Ex-assistant sues “hell boss” Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro is currently on trial. The actor is accused of sexual harassment and discrimination by his former assistant Graham Chase Robinson. De Niro, however, accuses his ex-employee of embezzling money.

Robinson worked for De Niro for more than ten years before the dispute between the two parties began in 2019. At that time, the Hollywood star’s production company “Canal Productions” sued the ex-employee for at least six million US dollars (around 5.7 million euros).

Accusation: Explosive Netflix consumption

Not only was she accused of exploiting the company and the performer by using De Niro’s frequent flyer miles for personal travel and paying five-figure restaurant and taxi bills at company expense, but also of not doing her job and instead paying “astronomical amounts.” Time” would have spent on Netflix.

However, Graham Chase Robinson fired back with a countersuit. According to the assistant, she threatened De Niro to file a discrimination lawsuit against him several years ago. However, the actor went before her full of anger and made accusations against her that were completely out of thin air.

The 80-year-old, whom she describes as the “boss from hell,” not only subjected her to unwanted physical contact – like scratching his back – and made “sexually charged comments” towards her. Furthermore, even though she took the position of “vice president” toward the end of the employment relationship, he intentionally assigned her “stereotypically feminine tasks such as housework” – including putting away his underpants, setting his table and washing his bed linen. Robinson ultimately resigned because she wanted to leave the “hostile work environment.”

The trial, which pits testimony against testimony, has been in court in New York’s Manhattan district since October 30 negotiated. Robinson demands with her countersuit twelve million dollars (around 11.3 million euros). According to the judge in charge, the hearing is expected to last two weeks.