Robert De Niro, 80, has been on trial in New York following allegations made by his former personal assistant, Graham Chase Robinson, who accused the Hollywood actor of gender discrimination.
The star has now admitted to raising his voice at Graham while calling her names, and according to the Associated Press, Robert even raised his voice in court.
Robert became flustered and irate as he took to the stand to combat allegations he subjected Chase to years of abusive language, unwanted physical advances, and misogyny.
The outlet reported he shouted in court: “Shame on you!”
Graham’s attorney Andrew Macurdy asked Robert whether it was true that he sometimes urinated as he spoke with his former assistant on the telephone.
Robert angrily responded: “Give me a break with this nonsense. You got us all here for this.”
He also denied he was verbally abusive to Graham and angrily rebuked her allegation that he told her he preferred that she scratch his back rather than using a back-scratching device.
Robert did claim it may have happened once or twice but it was “never with disrespect of lewdness”.
He also raised his voice several times throughout his testimony, including one instance in which he called his former assistant out after he was accused of not paying her fairly compared to another male employee.
Finally, he angrily looked toward Graham and shouted: “Every little thing she’s trying to get me on is nonsense!
“Shame on you, Chase Robinson!”
Regretting his actions, he quickly apologized in a quieter voice, as he glanced toward Judge Lewis J Liman.
The Oscar winner’s legal battle with Graham began in August 2019 when his production company, Canal Productions, sued her for millions after she allegedly misused funds for personal expenses.
The company accused her of spending tens of thousands of dollars on the company’s American Express card and approving fake business trips that she used to pay for her social life.
Graham was also accused of personally using about $125,000 worth of frequent flyer miles, charging $32,000 worth of personal Uber and taxi rides, $8,923 in groceries, and $3,000 at a New York City florist, which included a $1,311 arrangement for her birthday.
She then handed Canal Productions a $12 million lawsuit in return for workplace and sexual harassment, plus sexism.
Graham began working at the company in 2008 and acted as the Vice President of Production and finance before she abruptly left the company in April 2019.
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Maybe if she was not so busy stealing money she would have quit her job for having an abusing boss.
The abuse was Ok as long as she can raid the money box?
Gender discrimination? What a joke
Fading & unremarkable actor DeZero couldn’t help himself or control his geezer anger in court…..publicly humiliating himself once again, & demonstrating that the corrupt entertainment industry is populated by nitwits like DeZero.
Unfortunately we will be bombarded by this dangerous gasbag in the coming months as he will appear in countless new Hollywood dreck productions to further his money-grubbing personality on the big screen.
Ahhhhh……
de ass hole is a pos
F.R.D.!!!
I LOVE IT THAT THIS SHORT MAN WITH PLATFORM SHOES THINKS HE IS SPECIAL. HE IS CONSTANTLY BAD MOUTHING TRUMP,WHEN HE NEEDS TO TAKE A LONG LOOK AT HIMSELF. ROBBY IF YOU ARE READING THIS IT’S PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF THAT NEEDS TO CHANGE YOUR OUTLOOK AND REALIZE YOU AINT S&*T, JUST A LOUD MOUTH PUNK THAT THINKS MONEY IS EVERYTHING. GET f&%KED OLDMAN
Bulls Eye 👁️!
I like Robert De Niro and obviously is a very spectacular actor who doesn’t limit himself to one type of character. I’m sure that De Niro has much more (good) character than the thieving employee. She never said that they had sexual intercourse and stopped short of that, she never denied the theft, which is very egregious, so there you go. She’s the thief and he has reason to be angry, first time in court for this kind of allegation, but that is all it is. I don’t want him to raise his blood pressure, for he is at an advanced and hope that he has many years yet live on earth.
Trump needs lots of bad mouthing.
It sounds like society has moved on from Pound Me Too [#Me2] to Let’s Coddle the Criminal. Even a POS like DeNero shouldn’t have to put up with a lying thief and has every right to lose his temper in court.