Vin Diesel’s ex-assistant SUES actor for sexual battery amid claims he ‘forced himself on her’ after hotel party during Fast 5 production in 2010
- Asta Jonasson says she was hired by production company One Race Films as an assistant to 56-year-old Diesel while he filmed the movie in Georgia.
- She claims the actor forcibly grabbed her, groped her breast and kissed her while she was in a hotel suite
- She claims Diesel then lifted her dress and tried to pull down her underwear, before pinning her against the wall, taking her hand and placing it on his penis.
Vin Diesel's ex-assistant is suing the actor for sexual assault, amid claims the actor “forced himself on her” during production of Fast 5 in 2010, reports TMZ.
Asta Jonasson says she was hired by production company One Race Films as an assistant to 56-year-old Diesel while he filmed the movie in Georgia.
According to documents obtained by the publication, Jonasson claims she was in Diesel's suite at the St. Regis in Atlanta while he “entertained multiple women.”
She claims that when the last woman left, she was tasked with escorting Diesel out of the hotel to avoid paparazzi. She claims the actor forcibly grabbed her, groped her breast and kissed her while she was in the suite.
Jonasson claims she struggled to break free, but the actor is said to have continued.
Vin Diesel's ex-assistant is suing the actor for sexual assault, amid claims the actor “forced himself on her” during production of Fast 5 in 2010, TMZ reports (photo May 2023)
Asta Jonasson says she was hired by production company One Race Films as an assistant to 56-year-old Diesel while he filmed the movie in Georgia (Diesel pictured in Fast 5 with co-star Paul Walker)
She claims Diesel then lifted her dress and tried to pull down her underwear, before pinning her against the wall, taking her hand and placing it on his erect penis.
She claims the actor was in his underwear after pulling down his cargo shorts.
Jonasson then claims he pulled down her underwear and began masturbating while leaning against her. She claims she kept her eyes closed to “dissociate.”
She claims that when he was done, he pulled up his shorts and said, “No one can say anything about Asta” and left the room.
Jonasson claims hours later that Diesel's sister and One Race chairman Samantha Vincent called her and fired her, saying “they no longer needed her help.”
In the lawsuit, Jonasson says she believes she was fired for resisting Diesel during the alleged attack.
Jonasson also says she remained silent “out of fear of Diesel's power in Hollywood” and because of “her immigration status as a green card holder.”
She says she now feels empowered by the #MeToo movement and cites California's Speak Out Act, which allows victims to file sexual assault claims for alleged incidents dating back to 2009.
Jonasson says she is suing Diesel, his sister and One Race Films for sexual battery, wrongful dismissal and a hostile work environment.
DailyMail.com has contacted Vin Diesel's representatives for comment.