Judge Dismisses Vin Diesel Sexual Battery Lawsuit

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge dismissed a lawsuit on Wednesday accusing Fast & Furious actor Vin Diesel of sexual battery and related claims, ruling that the alleged 2010 incident occurred outside California's jurisdiction. The suit, filed in 2023 by Asta Jonasson, Diesel's former personal assistant, centered on accusations of an assault during the filming of Fast Five in Atlanta, Georgia.

Jonasson, a recent film school graduate at the time, claimed she was hired through Diesel's California-based company, One Race Productions, to assist him on location in Atlanta. According to the lawsuit, on a late night in September 2010, she was asked to wait in Diesel's suite at the St. Regis Hotel after he entertained guests. Once alone, she alleged, Diesel grabbed her wrists, pulled her onto the bed, groped her, and ignored her protests. She said she escaped his grasp but that he then pinned her against a wall, attempted to remove her clothing, and masturbated in her presence. Hours later, Jonasson claimed, Diesel's sister and One Race president, Samantha Vincent, called to fire her, suggesting retaliation for resisting his advances.

The lawsuit invoked California's Sexual Abuse and...