UPDATE: I solved the issue this morning! It was a versioning miss match! The report that already existed in my solution was looking for Version 13.0.2000.0. The latest service Pack.(Service pack 21) changed its versioning so you are required to remove all your references and reassign them or if you were unable to do that you can do what I did from here: https://www.tektutorialshub.com/download-crystal-reports-for-visual-studio/#Service-Pack-16
The solution to my issue was on that page where they talk about Service Pack 21 in the "Installation Note:".
Keep in mind that if you intend to use .NET Framework 4.0 that you must use the latest service pack to support it!
Did you read the What's new in the WIKI?
https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/BOBJ/Crystal+Reports%2C+Developer+for+Visual+Studio+Downloads
Remove all CR assemblies and add them back in.
https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/BOBJ/Crystal+Reports%2C+Developer+for+Visual+Studio+Downloads
Has the latest runtime dll's.
Delete it from your project and add the 3500 version back in.
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