{"id":117051,"date":"2023-12-25T18:54:25","date_gmt":"2023-12-25T18:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/25\/vin-diesel-accused-of-sexual-battery-in-ex-assistants-lawsuit-national\/"},"modified":"2023-12-25T18:54:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-25T18:54:25","slug":"vin-diesel-accused-of-sexual-battery-in-ex-assistants-lawsuit-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/25\/vin-diesel-accused-of-sexual-battery-in-ex-assistants-lawsuit-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Vin Diesel accused of sexual battery in ex-assistant\u2019s lawsuit &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/fast-and-furious\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fast and Furious<\/a><\/em> star <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/vin-diesel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vin Diesel<\/a> has been accused by his former assistant of sexual battery whereas working for him in 2010.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d21y75miwcfqoq.cloudfront.net\/70c8fc80\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Asta Jonasson filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles on Thursday alleging that Diesel pressured himself onto her in a resort suite in Atlanta. The lawsuit alleges she tried to flee from the room after being pressured into Diesel\u2019s mattress, however the actor moved towards her then groped her breasts and kissed her chest.<\/p>\n<p>Diesel tried to tug down her underwear, inflicting her to scream as she ran towards the close by toilet. He ultimately pressured her to the touch his erect penis and commenced to masturbate, the go well with says.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit mentioned Jonasson closed her eyes in concern of angering Diesel any additional and wished the assault would finish.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video_miniplayer\">\n<section id=\"miniplayer_6589c92d2d822-carousel\" class=\"l-videoCarousel l-videoCarousel--embed c-carousel\" data-video-carousel-play-inline=\"true\" data-video-carousel-init=\"false\" aria-label=\"Video carousel contains 2 videos. 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class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">0:51<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">Cardi B joins Vin Diesel on \u2018Fast and Furious 9\u2019 set<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__glide glide \">\n<div class=\"c-carousel__buttons glide__arrows\" data-glide-el=\"controls\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"l-videoCarousel__prev c-carousel__button c-carousel__prev glide__arrow glide__arrow--left\" data-glide-dir=\"&lt;\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Previous Video<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"l-videoCarousel__next c-carousel__button c-carousel__next glide__arrow glide__arrow--right\" data-glide-dir=\"&gt;\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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basis.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>The lawsuit acknowledged that Jonasson felt like she was a \u201cpiece of trash\u201d and her shallowness was \u201cdemolished.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was clear to her that she was being fired because she was no longer useful \u2014 Vin Diesel had used her to fulfill his sexual desires and she had resisted his sexual assaults,\u201d the go well with alleges.<\/p>\n<section id=\"sophi_article_widget\" class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--text l-inlineStories--sophi\" aria-label=\"More on Entertainment\" data-sophi-feature=\"article-entertainment\">\n<\/section>\n<p>Jonasson is suing Diesel and his firm for making a hostile work setting, negligent supervision and wrongful termination, amongst her different claims.<\/p>\n<section id=\"content-dynamic-trending-stories\" class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--tile u-hide-tablet-landscape\" aria-label=\"Dynamic trending stories section\">\n<p>\n\t\t<span 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Diesel categorically denies this claim in its entirety,\u201d lawyer Bryan Freedman mentioned in a press release reported by the commerce outlet Variety. \u201cThis is the first he has ever heard about this more than 13-year-old claim made by a purportedly 9-day employee. There is clear evidence which completely refutes these outlandish allegations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jonasson\u2019s lawyer, Claire-Lise Kutlay, mentioned in a press release that her consumer\u2019s lawsuit seeks to carry Diesel and people who \u201callowed and covered up his sexual assault, accountable for their egregious actions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEmployers must protect and defend people when they speak up about sexual assault and harassment,\u201d Kutlay mentioned. \u201cWe hope Ms. Jonasson\u2019s courageous decision to come forward helps create lasting change and empowers other survivors.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues under commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Associated Press typically doesn&#8217;t determine alleged victims of sexual assault except they arrive ahead publicly, as Jonasson has carried out.<\/p>\n<p>Diesel has starred as Dominic Toretto because the <em>The Fast and Furious<\/em> franchise\u2019s inaugural movie in 2001. The motion pictures have develop into massive earners on the home and worldwide field workplace, with the previous two movies every making greater than $1 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this 12 months, the franchise\u2019s tenth installment, <em>Fast X<\/em>, starring Diesel, opened with $67.5 million in ticket gross sales.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2023 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script defer src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;appId=318812448281278&#038;version=v3.3\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Fast and Furious star Vin Diesel has been accused by his former assistant of sexual battery whereas working for him in 2010. Asta Jonasson filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles on Thursday alleging that Diesel pressured himself onto her in a resort suite in Atlanta. 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