Vin Diesel Cleared of 4 Discrimination Charges, Still Faces Sexual Battery Lawsuit
A Los Angeles judge dismissed 4 employment discrimination claims against Vin Diesel, but allegations of sexual battery and wrongful termination by a former assistant remain active.
Actor Vin Diesel no longer faces four discrimination-related charges in a lawsuit filed against him. However, the case is far from over. A Los Angeles judge dropped those specific claims on June 3, 2025, though more serious allegations, including sexual battery and wrongful termination, are still being considered in court.
The lawsuit was filed in 2023 by Asta Jonasson, who once worked as Diesel's assistant. She accused him of sexually assaulting her in 2010, saying he 'pinned her against a wall in a hotel suite and masturbated in front of her." Normally, a claim this old would be dismissed due to time limits. But a new California law has allowed the case to move forward.
Signed in 2023 by Governor Gavin Newsom, the Sexual Abuse and Cover-Up Accountability Act makes it possible for survivors to bring back certain sexual assault claims that happened as far back as 2009.
Still, not all of Jonasson's claims could continue. Judge Daniel M. Crowley ruled that four of them—specifically under California's Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA)—were invalid because Jonasson didn't file a complaint with the state's Civil Rights Department within the one-year deadline.
In his statement, Judge Crowley explained: 'Plaintiff's FEHA claims are time-barred because she failed to timely exhaust her administrative remedies by filing a CRD complaint within one year of the alleged adverse action, a jurisdictional requirement for a FEHA lawsuit."
The dismissal only applies to the FEHA-related claims, including workplace discrimination. Other parts of the lawsuit—such as sexual battery, wrongful termination, retaliation, negligent supervision, and emotional distress—are still active and will go to court.
Vin Diesel's lawyer, Bryan Freedman, denied all of Jonasson's claims. In a statement to People, he said, 'We will present irrefutable evidence that the remaining fictitious allegations alleged herein did not occur and finally end what remains of this maliciously filed lawsuit."
Though the case has been trimmed down, it's far from finished. The court will now focus on the remaining, more serious allegations, and both sides are preparing for the next steps, which may uncover more information about the incident and Diesel's role.
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