Robert De Niro admits in court he asked ex-assistant to scratch his back, called her a ‘f–king spoiled brat’
— which they said included underpaying underlings, taking credit for others’ work and forcing one person to take an overnight Uber through a snowstorm to get back to the office. The long legal battle between De Niro and Robinson, 41, first fluttered to life when the Oscar winner’s production company, Canal Productions, sued Robinson in August 2019 after accusing her of raiding company coffers, binge-watching Netflix on the clock and stealing millions of frequent-flyer miles from the “Raging Bull” actor.
But Kaplan said the “Casino” star never made her do it — De Niro would be struggling to reach a certain spot, and she would say, “Let me just get that,” Kaplan said.Harvey, the De Niro attorney, said he told Robinson she wouldn’t be getting a letter of recommendation from De Niro due to the alleged thefts.