Chen and De Niro met in 2015 on the set of 'The Intern' and began dating in 2021.
Getty Imagesgender discrimination case between her boyfriend and his ex-assistantChen, 45, told the New York City jury that Graham Chase Robinson is"crazy" after attorneys read texts and other messages out loud that Chen had sent her beau, 80, about Robinson, 41.
The actor told the court that others at Canal Productions were so happy when she left that they celebrated her departure. On Thursday, she also accused Robinson of only being interested in De Niro's industry connections and"his credit card, not him.""If you keep her, you and I will eventually have problems," Chen texted De Niro at one point prior to Robinson's exit. about whether or not Chen gave him an ultimatum to fire Robinson.Robinson worked for De Niro beginning in 2008 and claims she was a faithful employee until she was"forced to resign" in April 2019.
Chen also said that Robinson once called De Niro"f**king annoying" after he requested something from her. As for Robinson's claim that De Niro threatened to withhold a letter of recommendation should she leave her job, he said,"I didn't do that. I don't do that. I wouldn't dare do that."
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