I lost everything.”Robinson, 41, is seeking USD 12 million in damages from De Niro, 80, for gender discrimination and retaliation. De Niro has asked a jury to award him USD 6 million on breach of loyalty and fiduciary duty grounds. During testimony earlier in the week, De Niro scoffed at the back-scratching claim and other assertions, saying he always treated Robinson with respect and never with “disrespect or lewdness”. Robinson portrayed De Niro in her testimony as sexist with his language toward female employees and discriminatory in how he paid them. “He was cursing left and right.” He then called her an expletive and hung up, she said.

Source: The Hindu November 04, 2023 11:55 UTC