A former assistant hired in 2010 claims that the actor attacked her during the filming of “Fast Five” and then fired her from the production.
Actor Vin Diesel was defendant by a former assistant of sexually attacking her in 2010. According to legal documents filed this Thursday in a Los Angeles court, the star committed the sexual abuse during the filming of “Fast Five”the fifth Fast and Furious movie.
Asta Jonasson was hired in 2010 by One Race, Diesel’s production company, to work as actor’s assistantthe lawsuit states. “His first task was to immediately travel to work at the location where ‘Fast Five’ was filmed,” adds text detailing the then-assistant’s responsibilities “including maintain close physical proximity to Vin Diesel during parties when his long-term girlfriend was not present which could give him an alibi if he was photographed with another woman.”
The text obtained by AFP states that after a night in which Diesel “was entertaining several women in the Empire Suite of his luxury hotel,” Jonasson was asked to remove the actor from the place, but Once alone with her in the room, he “sexually attacked her.”
The details of the sexual abuse lawsuit against Vin Diesel
Jonasson accused to the actor of touch her and kiss her by forcein addition to masturbate in front of her in a hotel in Atlanta. The former assistant claims that rejected all of the actor’s attempts, physically and verbally, negatives that Diesel “ignored.” The demand Diesel’s corpulence stands outin addition to his power as an employer as factors that facilitated the alleged attack.
The woman assures that the next day, Samantha Vincent, the actor’s sister, called her as president of One Race to fire her. “Rather than take action to protect her from further sexual attacks or punish Vin Diesel for her actions, Vincent terminated her contract.”
Jonasson, who is also suing Vincent and the production company, states in the document that It only came to light now motivated by the MeToo movement, which led to the all-powerful Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein being imprisoned., and revealed a tradition of abuse against women in the entertainment industry. In addition to being accused of causing emotional damage and violating her labor rights, With the lawsuit against the actor, his sister and his company, Jonasson seeks financial compensation not specified.
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