Actor and Hollywood heavy-weight Robert De Niro has injured himself on the set of his new film, Killers of the Flower Moon, as reported by TMZ.
This report comes just weeks after the 77-year-old's lawyer claimed the actor was being "forced to work" to pay for his ex-wife's lavish lifestyle. As fans may recall, the actor has been entangled in a messy divorce since 2018.
Sources close to the actor told TMZ that the 77-year-old hurt his leg while on location of Killers of the Flower Moon in Oklahoma.
The news outlet reported that Robert's injury happened while on location, but not while he was on set.
TMZ also reports that Robert had filmed all the scenes they needed for the time being, so the film will not experience any delays.
"While at his on-location home in Oklahoma for the filming of Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon, Robert De Niro injured his quadriceps muscle which will be treated medically in New York," the statement read.
The nonfiction book which the movie is based on, "Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI" by David Grann, tells the story of a series of murders that took place Oklahoma during the 1920s.
Insider reported that during the couple's virtual divorce hearing last month, Robert's attorney, Caroline Krauss, told a New York judge that the actor is struggling with his workload.
"When does that stop? When does he get the opportunity to not take every project that comes along and not work six-day weeks, 12-hour days so he can keep pace with Ms. Hightower's thirst for Stella McCartney?"
Grace's legal team claims Robert is worth $500 million, but his lawyer has argued that the pandemic has left the actor in a difficult financial position.
Vanity Fair reported that Robert has lowered his ex-wife's monthly credit card limit from $375,000 to $100,000 as of January 2021.
However, Robert's legal team countered that Grace has been going through money at a rapid pace, going so far as to claim she spent $1.67 million in 2019 alone, which allegedly included buying a diamond worth over one million dollars.
Despite this, Grace's lawyer insisted that "there have been no cutbacks and no slowdowns in Mr. De Niro’s lifestyle whatsoever... When Mr. De Niro goes to brunch Sunday in Connecticut, he charters a helicopter up there. When he flies down to see his friends in Florida or wherever else, it’s a private jet."
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