein grabbed her breasts and tore at her tank high. "In Plaintiff's efforts to keep away from being groped, drinks have been sloshed onto her shirt," in accordance with the grievance. "Plaintiff fled to the lavatory and Jane adopted go well with."

Weinstein then allegedly "barged into the lavatory and continued to leer at Plaintiff's seen breasts by way of her soaked tank high. Weinstein demanded that the ladies strip and take a shower with him."

Weinstein is serving a 16-year jail sentence after being convicted on separate rape expenses in California. (Michael M. Santiago)

McKinney claimed that Weinstein then "uncovered himself to the ladies earlier than coming into the bathtub," after which commanded the ladies to affix him within the tub.

"Plaintiff and Jane complied along with his request, as they felt backed right into a nook and feared that he would retaliate in opposition to them in the event that they refused his sexual advances," the grievance acknowledged.

Weinstein then allegedly "directed the ladies to have interaction in same-sex sexual conduct with one another." He then allegedly "grotesquely watched, taking perverse pleasure from forcing the ladies to have interaction in sexual acts with one another."

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"Sooner or later, Weinstein dragged the intoxicated girls out of the bathtub and into the bed room," the grievance acknowledged. "Weinstein, then, pushed Plaintiff onto the mattress, and raped her."

After Weinstein "ceased assaulting Plaintiff, he forcibly penetrated Jane as nicely," the paperwork alleged. Following the incident, Weinstein left the resort room. The resort cellphone rang, and Weinstein's assistant allegedly advised the ladies to depart the resort room instantly.

In Could 2024, McKinney filed a lawsuit in opposition to Diddy in a Manhattan federal courtroom. She claimed that the powerhouse producer "plied Plaintiff with alcohol all through the dinner as he repeatedly refilled her glass with wine." After the meal, Combs allegedly requested McKinney to fulfill him at his studio on forty fourth Avenue, and she or he felt "reassured that she can be with others on the studio fairly alone in a private residence."

Diddy was arrested and charged with a number of counts in September. (Shareif Ziyadat)

Upon arriving, she discovered Combs with a number of different males passing round "a bottle of Hennesy and joints."

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"One among Combs' associates requested her, ‘Do you smoke weed?’ to which she responded affirmatively," the paperwork acknowledged. "Combs' affiliate replied: ‘You’ve by no means had weed like this earlier than.'"

The grievance acknowledged that "Plaintiff later got here to grasp that Combs had laced the joint with a narcotic or different intoxicating substance ." McKinney stated she felt "pressured" to imbibe by Combs, who advised her that she was "performing too uptight."

"Seeing Plaintiff was very intoxicated, Combs demanded Plaintiff observe him and he bodily led Plaintiff to the lavatory," the go well with acknowledged. "Within the lavatory, Combs pressured himself on Plaintiff and commenced kissing her with out her consent." He allegedly pressured McKinney to "carry out oral intercourse on him."

Crystal McKinney filed a go well with in opposition to Diddy on Could 22, 2024, for an alleged sexual assault which occurred in 2003. (Getty Photos)

McKinney allegedly "misplaced consciousness" and awoke in shock to seek out herself in a taxicab. She famous that modeling alternatives "rapidly started to dwindle after which evaporated fully" following the alleged assault. McKinney believed that Combs "blackballed" her within the trade.

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"The assault led Plaintiff right into a tailspin of tension and despair," the go well with claimed. "In or about 2004, Plaintiff tried suicide and was hospitalized." She claimed to expertise alcohol and drug habit in an try and cope "with the emotional trauma of being assaulted."

Diddy is presently on trial, and faces 15 years to life in jail if convicted of intercourse crimes and racketeering. Weinstein acquired a retrial after his 2020 sexual assault conviction was overturned.

In a 4-3 resolution, the courtroom discovered that Weinstein's trial decide allowed prosecutors to name girls who stated Weinstein had assaulted them to testify, although their accusations didn't particularly relate to the leisure mogul's expenses.