Well, it’s about time he came clean. It’s a long overdue admittance. Let’s face it – The Adventures Of Rocky And Bullwinkle, Meet The Fockers, The Score… Bobby is in need of dire career assistance, and we should all be thankful that he’s finally realised this.

What’s that, Mr. De Niro? Butlers? Maids? Cooks?

Oh, right. That kind of help.

Ahem.

Robert De Niro (DVDs) is apparently having trouble recruiting staff to help out around the house. Nearby employment agencies are reported to have placed an embargo on the De Niro household, what with rumours circulating that his fearsome missus – Grace Hightower - is well known for "intimidating" her employees.

Or, to put it another way, "everybody loves Bob – it’s the wife that drives everyone crazy."

It seems to be the case that Hightower has developed some ‘trust issues’ with the staff – particularly after naughty young madam Lucyna Turyk-Wawrynowicz was allegedly found ignoring her maid-like duties in favour of smuggling out jewellery ($100,000 worth of the stuff, to be exact).

Lucyna’s defence? She did it because Hightower was "mean" to her.

Either that, or the De Niro’s must have left the place really untidy …

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De Niro Can’t Get The Staff – Teen Hollywood

[story by C J Davies]