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Who is Graham Chase Robinson and what’s she accused Robert De Niro of?
GODFATHER actor Robert De Niro is being sued for gender-based harassment and back wages after his ex-PA said he called her a "b***h" and a "spoilt brat".
Here's what we know about his former assistant, and the allegations she's made about the 76-year-old actor and director.
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Who is Graham Chase Robinson?
Graham Chase Robinson worked as the Vice President of Production and Finance at De Niro's company, Canal Productions.
She became De Niro's personal assistant at Canal in 2008, according to de Niro.
She has credits in four of De Niro's films, including The Comedian, Silver Linings Playbook, Killer Elite and Limitless.
In each move she is listed as "assistant: Mr. De Niro" except in The Comedian, where she worked as Canal's director of production.
According to globintel.com, Robinson was currently 37 years old as of 2019.
In her LinkedIn profile she describes herself as an Entertainment professional, and says she quite her role at Canal in April 2019.
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What’s she accused Robert De Niro of?
In October 2019 Robinson launched a lawsuit against De Niro for gender-based harassment and back wages.
De Niro's former PA claims he was verbally abusive and assigned her "stereotypical female duties".
He's accused of swearing at her and calling her a “b***h” and a “spoilt brat”.
Robinson says he communicated to her in a "hostile, abusive, and intimidating manner".
In an answering machine message, the actor is heard laying into Robinson after she apparently wanted a new position.
He says: "Don't f***ing get angry with me 'cause I'm pissed off 'cause I didn't get a single thing that I need right now ... you gotta be f***ing kidding me, you spoiled brat! F**k you."
Robinson claims De Niro referred to a female business partner as a "c***."
And she alleged the actor was often drunk and would lash out at her.
She also claimed he would also joke with her about his Viagra prescription, and would ask her to "imagine him on the toilet" and allegedly suggested Robinson could get pregnant by using sperm from a male coworker.
She also claimed he would also joke with her about his Viagra prescription, and would ask her to "imagine him on the toilet" and allegedly suggested Robinson could get pregnant by using sperm from a male coworker.
"Robert De Niro is someone who has clung to old mores," Robinson's complaint states. "He does not accept the idea that men should treat women as equals. He does not care that gender discrimination in the workplace violates the law. Ms. Robinson is a casualty of this attitude."
De Niro’s attorney Tom Harvey said Ms Robinson’s allegations “are beyond absurd”.
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What did De Niro sue Robinson for?
In August 2019, De Niro and his production company sued Robinson for $3million.
He claimed she binge-watched 55 episodes of Friends during a four-day period and used the company credit card to get fancy lunches.
The lawsuit claims Robinson spent $8,923.20 buying expensive groceries at whole food stores, and £32,000 on Ubers and taxis.
De Niro also said she used the company’s petty cash to reimburse herself for Louis Vuitton bags and iPhones.
But Robinson claims this was all an attempt to discredit her ahead of her lawsuit.
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