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Social media users are sharing their reactions after years-old footage of Vin Diesel gushing over a Brazilian reporter mid-interview resurfaced. As The Shade Room previously reported, the actor was hit with a sexual battery lawsuit earlier this month. A former assistant of Diesel’s filed the suit.
According to Daily Mail, the interview footage resurfaced shortly after Diesel’s ex-assistant filed her suit against the actor on December 21. The interview footage was published via YouTube on December 21, 2016, by Brazilian reporter Carol Moreira.
Daily Mail reports that the footage was captured during a press junket for the film, ‘XXX: The Return of Zander Cage,’ which was released in 2017. To date, the footage has now garnered over six million views.
The clip is over 12 minutes. However, about four minutes into the interview, Diesel begins to gush over Moreira’s appearance.
“God, you’re so beautiful,” Diesel tells Moreira. “My god, she’s so beautiful. Am I right or wrong? Look at her! How am I supposed to do this interview? Look at this woman.”
Diesel refers to Moreira as “baby” while instructing her to tell him her story. Then, he suggests that they go on a lunch outing.
“She’s so beautiful…talk to me, baby. Tell me your story,” he continued. “Let’s get out of here. Let’s go have lunch. My god, I love her. Look how beautiful she is. God! Wow! Man!”
The interview continues for about three minutes before Diesel reverts to sharing his infatuation with Moreira.
“Guys, really, look how beautiful she is,” Diesel stated. “You guys think this is a joke. How am I supposed to sit over here when I’m just looking at such beauty? Come on, guys, she’s so beautiful. I’m in love.”
Before their sitdown concluded, Diesel reiterated his thoughts on Moreira, even referring to her Moreira as “sexy” and the “most gorgeous girl in Brazil.”
“I love her, man. She’s so f*****g sexy. I can’t do this interview. Look at her. Does anyone say this? Guys, what’s wrong? Am I the only one that’s saying it?” Diesel continued. “Look at her! She’s so f*****g beautiful. It’s like you can’t even do an interview with her…”
Watch the complete footage below.
Shortly after the footage resurfaced, social media users took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share their reactions to Diesel’s comments toward the reporter.
As The Shade Room previously reported, Asta Jonasson filed a sexual battery suit against Diesel earlier this month. The lawsuit asserts that Jonasson worked for Diesel as an assistant while he was shooting the film ‘Fast Five,’ which was released in 2011.
At the time, production for the film was located in Atlanta.
On one occasion, Diesel and Jonasson were at the St. Regis Hotel. There, he allegedly grabbed her wrists and pulled her onto a bed before kissing and groping her chest. The suit alleges that the actor ultimately molested Jonasson after pulling her dress up to her waist and rubbing his hands on her inner thigh and legs. The actor is also accused of instructing Jonasson to masturbate his “erect penis” although she “verbally refused.” The incident allegedly led to Jonasson being fired from her position a few hours later.
Since news of Jonasson’s suit against Diesel spread, the actor has proclaimed his innocence with a statement shared via his attorney, Bryan Freedman.
“Let me be very clear Vin Diesel categorically denies this claim in its entirety. This is the first he had ever heard about this more than 13-year-old claim made by a purportedly nine-day employee. There is clear evidence which completely refutes these outlandish allegations,” the statement reads.
