Jun. 14 2023, Printed 1:30 p.m. ET
Robert De Niro is asking a choose to throw out his ex-employee Graham Robinson’s $6 million lawsuit claiming she endured a hostile work surroundings the place the actor typically berated her, RadarOnline.com has discovered.
In line with court docket paperwork obtained by RadarOnline.com, De Niro is making strikes to have the go well with tossed earlier than it even goes to trial.
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As we beforehand reported, in 2019, the On line casino star sued Robinson for $6 million claiming she embezzled cash and binge-watched Netflix throughout work hours.
His go well with claimed Robinson transformed 7 million airline miles for her private use (value an estimated $300k), utilizing the corporate card to spend 1000’s on costly dinners, automobile companies, groceries, digital camera, iPhones, Pilates lessons, dry-cleaning, flowers for her dwelling, and an unknown variety of reward playing cards.
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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 was employed by De Niro from 2008 to 2020. Courtroom paperwork revealed she was pulling in $300k on the time of her resignation.
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In response, Robinson denied all allegations of wrongdoing. She accused her former boss of bringing his lawsuit in an effort to “humiliate her.”
She claimed De Niro’s lawsuit was stuffed with lies. The ex-employee stated she was given permission to make use of the corporate bank card and denied she spent her complete days streaming TV reveals.
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Robinson then slapped De Niro together with her personal lawsuit demanding $12 million in damages. She claimed he made her speak to him on the cellphone whereas he was urinating and even prompt she use a married co-worker’s sperm to have a toddler.
In her go well with, she claimed De Niro screamed obscenities at her and spoke to her in a “hostile, abusive, and intimidating method.”
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She claimed he as soon as known as her a “b—-.” Robinson’s go well with, demanding $12 million in damages, claimed De Niro paid male staff greater than her regardless of her job duties.
De Niro denied the allegations. In his newly filed movement, the actor stated Robinson has didn’t current any proof to assist her declare that he known as her a “b—-.”
The Hollywood star stated, “Not a single witness corroborated this.” In regard to her accusation that he demeaned her and different girls within the workplace, he stated no “proof helps this assertion. Regardless of tens of 1000’s of pages of paperwork, emails, textual content messages and testimony, the one assist for Ms. Robinson’s declare that Mr. De Niro ever referred to her as a “b—” is her personal rehearsed deposition testimony.”
Robinson has demanded the case transfer ahead regardless of De Niro’s movement.