{"id":112695,"date":"2023-11-05T14:14:14","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T14:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/05\/robert-de-niro-trial-actor-says-he-berated-ex-employee-called-her-names-national\/"},"modified":"2023-11-05T14:14:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T14:14:15","slug":"robert-de-niro-trial-actor-says-he-berated-ex-employee-known-as-her-names-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/05\/robert-de-niro-trial-actor-says-he-berated-ex-employee-known-as-her-names-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert De Niro trial: Actor says he \u2018berated\u2019 ex-employee, known as her names – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The second day of Robert De Niro<\/a>\u2018s courtroom testimony was simply as fiery as the primary, with the actor vehemently denying he was ever an abusive boss to the ex-employee suing him as a part of an ongoing discrimination lawsuit<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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De Niro, 80, took the stand once more in New York on Tuesday. The Oscar-winning actor on a number of events grew visibly upset<\/a> and raised his voice<\/a> whereas testifying in opposition to his former assistant Graham Chase Robinson, in line with quite a few stories.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery little thing she\u2019s trying to get me on is nonsense! Shame on you, Chase Robinson,\u201d De Niro shouted.<\/p>\n

He subsequently apologized for the outburst.<\/p>\n

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Robinson was employed by De Niro from 2008 to 2019.<\/p>\n

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She sued De Niro and his firm, Canal Productions, in July 2021. She is looking for US$12 million (over C$16.5 million) in damages for extreme emotional misery and reputational hurt. Robinson \u2014 who reportedly earned a wage of US$300,000 (about C$416,500) earlier than quitting her function as Canal\u2019s vice-president of manufacturing and finance \u2014 has additionally claimed De Niro\u2019s girlfriend, Tiffany Chen, pushed her out<\/a> of the employment alternative.<\/p>\n

De Niro and Canal Productions have denied Robinson\u2019s allegations and likewise filed a lawsuit in opposition to her when she give up her job in 2019, earlier than she had filed her personal. De Niro and Canal claimed Robinson was a poor worker who stole 5 million Delta SkyMiles from firm playing cards and watched \u201castounding hours of TV shows\u201d whereas at her job. Evidence from De Niro\u2019s lawsuit shall be thought of by the jury within the present trial.<\/p>\n

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Name-calling and back-scratching allegations<\/h2>\n

While on the stand Tuesday, De Niro continued to defend in opposition to a protracted checklist of allegations from Robinson, whose legal professionals supplied a number of examples of alleged office mistreatment by the hands of De Niro.<\/p>\n

When De Niro was requested by Robinson\u2019s lawyer Andrew Macurdy if he had ever known as her names whereas Robinson was employed, De Niro confessed he had.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, fine, I berated her,\u201d De Niro mentioned, citing an occasion the place Robinson allegedly didn’t wake him up in time for a gathering.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI wasn\u2019t abusive. I was annoyed.\u201d<\/p>\n

De Niro mentioned that on the time he could have known as Robinson \u201cpetulant,\u201d \u201csnippy\u201d and a \u201cf\u2014ing spoiled brat.\u201d Still, De Niro mentioned he has by no means yelled at Robinson, however moderately \u201craised his voice\u201d as a result of yelling is \u201cone thing I don\u2019t do.\u201d<\/p>\n

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