World News
Vin Diesel accused of sexual battery by former assistant in new lawsuit
Fast & Furious” franchise star Vin Diesel has been accused of sexual battery and creating a hostile work environment in a lawsuit filed by a former assistant.
The civil suit, filed on Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court and obtained by CNN, stems from a 2010 incident in which Diesel’s former assistant, Asta Jonasson, alleges Diesel forced himself on her in a hotel suite in Atlanta and masturbated in front of her.
The complaint states Diesel ignored Jonasson’s “clear statements of non-consent,” and after she “screamed and ran towards the nearby bathroom,” he “pinned her against the wall with his body.”
“Vin Diesel categorically denies this claim in its entirety,” Bryan Freedman, attorney for Diesel, wrote in a statement to CNN later on Friday. “This is the first he has ever heard about this more than 13 year old claim made by a purportedly 9 day employee.”
Jonasson is suing Diesel, along with his company One Race Productions, and Diesel’s sister Samantha Vincent for sexual battery, creating a hostile work environment, negligent supervision and wrongful termination, among her other claims.
Jonasson claims that Samantha Vincent, the president of Diesel’s company One Race at the time, called her “mere hours” after the alleged assault and “terminated Ms. Jonasson’s employment.”
She is seeking an imposition of a civil penalty of $10,000 for each violation, plus unspecified punitive damages, according to the suit.
“No one is too famous or powerful to evade justice,” Claire-Lise Kutlay of Greenberg Gross LLP, attorney for Jonasson, wrote in a statement shared with CNN. “We hope her courageous decision to come forward helps create lasting change and empowers other survivors.”
Diesel has appeared in more than 60 TV and film titles. He is also among the producers of the global hit franchise of “Fast & Furious” films. He has several upcoming projects in the works, including “Fast X: Part 2.”
SOURCE: CNN
World News
Miss USA Noelia Voigt resigns title on mental health grounds
World News
TikTok sues the US Government to stop a potential ban
TikTok is suing the U.S. government to stop enforcement of a bill passed last month that seeks to force the app’s Chinese owner to sell the app or have it banned. (more…)
World News
EXCLUSIVE: How Colman Domingo’s 2024 Met Gala Look Honors Late Actor Chadwick Boseman
World News
Tina Knowles Shares Rare Update on Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s Twins Rumi and Sir
World News
Bridgerton’s Phoebe Dynevor Engaged to Cameron Fuller
World News
Man shot outside Drake’s home; rapper not injured, police say
- Buzz1 week ago
Don’t marry someone you’ve not dated for more than 7 years – Tic
- Buzz1 week ago
Ghanaian blogger Sika Official stabbed at a pub
- Buzz4 days ago
“I went to a cemetery at 2am to sprinkle powder” – Amerado recounts doing ‘for girls’
- Listen1 week ago
Prince Bright and Stonebwoy unveil their forthcoming EP with electrifying new song ‘Back To Sender (Taamiawu)’
- Buzz6 days ago
Oheneyere Mercy Aseidu, Gifty Anti, Stacy Amoateng, and other celebrities grace Akwaboah Jnr’s Traditional Wedding
- Buzz6 days ago
Highlights from Medikal’s spectacular show at London’s O2 Indigo
- Buzz4 days ago
CJ Biggerman’s stolen car found, thief apprehended
- Buzz7 days ago
Watch: Exclusive videos and photos From Akwaboah Jnr’s Colourful Traditional Wedding
- Buzz2 days ago
Okese1’s Manager, FiifiMadeIt passes away
- Buzz6 days ago
Watch: Exclusive Photos and videos from Akwaboah’s White Wedding
- Gossip5 days ago
Ghanaian footballer, Yaw Yeboah proposes to girlfriend, Gifty Boakye
- Buzz1 week ago
DJ Isaac Cool Laid To Rest