Robert De Niro's company is suing $ 6 million for a former employee who made 55 days of "Friends" in four days

The film production company of Robert De Niro has filed a $ 6 million lawsuit against a former employee for "breach of fiduciary duties" after being accused of embezzling money and keeping a close watch on her. Excessive Netflix at work, including having watched 55 episodes of friends in just four days.

Chase Robinson, appointed vice president of production and finance at Canal Productions in 2017, left the company in April this year due to growing concerns over the so-called "corporate sabotage," says the company. trial.

Robinson, who had been hired for the first time as assistant to the 76-year-old Hollywood actor in 2008, is accused of having billed hundreds of thousands of dollars of personal expenses on the Business card, transferring millions of loyalty miles from the company to his own account, According to Variety, he rarely arrives at the office and spends "astronomical amounts of time" watching Netflix during work hours.

During a four-day period in January, Robinson would have watched 55 episodes of sitcom friends, while ordering your lunch one of these days at Caviar San Francisco, an upscale delivery service, and taking your dinner to the sumptuous Paolo's restaurant in Manhattan. These two meals would have been brought to the company's map. She is also accused of having watched 20 episodes of Arrested development and 10 episodes of Schitt's Creek during a four-day period in March.

The lawsuit also alleges that Robinson allegedly accumulated $ 32,000 in unauthorized charges for personal Uber and taxi rides, $ 12,696.65 at Paola's and $ 8,923.20 at Dean and Deluca's deluxe grocery stores. and Whole Foods. She is accused of using her expense reports to also pay for personal items such as iPhones, a Louis Vuitton handbag and a dog sitter.

Robinson allegedly submitted false information to the company's accountant, stating that she had not taken any vacancy for nearly four years and that she was therefore entitled to a payment for the "unused" days. But Canal Productions' electronic productions indicate that she took all her vacation days during this period and that she actually went over her leave.

The lawsuit seeks $ 3 million in damages for Robinson's "disloyalty and violation or doctrine of unfaithful servant," as well as an additional $ 3 million for the value of funds and assets "diverted" by Robinson at that time. that he was in the company.

The complaint states: "Robinson's position required Mr. De Niro to give her full confidence that she would discharge her duties and responsibilities in the best interest of Canal, by carefully monitoring finances and other employees. "

"Watching shows on Netflix was in no way related to the duties and responsibilities of Robinson's employment and, for information and belief, was made for his personal entertainment, amusement and enjoyment at times when she was paid to work, "adds the lawsuit.

Robinson's resignation email in April indicated that concerns about his spending were "ridiculous", according to Variety. The prosecution also states that it would write a letter of recommendation itself, but De Niro refused to sign it. On LinkedIn's professional networking site, Robinson's account still says that she is employed by Canal Productions.

Robinson did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Newsweek.