Everything to Know About Robert De Niro's Gender Discrimination Trial

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Robert De Niro and his company Canal Productions filed a $6 million lawsuit in 2019 against his ex-assistant Graham Chase Robinson, who is accusing the actor of gender discrimination and retaliation in a counter-lawsuit. Here's everything to know about the civil trial.

Robert De Niro filed a $6 million lawsuit against his ex-assistant, who's accusing the actor of gender discrimination and retaliation in a counter-lawsuitSkyler Caruso is a Writer and Reporter of PEOPLE Digital Entertainment. She joined PEOPLE in 2021, but has eight years of experience working in digital publishing with a focus on entertainment and pop culture news.

Robinson then sued De Niro and Canal Productions for alleged violations of the New York City Human Rights Law and is accusing the actor of gender discrimination and retaliation. Other work tasks that Robinson's attorney Andrew Macurdy asked De Niro to explain included running operations at his townhouse, helping to furnish an apartment and creating Steven/AFF-USA/Shutterstock

She also claimed that De Niro assigned her "stereotypically female job duties that were inconsistent with her job title," and paid her less than a male employee due to gender-based stereotypes, per a release from Sanford Heisler Sharp, the law firm representing Robinson.

 

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