Vin Diesel was sued for sexually harassing his former assistant

Recently, action actor Vin Diesel caused a stir when he was accused of sexual harassment from his former assistant.

Asta Jonasson – Vin Diesel’s former assistant – filed a complaint about the actor’s sexual harassment. The incident is said to have occurred 3 years ago, at the St. Regis in Atlanta (Georgia state, USA).

She recounted the details of the incident, Vin Diesel invited her to his room and acted out of control. The actor groped and kissed his former assistant all over his body despite her protests. At that time, Asta Jonasson could not escape and endured physical and mental torment.

A few hours later, his sister Samantha Vincent, president of One Race, called her and fired Jonasson immediately.

According to Asta Jonasson’s lawyer, Vin Diesel took advantage of her to satisfy his sexual desires. The former assistant said he was extremely miserable and hurt both mentally and physically. However, when the incident happened, she could not speak up because she had signed a confidentiality agreement between the two parties.

In the complaint, Jonasson seeks damages for lost wages and emotional distress, in addition to punitive and exemplary damages in an amount sufficient to punish the defendant and set an example. and prevent the defendant from engaging in that conduct in the future.

Facing the sexual harassment allegation, Diesel’s lawyer Bryan Freedman confirmed on Page Six that: “Vin Diesel denies the entire statement. This is an unfounded allegation from an employee who only worked for 9 days. “.

It is known that former assistant Jonasson at that time was a recent graduate of the program at the Los Angeles Film School. She worked for Diesel’s One Race company during the time the Fast Five movie was in production.

Earlier this year, the tenth installment of the Fast and Furious franchise titled Fast X , starring Diesel, opened with ticket sales of $67.5 million.