Robert De Niro testified Monday in a gender discrimination lawsuit brought against him by a former female employee who accused him of being an abusive boss. Graham Chase Robinson, who worked for De Niro for 11 years, claimed that De Niro, 80, sued her in retaliation after learning that the former executive was set to sue him for gender discrimination.
He raised his voice twice throughout the testimony, once while defending interactions his girlfriend, Tiffany Chen, had with Robinson, saying, 'We make decisions together.' Another time, Robinson's lawyer suggested De Niro bothered his client at an early hour to take him to the hospital in 2017. 'That was one time when I cracked my back falling down the stairs,' De Niro snapped.
The allegations made by Graham Chase Robinson against Robert De Niro are beyond absurd,' a representative for De Niro told Variety at the time. Representatives for De Niro did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. Chen, who gave birth to De Niro's seventh child this year, is also involved in the legal battle.
It is completely illegal for employers to retaliate against employees who complain about workplace discrimination,' Harwin said. 'But this is exactly what Robert De Niro did to Ms. Robinson, inventing claims to ruin her reputation and humiliate her because he knew she was going to expose his behavior.' The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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