Robert De Niro takes the stand as the first witness in the trial alleging gender discrimination and retaliation charges against him and his lending company, Canal Productions.
The two-time Oscar winner, 80, was seen arriving at a federal courthouse on Monday (October 30) in New York City.
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Robert sued Canal’s former vice president of production and finance, Graham Chase Robinson, in August 2019, alleging that he stole millions of frequent flyer miles and binge-watched Netflix while working.
In July 2021, Graham filed a $12 million countersuit, alleging verbal harassment and gender discrimination against Robert.
The countersuit claims Robert underpaid Graham because of her gender and made “vulgar, inappropriate and gender-based comments” to her, according to THR.
Furthermore, Graham alleges that the Taxi driver The actor asked him to perform gendered tasks, such as mending clothes and washing clothes.
“[Robert] He does not accept the idea that men should treat women as equals. He doesn’t care that gender discrimination in the workplace violates the law. Ms. Robinson is a victim of this attitude,” the complaint states.
When Robert took the stand on Monday, he rejected Graham’s claims and said his responsibilities had not changed when his title changed from assistant to vice president of finance and production, according to the outlet.
“The job is what it is,” Robert said. “The titles were not important.”
She also alleged that Graham disrespected her, citing a disagreement the two had over moving paintings in Robert’s home.
“I wanted everyone to be happy and play well,” he said. “Unfortunately that didn’t happen.”
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