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In a recent lawsuit, Vin Diesel is accused of sexually abusing a former assistant on the “Fast Five.”

A former aide has accused “Fast and Furious” actor Vin Diesel of sexual abuse.

Asta Jonasson filed a complaint in Los Angeles on Thursday, alleging that the actor sexually assaulted her when she was working on the “Fast Five” set in Atlanta in the autumn of 2010.

She says Diesel forced her up against a wall in a hotel room in 2010 so he could masturbate in front of her.

The actor’s production business, One Race, hired Jonasson to play a variety of roles, according to the lawsuit. Among them were making plans to attend parties with Diesel and ensuring that she would be in the photos in the event that the actor attended events alone and did not bring his typical love partner.

Ms. Jonasson’s attorney, Greenberg Gross, issued a statement.

The firm’s spokesman said that they are honored to support their client and hold Vin Diesel and anyone who condoned and covered up his acts responsible for sexual assault.

The complaint claims that after a late night in September 2010, Jonasson was asked to stay in Diesel’s room at the St. Regis hotel until he had finished entertaining club ladies. After the ladies left, Diesel is said to have grabbed Jonasson by the wrists and pulled her into the bed.

The complaint states, “Ms. Jonasson was unable to escape and closed her eyes, scared that by rejecting him further and trying to dissociate, she would enrage Vin Diesel and wish the assault would end.”

Though she was afraid for her life as well as her work, Jonasson was hesitant to reject her boss’s advances. But as Diesel tried to take down her panties, she lost control of her fear and screamed as she ran down the corridor.

Diesel reportedly pushed her up against the wall and pressed her hand to his genitalia, according to the complaint. Fearing that he might provoke her more, Ms. Jonasson closed her eyes, trying to separate herself from the assault.

Ms. Jonasson thought of herself as a piece of garbage that should be thrown away. Ms. Jonasson wondered whether a successful profession would force her to sacrifice her body for promotion, felt impotent, and have her self-esteem destroyed.

The lawsuit also claimed that Vin Diesel had exploited her to satisfy his sexual cravings and that she had rebuffed his advances, thus it was obvious to her that she was being let go because she was no longer useful.

Even though Jonasson signed a nondisclosure agreement when she was employed, she was still free to voice her concerns because of California’s AB2777 and the Speak Out Act. These regulations also temporarily suspend the statute of limitations for claims of sexual abuse made after 2009, and they prohibit the implementation of such agreements in situations of sexual assault, harassment, and assault.

As to Jonasson’s assertions in the court filing, she was empowered by the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements to regain her agency and exact revenge on Vin Diesel and One Race for the suffering she endured.

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