Leandro De Niro Rodriguez, a grandson of Robert De Niro who also acted in “A Star Is Born,” has died. He was 19.
Robert De Niro himself has issued a statement through his representatives. “I’m deeply distressed by the passing of my beloved grandson Leo. We’re greatly appreciative of the condolences from everyone. We ask that we please be given privacy to grieve our loss of Leo.”
Drena De Niro, Leandro De Niro Rodriguez’s mother and daughter of Robert De Niro and his first wife Diahnne Abbott, announced her son’s death in a post on Instagram Sunday.
She wrote, “My beautiful sweet angel. I have loved you beyond words or description from the moment I felt you in my belly. You have been my joy my heart and all that was ever pure and real in my life. I wish I was with you right now. I wish I was with you. I don’t know how to live without you but I’ll try to go on and spread the love and light that you so made me feel in getting to be your mama. You were so deeply loved and appreciated and I wish that love alone could have saved you . I’m so sorry my baby. I’m so sorry. Rest in peace and eternal paradise my darling boy.”
Drena De Niro has also sent a statement, “It is with immeasurable shock and sadness that we say goodbye to our beloved son Leo. We thank you for the outpouring of love and support and ask that we are given privacy at this time to process this inconsolable grief.”
Leandro and Drena De Niro played mother-son duo Paulette Stone and Leo Stone in Bradley Cooper’s 2018 film “A Star Is Born.” They also appeared together in the 2005 film “The Collection” and the 2018 film “Cabaret Maxime.”
The Hollywood community has already responded to Leandro Rodriguez’s death, leaving comments on Drena’s Instagram post about her son. Actor Debi Mazar wrote, “I have no words …I’m in shock. I’m so sorry… @drenadeniro @carlosmare, I love you both so much.”
Victoria Gotti shared a heartfelt message remembering Leandro Rodriguez, “Such a handsome prince. From the day I first laid eyes on you —you were 3 years old turning 4… You were such a playful handsome amicable and amazing young boy who grew into an amazing young man! A young life cut far too short. Love you baby boy!!! Dearest Drena you were a GREAT ‘hands-on’ mom. It made you even more beautiful physically and emotionally!!! Leo SO appreciated the LOVE you gave him and held you so dearly in his heart. As I know you always did the same with him.”
The model Linda Evangelista, actresses like Rosie Perez and Debi Mazar, and singers like Lenny Kravitz have written messages of condolence on Drena’s Instagram post. Naomi Campbell shared her condolences, writing, “Drena heartbroken for you, such a duo, I can’t imagine how you must feel, may the lord cover you and hold you in his arms, at this very sad time and loss …I love you, always here for you.”
Robert De Niro’s family
Robert De Niro is the father of seven children. Drena is the oldest of them all, and she has a brother, Raphael, 46, also an exactor and now a famous broker . Both are the result of the marriage of the Raging Bull actor with the also actress Diahnne Abbott, with whom he was married between 1976 and 1988.
In fact, Drena is the daughter of a previous Abbott relationship, but Robert De Niro adopted her and gave her the last name her. After the divorce, the interpreter dated the model and actress Toukie Smith, with whom in 1995 he had twins, two boys now 27 years old named Julian and Aaron. Shortly thereafter he began dating Grace Hightower, whom he married in 1997 and with whom he also had two children, Elliot, now 24, and Helen Grace, 11, born via surrogacy. It was five years ago, in 2018, when Robert De Niro and Hightower announced their separation after two decades of marriage. A Hollywood-style divorce: long, media and expensive.She demanded more than 500 million dollars, half of her fortune. In addition, Robert De Niro recently surprised by announcing that he has been a father for the seventh time, at the age of 79. “I just had a baby!” he enthused in an interview while promoting his latest film.