The former vice president of production and finance at Robert De Niro's Canal Productions has alleged that the acclaimed Hollywood actor leads a workplace that's abusive towards women. Graham Chase Robinson's accusations come months after De Niro's company had filed a lawsuit against her, accusing her of abusing corporate credit cards and binge-watching "astounding hours of TV shows on Netflix", including 55 episodes of Friends. The $6 million lawsuit was unusual, and appeared to be a pre-emptive strike against someone who wouldn't sign a separation agreement.

As per The Hollywood Reporter, a $12million lawsuit filed in a New York federal court says, "Robert De Niro is someone who has clung to old mores. He does not accept the idea that men should treat women as equals. He does not care that gender discrimination in the workplace violates the law. Ms. Robinson is a casualty of this attitude."