Robert De Niro's Company Ordered to Pay $1.2 Million in Gender Discrimination Case

Robert De Niro's company, Canal Productions, has been ordered to pay $1.2 million to his former personal assistant, Graham Chase Robinson, after a jury found the company liable for gender discrimination and retaliation. Although De Niro was not personally held responsible, he admitted to berating Robinson during the trial. Robinson had accused De Niro of making sexist comments and conduct towards her. The legal battle began when Canal Productions filed a $6 million suit against Robinson, who responded with her own suit alleging violations of the New York City Human Rights Law.