Vin Diesel is accused of sexually assaulting a former assistant

NEW YORK – A former assistant to Vin Diesel, one of Hollywood’s most bankable action stars, filed a sexual battery lawsuit against the actor Thursday, saying he groped her and pinned her against the wall of an Atlanta hotel room during the filming of the fifth “Fast & Furious” movie in 2010.

In the lawsuit, the former assistant, Asta Jonasson, said the encounter took place less than two weeks after she was hired to work for Diesel. The actor grabbed her, groped her breasts and forcibly kissed her while she repeatedly said no, according to the lawsuit. Diesel pulled her dress up and moved to pull down her underwear, the lawsuit said, before Jonasson screamed and ran toward the bathroom.

The complaint said Diesel then “pinned her against the wall with his body, and grabbed Jonasson’s hand and placed it on his erect penis.” When she again refused to engage, the lawsuit…