Crystal McKinney biography: Crystal McKinney is an American former fashion model and actress. She was born on 1981 in United States. She grew up in Savannah, Georgia. She is 44 year old in 2025. When she won compitition of MTV, she entered in modeling world and worked with various bands. She signed contract with IMG Models. She worked with major brands such as Tommy Hilfiger and appeared in publications like Elle magazine.
Due to her popularity, she also appeared various telivision show and film including a role in the film What Women Want (2000) and on MTV’s Total Request Live (1998), starring Carson Daly, Chris Sabella and Damien Fahey.
What Women Want (2000) film is directed by Nancy Meyers, written by Josh Goldsmith, Cathy Yuspa and Diane Drake and Starring Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt and Marisa Tomei.
Legal Allegations and Public Attention
Crystal McKinney has spoken publicly and accused two famous men music star Sean “Diddy” Combs and movie producer Harvey Weinstein of sexually assaulting her. She says both incidents happened in 2003 when she was 22 years old.
Crystal McKinney says that she met Diddy at a fashion event in New York City. Diddy invited her to his studio and he gave her a joint, after using it, she was sexually assaulted.
In other case, McKinney says that she is invited by Weinstein in his hotel room. he wanted to talk about acting roles. He and his friends gave her drinks, became intoxicated, and were then sexually assaulted.
Both Diddy and Weinstein say these things did not happen.
Diddy’s lawyers say the case is too old and can’t be taken to court now (it’s past the legal time limit).
Weinstein’s lawyers say the accusations are not true and are only being made to get attention or money.