‘Shame on you!’ Robert De Niro shouts at former assistant in court over workplace abuse claims

De Niro denied he was verbally abusive or sexist towards Graham Chase Robinson and called her $12m lawsuit nonsense'

Robert De Niro shouted Shame on you!" at his former executive assistant and vice-president on Tuesday as he testified in a New York courtroom, denying claims he was abusive towards his employee who is now seeking millions of dollars in damages.

Graham Chase Robinson watched with her lawyers while De Niro's anger built as attorney Andrew Macurdy pelted him with accusations his client made about De Niro's behaviour toward Robinson as she served his needs, large and small, from 2008 until her resignation in 2019.