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Vin Diesel 'categorically denies' claims of sexual battery against former assistant

[This story contains graphic details of physical and sexual abuse.] LOS ANGELES — "Fast & Furious" star Vin Diesel is refuting allegations of sexual battery and sexual assault made against him in a lawsuit filed by a woman who says she was his assistant in 2010. In a Thursday statement to The Times, the actor's attorney, Bryan Freedman, said: "Vin Diesel categorically denies this claim in its ...
US actor Vin Diesel arrives for the Charlize Theron Africa outreach project block party at the Universal Studios Backlot in Universal City, California, on May 20, 2023.

[This story contains graphic details of physical and sexual abuse.]

LOS ANGELES — "Fast & Furious" star Vin Diesel is refuting allegations of sexual battery and sexual assault made against him in a lawsuit filed by a woman who says she was his assistant in 2010.

In a Thursday statement to The Times, the actor's attorney, Bryan Freedman, said: "Vin Diesel categorically denies this claim in its entirety."

"This is the first he has ever heard about

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