DE NIRO SETTLES NANNY LAWSUIT
ROBERT DE NIRO has settled a lawsuit with his son’s former nanny after she accused the actor of owing her more than $40,000 (£26,667) in overtime payments.
Alexis Barry was employed to look after the Goodfellas star’s son Elliot in 2006, with De Niro and his wife Grace Hightower allegedly agreeing to pay her $31.25 (£20.83) an hour and $46.88 (£31.25) per hour overtime.
Barry, who was dismissed by the actor in 2007, alleged in papers filed in 2009 that she had clocked up 750 hours of overtime in her 10 months working for the pair - but had not been paid for her extra service.
De Niro has now reportedly agreed to pay $30,000 (£20,000) to settle the suit, which he must hand over to Barry by Friday (21Jan11), reports the New York Daily News.
A stipulation filed at Manhattan Supreme Court reads, "The parties will keep the terms of the settlement confidential."
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