Robert De Niro Takes the Stand in Gender Discrimination Case Against Him
Robert De Niro is taking the stand as the first witness in the trial on gender discrimination and retaliation charges against him and his loan-out company, Canal Productions.
The 80-year-old two-time Oscar-winner was spotted arriving at federal court on Monday (October 30) in New York City. Keep reading to find out more… Robert sued Canal’s former VP of production and finance Graham Chase Robinson in August 2019, claiming that she stole millions of frequent-flyer miles and binge-watched Netflix while on the clock.
In July 2021, Graham counter-sued for $12 million, alleging verbal harassment and gender discrimination against Robert.
The countersuit claims that Robert underpaid Graham based on her gender and made “vulgar, inappropriate and gendered comments” to her, according to THR.
