Jun. 15 2023, Revealed 4:30 p.m. ET
Robert De Niro and his girlfriend Tiffany Chen’s non-public emails are getting used as proof within the actor’s struggle along with his ex-assistant Graham Robinson, RadarOnline.com has discovered.
As we beforehand reported, De Niro sued Robinson for $6 million accusing her of utilizing the corporate credit score for private bills and binge-watching Netflix on the clock.
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He claimed Robinson improperly transformed a complete of seven million airline miles for herself (price an estimated $300k) and used his manufacturing firm’s funds to purchase costly dinners, e-book automobile companies, Pilates courses, and even flowers for her house.
Robinson denied the accusations. She claimed all bills have been accredited by De Niro and his executives. The ex-employee filed a $12 million go well with which accused De Niro of being a poisonous boss.
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Robinson began as an assistant however labored her method as much as VP of Manufacturing on the actor’s firm, Canal Productions.
She labored for the Hollywood star from 2008 to 2020. When she resigned, she was pulling in $300k per 12 months. Her lawsuit accused De Niro of gender discrimination and paying a male worker with fewer duties than her.
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As well as, she claimed De Niro talked to her on the cellphone whereas urinating, known as her a “b—-,” and berated her in entrance of coworkers.
De Niro argued there was no proof to again up her declare he claimed her a “b—-” regardless of numerous emails and texts being reviewed.
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Now, as a part of his demand Robinson’s lawsuit be dismissed, the actor has submitted a collection of emails.
On one observe, Robinson wrote to De Niro in 2017 asking for a promotion. De Niro responded, “okay. go along with it. Thx b.”
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Robinson replied, “Thanks. This implies the world to me. Hope you’re having fun with some downtime!”
One other e mail despatched by De Niro’s girlfriend Chen, dated February 10, 2019, learn, “Simply despatched Chase a GIANT flower association with candies too.”
A few months later, Chen and Robinson have been arguing over portray being accomplished at De Niro’s house. Chen scolded the assistant in an e mail dated March 27, 2019.
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“It’s generally onerous to completely perceive your hierarchy of duties of who does what for who and when. This must get accomplished by the point the painters are right here tomorrow. It’s time delicate. Is it vital so that you can have to select on a element like this and waste time addressing Kap when you’ve gotten the contacts for the individuals who deal with the paintings?” she added.
Chen, who CC’d De Niro on the message, ended, “Bob, we simply spoke, that is time delicate. Do you need to go over Chase’s listing of guidelines of who does what in order that we don’t have this silliness sooner or later?”
In a separate e mail, Chen, who just lately gave delivery to De Niro’s seventh youngster, was not impressed by Robinson’s response. She wrote, “It’s turning into more and more obscure what do or don’t know. What you’ll do vs. what you don’t do. Perhaps you must make a brand new information for each Bob and Myself, this fashion he and I do know what you’ve gotten decided your duties to be. This fashion, going ahead, we have now much less confusion about what you’ve gotten decided your job duties to be.”
“I don’t know why I’ve to undergo explaining this logic to you. It’s clear there are issues you don’t and won’t do,” she wrote.
De Niro connected the emails to his movement to toss Robinson’s case. The choose has but to rule.