A jury awarded Robert De Niro’s former personal assistant $1.2 million on Thursday, after finding that the actor’s company was liable for gender discrimination and retaliation. Although DeNiro was not found personally liable for the alleged abuse, the jury ordered his company, Canal Productions, to make two payments of $632,142 …
Read More »Robert De Niro Accuser Cites Courtroom Outburst as Example of His Abuse
How common was it for Robert De Niro to yell at this one-time assistant? “He yelled at me two days ago,” Graham Chase Robinson told a courtroom on Thursday, according to The Associated Press, referring to De Niro’s outburst on the stand earlier this week. When her attorney asked the …
Read More »Robert De Niro Says He 'Berated' Assistant, But Was 'Never Abusive' at Trial
Robert De Niro took the stand in a civil trial in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to resolve a gender discrimination suit filed against the actor and his company Canal Productions by his former assistant, Graham Chase Robinson. Following jury selection and opening statements Monday, …
Read More »'Killers of the Flower Moon' Is a Dire Warning to the True Crime Industry
Martin Scorsese’s newest epic, Killers of the Flower Moon, ends with a prescient kind of warning to an industry that would explode 100 years after the events of the film: true crime. It seemingly tells the viewer that, in a realm focused on death and destruction, it’s vital to remember …
Read More »Why 'Killers of the Flower Moon's' Reign of Terror Is Still Felt Today
Before he wrote the book Killers of the Flower Moon, author David Grann paid a visit to Oklahoma and the Osage Nation in 2012. He found himself in the local museumlooking at a big panoramic photo of the Osage tribe and some white settlers. But a panel was missing from …
Read More »Inside Scorsese's Meeting With the Osage That Changed 'Killers of the Flower Moon'
O n a November evening in 2019, Oscar-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese and about a dozen members of his production team for Killers of the Flower Moon settled into folding chairs in a wood-paneled community hall in the Osage Nation in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. They had flown more than 1,300 miles after …
Read More »Leandro De Niro Rodriguez Death Ruled an Accident, Caused by Toxic Drug Combination
Leandro De Niro Rodriguez’s death has been ruled an accident, according to reports from the New York City Medical Examiner released on Tuesday. The 19-year-old died on July 3, from what has been determined to be a “toxic” combination of drugs. In a statement to Rolling Stone, the office confirmed …
Read More »Woman Arrested in Connection With Death of Robert De Niro's Grandson
A 20-year-old woman has been arrested on federal drug charges stemming from an investigation tied to the death of Robert De Niro’s grandson, ABC News reports. Sofia Haley Marks was arrested Thursday evening, July 13, and is expected to be arraigned in Manhattan federal court Friday. She was reportedly arrested …
Read More »'You Didn't Deserve to Die Like This': Drena De Niro Mourns Death of Son, Leandro
Drena De Niro mourned the death of her son (and Robert De Niro’s grandson), Leandro De Niro Rodriguez, in an emotional post on Instagram, writing, “You were kindness, acceptance, and love, and I can’t believe any of this is real.” Rodriguez died on Monday, July 3, at the age of …
Read More »Martin Scorsese Tells True Story of Money and Murder in 'Killers of the Flower Moon' Trailer
Martin Scorsese‘s Killers of the Flower Moon, out on October 20, details a true story of American greed based on David Grann’s best-selling book. In the film’s first official full-length trailer, Leonardo DiCaprio yet again finds himself one-half of a star-crossed couple in his portrayal of Ernest Burkhart alongside Lily …
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