Vin Diesel has been cleared in the legal case filed against him by his former assistant, Asta Jonasson, who accused him of sexually assaulting her during the filming of Fast 5 in Atlanta in 2010.

The Los Angeles court dismissed the lawsuit, ruling that the case cannot be tried under California law because the alleged incident occurred in another state.

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In court documents, Jonasson claimed she was in the actor’s suite at the St. Regis hotel. She stated that Diesel had been entertaining several women, and when the last one left, she remained to escort him out of the hotel to avoid photographers. According to her complaint, at that point the actor grabbed her, groped her chest, and kissed her without her consent. She described attempting to pull away, but Diesel allegedly continued, lifting her dress and trying to pull down her underwear before pinning her against the wall and placing her hand on his genitals.

According to her testimony, the actor then pulled down her underwear and began to masturbate while pressing his body against hers. Jonasson said she closed her eyes to “detach” from the situation. When he finished, he allegedly pulled up his pants and told her, “No one can say anything about Asta,” before leaving. A few hours later, she stated, the actor’s sister called her and informed her that her employment had been terminated.

Judge Daniel M. Crowley explained that the lawsuit cannot rely on California law because the alleged incident occurred in Georgia. As he noted in his ruling, “California laws do not apply outside the state unless explicitly stated.”

Jonasson’s attorney, Matthew Hale, said: “The court did not make any determination about the truth of Ms. Jonasson’s claims,” adding that “the decision was based on a legal technicality” and that his client intends to appeal.

On the actor’s side, his lawyer, Bryan Freedman, said: “We are grateful that the court has put an end to this baseless lawsuit.” He had previously stated that Diesel “categorically denies the allegation,” emphasizing that he learned of the claim 13 years after the alleged incident, from “an employee he worked with for only nine days.”
The decision was issued on November 20, following a hearing earlier in the month.

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