American actor Vin Diesel was accused of sexual assault by a former assistant on Thursday in a case dating back to 2010, during the filming of the film ‘Fast and Furious 5’.
According to court documents submitted to the Superior Court of Los Angeles, California, Asta Jonasson alleges that the actor from the ‘Fast and Furious’ saga groped her, forcibly kissed her and masturbated in front of her in a hotel. room in Atlanta (Georgia).
“Jonasson continually struggled to free himself from his grasp while repeatedly saying no,” but Vin Diesel ignored the woman’s “non-consent,” the document said.
The lawsuit also describes that when Jonasson couldn’t escape the situation, he closed his eyes “in an attempt to distance himself and wished for the aggression to end.”
The woman describes the attack as occurring just over a week after she was hired by Diesel and his production company One Race Productions to film the fifth movie in the popular “Fast and Furious” series.
One day after the events, the woman was fired because she had not answered the actor’s insinuations, according to the accusation.
The woman also sued One Race Productions and the company’s president and Diesel’s sister, Samantha Vincent, who the alleged victim said was responsible for calling for her to be fired.
“She felt like she was a piece of trash to be thrown away. She felt powerless, her self-esteem was shaken and she doubted her own abilities and whether a successful career would require her to trade her body for a promotion.” to be read in the indictment.
Jonasson brought the case under California’s Sexual Assault and Concealment Accountability Act, which has been in effect since January and gives victims of sexual assault a three-year period to take legal action against their attackers. even if the crime has expired.
In addition to the sexual assault charge, the lawsuit also alleges gender discrimination, wrongful termination, retaliation and negligent supervision.
Source: DN
