While admitting that he may have used that word in conversation with Ms Robinson, Robert De Niro insisted that he 'was never abusive, ever'. The lawyer also asked if De Niro had ever called his former employee a 'b****' to her face. Ms Robinson was being paid $300,000 per year, until her departure, amid concerns which arose over her interactions with Mr De Niro's girlfriend, and the affects that they were having on the Casino star.ĭuring his testimony, Mr Macurdy asked De Niro if he sometimes urinated while speaking to Ms Robinson over the phone. The actor made these remarks, while lawyer Andrew Macurdy made several tabloid-style accusations against De Niro, regarding his behaviour towards his former employee Graham Chase Robinson, who worked for the actor from 2008 until early 2019.
She has claimed that she was left jobless, and unable to recover from the trauma she has suffered since. 'Shame on you', shouted an apoplectic Robert De Niro at a former employee who is seeking millions of dollars, after accusing the actor of being abusive.ĭe Niro has been accused of abuse by her former president of production, and executive assistant Graham Chase Robinson, who is seeking $12 million in damages for emotional distress, and reputational harm.
