Actor Vin Diesel hit with sexual battery lawsuit by former assistant

FILE PHOTO: Actor Vin Diesel attends a Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project (CTAOP) event in the Universal City area of Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 20, 2023. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo

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(Reuters) - A former assistant to the actor Vin Diesel filed a lawsuit against him on Thursday alleging that he sexually battered her in 2010 and that she was fired from her job just hours later.