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These competing allegations of gender-based and financial wrongdoingwereargued before jurors over a two-week period.
The trial proceedings proved quite dishy.
Text messages between De Niro and Chen were introduced at trial.
On November 9, a jury found the actor not personally liable for gender discrimination against Robinson.
However, his production company, Canal,wasfound liable for damages totaling over $1.2 million.
Below, a rundown of the legal dispute, including everything De Niro said on the stand.
What was Graham Robinsons role at Robert De Niros company?
The details of her allegations are very detailed.
He attacked her in gender terms, calling her a bitch and a brat.
The suit also alleges that De Niro would joke with Ms. Robinson about his Viagra prescription.
There were also claims of inappropriate behavior and touching.
De Niro initiated gratuitous physical contact with Ms. Robinson based on her gender.
De Niro also stood idly by while his friend slapped Ms. Robinson on her buttocks.
Robinson alleges that she was underpaid and denied legally required overtime pay.
What are De Niros allegations against Robinson?
De Niro, on the other hand, insists that Robinson is the wrongful party.
This suit also claimed that she loafed during working hours, binge-watchingastounding hours of TV shows on Netflix.
This suit claimed that she was paid generously, landing $175,000 in 2017 and $300,000 in 2019.
How did Robinson respond to De Niros lawsuit?
Robinson says that she asked De Niro for a recommendation for her business school program in July 2019.
Robinson claims to have told De Niros lawyers that shed need an attorney.
She made clear that she was willing to pursue these claims through litigation, court papers state.
The retaliatory lawsuit was designed to inhibit Ms. Robinson from pursuing her claims and to destroy her reputation.
What is De Niros counterclaim all about?
De Niro has denied allegations of misconduct.
Canal is now pursuing those allegations against Robinson in this federal counterclaim.
What about De Niros texts with Chen?
Who the fuck does she thing she is?!?!
De Niro said in one text, apparently reiterating what he said to a confidant about the situation.
Chen allegedly responded, She thought she was your wife.
I saw it from the beginning.
The balls, the nerve, the chutzpah, the sense of entitlement, how dare her!
De Niro allegedly said in a text.
Chen appeared confident that De Niros lawyer would take care of things, saying he will get her.
What did De Niro say in court about Robinsons job duties?
DeNiro shot back, No, that makes it sound like its something that its not.
I dont like that implication.
She anything and everything within the confines of her job working for me as my assistant.
One was that you had her assist with your pets?
Correct, Macurdy responded.
Sometimes, yeah … Tiffany had pets.
We had a lot of dogs.
She might have asked her to help in that area, yeah.
Questions regarding Chen followed.
Yes, that was the implication, if you will.
Introduced them and she should help us move forward, De Niro responded.
At times, you had Ms. Robinson scratch your back?
De Niro didnt want to answer the question, it seemed, saying, Again, this is nonsense.
The judge told De Niro to just answer the question.
He did: I dont she didnt scratch it.
It is so ridiculous.
It is every little thing she is trying to get on me.
Macurdy pressed De Niro on whether the back-scratching was a single event.
De Niro wasnt happy with this line of questioning, saying, Okay.
Okay, you got me.
I dont even know what you are talking about.
Im sorry, this is nonsense.
De Niro was questioned about calling Robinson names.
You called Ms. Robinson a bitch to her face?
Macurdy also asked whether De Niro had called Robinson twice during her grandmothers 2015 funeral.
If I did, then I did, he said.
It is not like a funeral where theyre putting the body into the ground or something.
You know, I dont know what all this nonsense is, but fine.
What has Robinson said about De Niros behavior in court?
Robinson added of the requests, Its creepy.
Robinson also discussed De Niros ire.
He yelled at me two days ago, she said, alluding to his snapping Shame on you!
How did the trial end?
A jury found De Niro not liable for gender discrimination after an hourslong deliberation on November 9.
De Niros production company, however, was found liable for gender discrimination and retaliation.
A judge ordered Canal to pay more than $1.2 million to Robinson in two installments of $632,142.
In De Niros countersuit over misuse of SkyMiles points, the jury found the former personal assistant not liable.
This story has been updated with additional information and quotes.
