Popular Hollywood Star, Mark Sinclair professionally known as Vin Diesel, has been charged to court by a former assistant over claims of sexual assaults which allegedly occurred in 2010.
The plaintiff Asta Jonasson in her filing said that the traumatic incident occurred while she worked for Diesel on the set of “Fast Five” in Atlanta.
According to Jonasson, Diesel invited her into his suite at the Regis Hotel and forced her into his bed, however when she tried to escape,Jonasson claimed the movie star forced her back into the room, pinned her to the wall, and had his way with her while she continually screamed for him to stop.
The assault allegedly continued when Diesel forced her to touch his privates. Seeing that she is unable to escape him, Jonasson said she “closed her eyes, scared of angering Vin Diesel by rejecting him”, tried to dissociate, and wished the assault would end.
She says in the lawsuit that Mr Sinclair, 56, physically overpowered her in his hotel suite and “ignored Ms Jonasson’s clear statements of non-consent” as he groped her.
The lawsuit alleges that after she “screamed and ran towards the nearby bathroom”, the film star “pinned her against the wall with his body” and performed a sex act on himself.
“Mere hours” after the incident, the lawsuit says that she was contacted by the actor’s sister Samantha Vincent – who runs his production company One Race Films – and was fired.
She is also suing the actor’s sister and his production company.
Ms Vincent did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
“It was clear to her that she was being fired because she was no longer useful – Vin Diesel had used her to fulfil his sexual desires,” the suit alleges.
It adds: “Ms Jonasson felt helpless, her self esteem was demolished, and she questioned her own skills and whether a successful career would require her to trade her body for advancement.”
The former assistant also claims that another executive from the company propositioned her in the same hotel a few days before the incident with Mr Sinclair.
Aside from sexual battery, Jonasson is also suing for unlawful termination because she had allegedly been fired by Diesel’s company, hours after the incident.
Van Diesel’s lawyer Bryan Freedman said his client “denies this claim in its entirety”. This is the first he has ever heard about this more than 13-year-old claim made by a purportedly nine-day employee,” Mr. Freedman said. “There is clear evidence which completely refutes these outlandish allegations.”
