Vin Diesel Cleared as Former Assistant’s Lawsuit Dismissed Over Jurisdiction

A judge has dismissed a s**** battery lawsuit against Vin Diesel, ruling that California law does not apply to alleged incidents that took place in Georgia. The case was reported on Wednesday by multiple news sources.

The lawsuit was filed in 2023 by Diesel’s former assistant, Asta Jonasson. She accused the actor of s***** assaulting her in 2010 while he was filming Fast Five in Atlanta. Jonasson claimed Diesel brought her to his hotel room and forced her to touch him. She also said that hours later, Diesel’s sister called to fire her. Jonasson had worked for Diesel for only nine days.

Previously, Judge Daniel M. Crowley had dismissed four of Jonasson’s ten claims because they were filed after the statute of limitations. On Wednesday, he dismissed the remaining six claims, citing lack of jurisdiction.

The judge wrote, “It is undisputed that the alleged s**** assault took place in Atlanta, Ga. … [The] claim fails as a matter of law because California statutes are presumed not to have extraterritorial effect unless the Legislature expressly states otherwise.”

The 2022 S***** Abuse and Cover-Up Accountability Act in California temporarily revived certain s**** assault claims dating back to 2009. However, the judge ruled that the law does not apply to incidents outside California.

Jonasson’s lawyers said they plan to appeal. “The Court did not decide anything about the truth of Ms. Jonasson’s allegations,” they said. “The ruling was based on a legal technicality, with which we respectfully disagree. Ms. Jonasson intends to appeal.”

Diesel’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, denied the allegations from the start. “We are grateful that the court put an end to this meritless lawsuit,” Freedman said. “We are pleased that this matter has been resolved entirely.”

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