According to the suit, Combs invited McKinney, then 22, to the New York City space, where he and a group of men were drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana. Despite her refusals, she said, he then forced her to perform oral sex. Combs then led McKinney back into the studio, where she passed out, according to the lawsuit. When she awoke, she was alone in a taxicab headed back to the home of an unnamed fashion designer who had introduced McKinney and Combs earlier that night. McKinney said that she realized she had been assaulted once she regained consciousness.
Combs faces multiple allegations of sexual assault dating back decades. That suit was quickly settled, but Combs has since denied the allegations.
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