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I was so stressed.
I just didnt know what to do …
It was just I dont feel like I had ever hit that rock bottom.
Robinsons testimony cast De Niro as a man with a short temper and an even shorter grasp on boundaries.
Robinson said hed snap if she didnt pick up the phone quickly enough, for example.
Here, some of the job duties that came with being De Niros assistant, according to court testimony.
You might wind up scratching De Niros back.
He said he preferred the way that I scratched his back.
De Niro said this allegation was an example of Robinson being ridiculous.
It is every little thing she is trying to get on me, he said.
You might end up getting yelled at.
De Niro did not come across as a particularly sensitive boss during his and Robinsons testimony.
Robinson was asked what would happen if she didnt pick up the phone immediately when he called.
He would be incredibly annoyed.
He would continue to call and call and call.
And then he would ask me every question: Where are you?
Why didnt you pick up?
Why didnt you pick up my call?
Now I forgot what I was going to tell you, she said.
Did you hear Mr. De Niros testimony the other day that he never yelled at you?
Robinson was asked by attorney Brent Hannafan.
She answered in the affirmative.
He yelled at me two days ago, Robinson testified.
When you said he yelled at you two days ago when he was sitting in that same chair?
You might have to take De Niros calls at a funeral.
You might have to bring De Niro a cocktail around midnight.
Was there ever a time Mr. De Niro contacted you while you were out to dinner?
Frequently, Robinson said.
Was there a specific example?
I, of course, paid personally.
Robinson did indeed bring De Niro his drink after dinner, at 11 p.m.: I met him downstairs.
He was in his pajamas and slippers, and I handed him the martini …
I handed him the martini in a plastic container.
The dog-rescue was discussed when Chen was asked about a text from January 19, 2019.
Chen testified that she left something on the stove, prompting the smoke detectors to go off.
Chen was asked whether Robinson handled the smoky situation.
Said Chen: She put them on the patio.
She got them out of the smoke first.
In Robinsons telling, the scene was completely chaos.
She recalled the day to jurors, saying, There was so much smoke.
It was really hard to breathe in there.
I went and I got the two dogs.
I took them to the second floor and put them out on the terrace on the second floor.
There was chicken that had been burning on the stove.
She tried to open all the windows, struggling with child-safety locks.
It was it was a lot, Robinson said.
I had never been in a situation like that before.
… And then you might be called a bitch despite having saved said dogs from said kitchen accident.
While Chen initially expressed gratitude after Robinsons actions during the smoke incident, her tone changed over time.
She is dismissive and is a bitch.
