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Crystal McKinney Sues Harvey Weinstein as She Pursues Separate Case Against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

Her May 30 complaint accuses Weinstein of drugging McKinney with a roommate present then raping them in a 2003 Manhattan hotel suite following a nightclub meeting

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From left, Harvey Weinstein, Crystal McKinney and Sean "Diddy" Combs. (FilmMagic; Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Crystal McKinney filed a May 30 lawsuit in Manhattan federal court accusing Weinstein of raping her and a roommate in 2003 after they met at a West Village lounge
  • She previously sued Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in May 2024, alleging he drugged and sexually assaulted her at his New York City recording studio in 2003
  • Weinstein is being retried in New York on rape and sexual assault charges after an appeals court overturned his 2020 conviction for procedural errors
  • Combs is currently on trial in Manhattan for federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges, and he has pleaded not guilty to all counts
  • McKinney alleges both Weinstein and Combs exploited promises of career opportunities to facilitate the assaults, and both men have denied her allegations