'Shame on you!': Robert De Niro lashes out at former assistant who sued him

In court, Robert De Niro admitted that there were no written rules for those who worked for him because, he said, he relied on the 'rules of common sense'. Photo: AP

Actor Robert De Niro shouted "Shame on you!” as he testified Tuesday in a New York courtroom, directing the comments toward his former executive assistant and vice president who seeks millions of dollars after accusing her onetime boss of being abusive.

Graham Chase Robinson watched with her lawyers while De Niro's anger built as attorney Andrew Macurdy pelted him with some tabloid-style accusations his client made about De Niro's behaviour toward Robinson as she served his needs, large and small, from 2008 until several months into 2019.