(UPI) — A Manhattan jury has found Robert De Niro’s production company guilty of discrimination and retaliation against the actor’s former assistant, Graham Chase Robinson, as a two week trial culminated in a New York City courtroom.
The civil jury in the case ordered De Niro’s company, Canal Productions, to pay Robinson $1.2 million in damages, a little more than $633,000 for each charge of discrimination and retaliation.
The ruling ends a two-week long trial and four-year battle between De Niro and Robinson, who accused the actor of repeatedly making lewd remarks and degrading requests. She said De Niro repeatedly assigned her her menial tasks that were not on par with her job.
Robinson was found not liable for several counter charges made against her, including spending company money on personal items, misappropriating company frequent flier miles, and spending inordinate amounts of company time watching Netflix.
De Niro himself was not found liable in the case. Following the verdict, De Niro’s attorney Rich Schoenstein, who was also representing De Niro’s company, Canal Productions, told reporters he is “very happy [the jury] separated Bob from…
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