'Severe emotional distress' | Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro embroiled in employee court case over worker abuse

Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro found himself in the midst of a heated courtroom battle on the first day of his trial in New York City, facing accusations of abusive behaviour by his former personal assistant, Graham Chase Robinson.

The former assistant filed a lawsuit against the actor, seeking $12million (£9.8million) in damages for ‘severe emotional distress and reputational harm’.