Jury selection expected to start in discrimination suit against Robert de Niro
NEW YORK -- Jury selection begins Monday for the federal gender discrimination lawsuit against Robert De Niro.
The actor's former longtime assistant, Graham Chase Robinson, is suing De Niro for $12 million.
Robinson says her former boss made sexually explicit comments and was verbally abusive.
She worked for the star from 2008 until April 2019, starting when she was 25 years old.
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De Niro's attorney called the allegations "beyond absurd," and he has since filed a counter suit in state court.
Robinson's attorney says de Niro could testify as early as Monday, once jury selection and opening arguments are complete.
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