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Crystal McKinney filed a lawsuit against the film producer in New York's Manhattan Federal Court on Friday, alleging Weinstein lured her and her friend to his hotel room in 2003, according to documents obtained by People.
The former model claimed that Weinstein, who is currently behind bars awaiting a re-trial for his sex crime convictions, set up a meeting with her to chat about "business opportunities" in the film industry.
Initially, McKinney and her unnamed pal allegedly met with Weinstein, 73, at a nightclub before he invited them back to his room at the Ritz-Carlton Battery Park Hotel in NYC for a private conversation.
What happened with McKinney and the Director?
McKinney claimed the "Shakespeare in Love" producer "piled" booze on them before leaning into touch her chest. According to the suit, she and her friend went to the restroom, where Weinstein later came in with his privates exposed.
McKinney claimed the "St. Vincent" producer made her and her friend engage in sexual acts with each other before he allegedly raped them.
Weinstein's attorney, Imran H. Ansari, denied the claims in a statement to Page Six on Sunday.
"Harvey Weinstein categorically denies the outlandish and fantastical claims made against him by Crystal McKinney in her complaint," Ansari told us.
"Made late in time and suspiciously on the heels of her complaint against Sean 'Diddy' Combs, Mr. Weinstein is ready to refute and defend against the salacious claims, that are believed to have been made with an opportunistic motive."
Harvey Weinstein's case
Weinstein was convicted in New York State for rape and sexual assault in 2020 and subsequently sentenced to 23 years in prison. However, his convictions were overturned in April 2024 after the New York Court of Appeals ruled he didn't receive a fair trial because women uninvolved in the charges were allowed to testify, as per the outlet.
In January, Weinstein begged a New York judge to move up his retrial date, claiming that he was in poor health and didn't know "how much longer" he could "hold on." He is serving jail time on Rikers Island due to his 2022 convictions for sex crimes charges in California.
As for Diddy, he is on trial for sex trafficking and racketeering charges, for which he has pleaded not guilty, reported the publication.