A piece of disturbing news in Hollywood has shocked the film community. ‘Fast and Furious’ star Vin Diesel faces serious allegations of assault. Astra Jonasson, Diesel's former assistant, filed a lawsuit on Thursday in Los Angeles, accusing the actor of battery during their working relationship in 2010.
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00:00 A piece of disturbing news in Hollywood has shocked the film community.
00:05 Fast and Furious star Vin Diesel faces serious allegations of sexual assault.
00:11 Diesel's former assistant named Astra Jonasson filed a lawsuit on Thursday in Los Angeles
00:16 accusing the actor of sexual battery during their working relationship in 2010.
00:21 The lawsuit alleges that Diesel forced himself onto Jonasson in a hotel suite in Atlanta
00:27 with disturbing details emerging about the alleged incident.
00:30 Jonasson claims she attempted to escape the hotel room but to no avail.
00:35 Hours later, she was allegedly fired by Diesel's sister Samantha Vincent
00:39 who is also the president of Diesel's production company, One Race Productions.
00:44 Astra Jonasson is now suing Vin Diesel and his production company for creating a hostile work environment,
00:49 negligent supervision and wrongful termination, among other claims.
00:54 Jonasson's attorney Claire Lysette Cutley said that Jonasson's lawsuit seeks to hold Diesel
00:59 and those who allowed and covered up his sexual assault accountable for their egregious actions.
01:05 She said that employers must protect and defend people when they speak up about sexual assault and harassment.
01:11 Representatives from Vin Diesel have not yet responded to the requests for comment.
01:16 Meanwhile, the actor has been a staple of the Fast and Furious franchise since its inception in 2001
01:22 with the latest installment Fast X opening earlier this year to substantial box office success.
01:28 As this legal battle unfolds, we remind our viewers that allegations of sexual assault are serious and sensitive matters.
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