Vin Diesel has four charges dismissed, some remain

Fast & Furious actor Vin Diesel has had four charges of workplace discrimination against him dropped.
However, a lawsuit, filed in 2023 by his former assistant Asta Jonasson, includes a claim for an alleged incident that occurred in 2010 during the filming of Fast Five, the fifth instalment in the Fast & Furious franchise.
Jonasson alleged the actor, whose real name is Mark Sinclair, cornered her in a hotel suite and masturbated in front of her.
Judge Daniel M Crowley of Los Angeles issued a tentative ruling in the case on Tuesday, dismissing the first four cases related to the California Fair Employment and Housing Act due to the plaintiff's failure to timely file the required administrative complaint.
However, the allegations of wrongful termination, retaliation, sexual assault, negligent supervision, negligent retention and emotional distress remain.
The woman also sued the actor's production company, One Race Productions, and the company's president, Sinclair's sister, Samantha Vincent, who the victim claims called to fire her the day after the alleged abuse incident.
Sinclair's lawyer, Bryan Freedman, said in a statement to People magazine that they would present "irrefutable evidence" proving that the "fictitious allegations did not occur".
"We will end the remainder of this maliciously filed lawsuit," he said.
Matthew T Hale, Jonasson's lawyer, told the same outlet that although they respectfully disagreed with the court's decision, they would continue to "vigorously defend" their client's rights.

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