In the lawsuit, the former assistant, Asta Jonasson, said the encounter took place less than two weeks after she was hired to work for Diesel. When she again refused to engage, the lawsuit says, Diesel began masturbating while keeping her pinned to the wall. A lawyer for Diesel, Bryan J. Freedman, said in a statement that Diesel "categorically denies this claim in its entirety." In 2010, he was filming another starring role in the "Fast & Furious" franchise, which he revisited this past year in "Fast X". Vincent and the production company, both of which could not immediately be reached for comment, are also named as defendants.

Source: New York Times December 22, 2023 05:22 UTC