Vin Diesel’s ex-assistant accuses him of sexual assault

Actor Vin Diesel has been accused of sexual assault by a former assistant, who in a lawsuit alleged that the action star sexually battered her in 2010 during the shoot of the movie 'Fast Five'. Asta Jonasson, in the lawsuit filed in a Los Angeles court also said that she was fired just hours after the assault.

The assault took place in an Atlanta hotel room while the pair were working on the movie "Fast Five".

The suit is the latest claim to be lodged with courts in California, which has extended the length of time in which legal action can be taken in cases of alleged sexual crimes.