Vin Diesel’s Ex-Assistant Sues Him For Sexual Battery In New Lawsuit

The former assistant to the “Fast and Furious” actor Vin Diesel recently accused him of sexual battery when she worked for him.

The plaintiff Asta Jonasson who claimed the incident took place in Atlanta’s St. Regis hotel, in September 2010, filed the lawsuit against the actor on Thursday, December 21, 2023. The lawsuit which was filed in Los Angeles Supreme Court was first reported by “Vanity Fair.”

According to the suit, Jonasson worked for Vin’s production company One Race for two weeks only before she was unjustly relieved of her duties which included, “organizing parties and catering to Vin Diesel’s demands, including staying in close physical proximity to Vin Diesel when he was at parties without his longtime girlfriend with whom he had children because, as he explained, it would provide him with cover if he was photographed with another woman.”

Vin Diesel — Contents Of The Lawsuit Filed Against Vin Diesel

In the lawsuit, Jonasson alleged that the incident happened during the filming of the “Fast Five,” and that the “Riddick” actor whose real name is Mark Sinclair Vincent, asked her to wait while he entertained his guests. When they left, he groped her before proceeding to masturbate in her presence.

The lawsuit stated that Diesel, “grabbed Ms. Jonasson’s wrists, one with each of his hands, and pulled her onto the bed.” She shared that she “immediately tried to escape his grasp,” but the actor “dropped to his knees, pushed Ms. Jonasson’s dress up toward her waist, and molested her body.”

The suit also alleged, “Vin Diesel moved to pull Ms. Jonasson’s underwear down. At that moment, Ms. Jonasson screamed, and in a panic, ran down the hallway towards the bathroom, knocking Vin Diesel to the floor.” When he got up, he allegedly, “pinned her to the wall with the left side of his body, and again began to grope Ms. Jonasson’s body, including her breasts.”

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The lawsuit went on to reveal that Diesel “pulled his penis out of his underwear” and began to masturbate, per the complaint. “Ms. Jonasson heard Vin Diesel make groaning noises, then Vin Diesel quickly released her, went into the bathroom, and turned the sink on with the bathroom door open.”

Vin Diesel — How Asta Jonasson Lost Her Job

The plaintiff went on to claim that some hours after successfully denying the “Guardians of the Galaxy” actor access to her sexually, she received a call from his sister Samantha Vincent who is the president of One Race that her employment had been terminated.

Jonasson went on to reveal that before resuming her duty as the “Bloodshot” actor’s assistant she was made to sign a non-disclosure agreement.

After her employment was terminated, the lawsuit said, “The message was clear. Ms. Jonasson was fired for courageously resisting Vin Diesel’s sexual assault, Vin Diesel would be protected, and his sexual assault covered up,” it continued, “It was clear to her that she was being fired because she was no longer useful — Vin Diesel had used her to fulfill his sexual desires and she had resisted his sexual assaults, Ms. Jonasson felt like she was a piece of trash to be discarded.”

Jonasson also shared that before the 56-year-old actor assaulted her, a One Race supervisor invited her to his room, undressed in her presence, and asked her to join him in bed.

Jonasson is suing Diesel for; sexual assault, discrimination on the basis of sex/gender, intentional infliction of emotional distress, hostile work environment, wrongful termination, and retaliation.

She further stated in the suit that she was empowered by “The #MeToo and Time’s Up movements, and with the protection of the Speak Out Act and recent revival of her claims by AB2777, Ms. Jonasson is unwilling to remain silent any longer and seeks to reclaim her agency and justice for the suffering she endured at the hands of Vin Diesel and One Race.”

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