‘I was watching Netflix while I was working’: Robert De Niro and his assistant’s legal battle that could cost him $12 million after a gender discrimination lawsuit

Acclaimed two-time Oscar winner Robert De Niro is embroiled in a legal battle with his former personal assistant, Graham Chase Robinson, who is suing him for “gender discrimination.”

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Robinson, who started as De Niro’s assistant in 2008 and later became vice president of the actor’s production company Canal Productions, revealed that despite her new position, she continued to perform the same duties as an assistant when she resigned from that position. in 2019, reports El País.

The Spanish portal states that after leaving the company, De Niro filed legal proceedings against Robinson and sued her for six million dollars, stating that she “watched Netflix excessively while working”, used the actor’s credit card and used the company’s resources, among other things.

For his part, Chase responded with a countersuit in 2021 accusing him of being a bad boss, an abuser, discrimination for being a woman and creating a toxic work environment.

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If Robinson wins the legal case that De Niro brought himself, the 80-year-old actor could face a payout of approximately $12 million.

The trial began on Monday, October 30 in a court in New York, which the actor attended. In his appearance before the judge, De Niro denied the allegations, including one in which Robinson claims he asked him to scratch his back.

“All these things you throw at me are nonsense! What a shame, Chase Robinson,” said the actor, as reported by People.

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During the second day of the trial, De Niro stated that the legal dispute had “nothing to do with her being a woman” but rather a “serious breach of trust”. Despite this, the actor raised his voice during his statement. El País reports that the referee had to remind him of the rules while he was on the bench.

In the end, De Niro admitted that he sometimes raised his voice, but denied that he yelled at his assistant, who, according to the aforementioned Spanish newspaper, he called “impudent”, “rude” and a “fucking spoiled brat”.

The same media report that there are still two weeks left until the end of the trial, during which more testimony will be presented and it will be decided who will win in this much-talked-about legal battle. (AND)

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