Robert De Niro abusive boss trial reaches verdict

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A verdict has been reached in Robert De Niro‘s gender discrimination civil trial.

Jordan Moreau Robert De Niro‘s company Canal Productions was found to be liable in the gender discrimination and retaliation trial brought by his former employee, Graham Chase Robinson, a jury ruled on Thursday. De Niro himself was not found to be liable. The jury ruled that Robinson should be awarded $1,264,285.72 by Canal Production for non-monetary and monetary damages.

A civil jury in New York City is set to begin deliberating today whether Robert De Niro abused and discriminated against his longtime personal assistant, Graham Chase Robinson, and whether Robinson misused funds from the actor’s company, Canal, and stole office property including millions of frequent-flier miles before she quit in 2019 after 11 years on De Niro’s payroll.

Robert De Niro is currently on trial for gender discrimination and retaliation charges and his girlfriend Tiffany Chen is the latest person to take the stand.

Jordan Moreau Graham Chase Robinson, ex-employee to Robert De Niro and former VP of production and finance at his Canal Productions, took the stand in a New York court Friday in the ongoing trial regarding gender discrimination and retaliation charges against the actor. Robinson was hired as De Niro’s executive assistant in 2008 and later became the VP of his loan-out company. In her lawsuit, she alleged that De Niro treated her like an “office wife” and gave her gendered tasks to do, like mending his clothes, vacuuming his apartment and scratching his back.

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unfolding this week in a Manhattan courtroom as the A-list actor faces off in an absurd civil trial against his former longtime personal assistant, Chase Robinson over back scratches and air miles – with the backdrop of a simmering cat fight between the women in De Niro’s life.As a bonus, it includes a few plugs for bingeable classic shows. Even De Niro’s attorney acknowledged in court that, “This trial is going to be a little bit like a movie.’’And it’s already given the focus group, otherwise known as the jury, some decent chuckles, according to those who saw their reaction.

Robert De Niro reportedly raised his voice towards his former personal assistant in court earlier this week, and admitted that he may have called her a berating name.De Niro’s former executive assistant Graham Chase Robinson has brought claims against the 80-year-old-actor, seeking $12 million in damages for emotional distress and reputational harm.Robinson, 41, has claimed that she was made to carry out demeaning and disruptive tasks for the actor ranging from buttoning his shirts to being called on in the middle of the night. She also claims she experienced berating language from her employer, which the Killers Of The Flower Moon actor has partially admitted.According to The Independent, when asked about an incident where Robinson failed to wake him in time for an important meeting, De Niro responded, “Yeah, fine, I berated her.”Additionally, he admitted to the possibility of name-calling.

Robert De Niro, the Oscar-winning actor, lost his cool in a New York courtroom this week. He shouted "shame on you!" at his former assistant, Graham Chase Robinson, who is suing him for millions of dollars, accusing him of being abusive. Graham, 41, watched with her lawyers as De Niro's anger built while attorney Andrew Macurdy discussed accusations about the actor's behaviour towards Robinson from 2008 until 2019.

Robert De Niro was left absolutely furious in the courtroom this week as he screamed "shame on you!" at his former assistant who is suing him after accusing him of being abusive.

center stage again in Manhattan federal court Tuesday as he begrudgingly copped to asking his former personal assistant to scratch his back — before exploding, “You got me!”The blustery, 80-year-old Oscar winner got defensive on the stand for the second day running as he attempted to rebuff accusations from longtime ex-staffer Graham Chase Robinson, 41, that he was a terrible boss who subjected her to years of unwanted touching, abusive language and demeaning misogynistic tasks. Asked about an incident where Robinson claims De Niro forced her to scratch his back instead of using a back-scratcher, the “Raging Bull’’ star confessed it likely happened twice — but only when he had an itch in a spot where he couldn’t reach.“OK, twice? You got me! I’m saying this is nonsense,” fumed De Niro, who was dressed in a dark gray polo shirt and navy blazer.

UPDATED, 4:27 PM: A calmer Robert De Niro, facing friendlier questioning from one of his lawyers Tuesday, testified that he would give his departing personal assistant a job recommendation when she left but not the draft letter she submitted for him to sign after she abruptly quit in 2019 despite an earlier deal to stay on longer. 

Robert De Niro has dismissed claims that he was abusive towards his former personal assistant.The 80-year-old actor, who has recently appeared in Martin Scorcese’s Killers Of The Flower Moon is facing allegations that between 2008 and 2019 he subjected his then assistant to unusual daily tasks and name-calling.Graham Chase Robinson previously worked as the two time Oscar winning actor’s Vice President of Production and Finance. But according to The Standard, she claims she was made to carry out demeaning tasks including “to scratch the actor’s back, button his shirts and prod him awake when he was sleeping.”As such, Robinson is suing De Niro for $12 million (£9.8 million) claiming to have suffered reputational harm and severe emotional distress.

Robert De Niro is taking the stand as the first witness in the trial on gender discrimination and retaliation charges against him and his loan-out company, Canal Productions.

Manhattan court showdown with his former assistant, who has accused him of everything from unwanted touching to making lewd jokes about his Viagra prescription.The 80-year-old “Raging Bull” Oscar winner was expected to take the stand on the first day of his civil-trial face-off involving ex-longtime right-hand woman Graham Chase Robinson, his lawyers confirmed to The Post.The pair’s long-running legal battle first erupted when the “Taxi Driver” actor’s production company, Canal Productions, sued Robinson in August 2019 — alleging the once-trusted employee had raided company coffers, binge-watched “Friends” and Netflix at work and even stole millions of De Niro’s frequent flyer miles.Robinson fired back with her own $12 million suit two months later, accusing her former boss of subjecting her to sexual harassment and bullying while forcing her to assume the role of his “office wife.” The assistant, who started working for De Niro in 2008, alleged that De Niro assigned her “stereotypically female job duties that were inconsistent with her job title” — including putting away his boxers, washing his sheets and setting his table. “Among other things, De Niro [also] would direct Ms Robinson to scratch his back, button his shirts and prod him awake when he was in bed,” her filing alleges.