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06.07.2023 - 01:57 / perezhilton.com
Robert De Niro‘s grandson may have lost his life to a fentanyl overdose, according to his mother.
In case you didn’t hear the heartbreaking news, over the weekend the legendary actor’s grandson Leandro De Niro Rodriguez passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at only 19. On Sunday night his daughter Drena De Niro, whom he adopted when he was married to his first wife Diahnne Abbott in the ’70s, posted to her Instagram about the loss of her son. She wrote in the caption:
Absolutely gut-wrenching.
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The Goodfellas star also released a statement, telling the media on Monday morning:
On the same morning Robert’s statement came out, “law enforcement sources” spoke to TMZ and said the boy’s passing is being “investigated as an overdose.” The outlet also said the insiders alleged they found “both drugs and drug paraphernalia were found near his body,” and sadly it seems like Drena’s comment is backing up that claim. On Wednesday, she replied to a comment in another post she made alongside Leandro’s father making a statement about the death, and suggested fentanyl is what her son overdosed on:
Just awful. Fentanyl is such a dangerous substance taking its toll on so many, and causing families everywhere to lose their loved ones. Just two milligrams — enough to fit on the tip of a pencil — is “a potentially deadly dose,” according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Such an awful way to lose someone, especially someone so young with their whole life ahead of them. Our hearts continue to be with Leo’s family and loved ones as they mourn this unthinkable loss.
[Image via Drena De Niro/Instagram/MEGA/WENN]
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An arrest has been made in the case of Robert De Niro‘s grandson’s death.
Robert De Niro and Tiffany Chen‘s daughter, Gia, is just 3 months old, but she’s already made her first television appearance.
She’s already a star, just like her poppa!
Tiffany Chen and Robert De Niro made her TV debut during her mother's interview with Gayle King that aired on Friday. The baby made a brief appearance during the near-10-minute conversation, during which the world-champion martial artist opened up to King about the scary postpartum complication she endured after giving birth to the 79-year-old Oscar-winning actor's seventh child. When asked how her daughter has changed her life, Chen responds that the 3-month-old has «made it more fun» for her and her Oscar-winning partner. «Gia, what's your favorite Robert De Niro movie?» King jokingly asked the baby during her visit, to which Chen replied, «The one in the delivery room, where I'm the star!»WATCH: Robert De Niro’s baby Gia makes her TV debut alongside mom Tiffany Chen and @GayleKing on CBS Mornings.
Tiffany Chen is opening up about her harrowing postpartum experience.
Robert De Niro's girlfriend, Tiffany Chen, is opening up about a scary postpartum complication she endured after giving birth to the 79-year-old Oscar-winning actor's seventh child. On Thursday, shared a preview clip of Chen's interview with Gayle King, where the 45-year-old reveals that she developed Bell's palsy, a medical condition that causes facial paralysis, after welcoming her and De Niro's daughter, Gia Virginia Chen-De Niro, in April. «When I went home, I started to feel like my tongue felt strange. It felt a little tingly, just starting to get a little bit numb, and then I realized my face just felt weird,» Chen tells King. «I didn't know what the feeling I was having, it just felt weird.»She adds that she could see a difference in her face at the time, saying, «Everything was starting to fall down on itself, like, my face was melting on itself.
Robert De Niro and his family laid to rest their grandson, Leandro De Niro-Rodriguez, on Saturday in New York City.In photos obtained by, De Niro and the rest of his family and friends were seen leaving the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home in Manhattan before heading to the cemetery in Valhalla, New York, about a 40-minute drive north of Manhattan.
Robert De Niro’s daughter Drena De Niro is giving an update on her son Leandro De Niro Rodriguez’s cause of death following his tragic death at 19. The former model revealed what happened while responding to a series of Instagram comments, explaining that his death involved the use of fentanyl.“Someone sold him fentanyl laced pills that they knew were laced yet still sold them to him,” the 51-year-old mom responded to an online user who asked about the cause of death.
the untimely death of her son, Leandro De Niro Rodriguez. Drena took to Instagram to share what she claims caused Leandro's death, replying to one commenter that her son was allegedly sold «fentanyl laced pills.» The 51-year-old actress and daughter of Robert De Niro previously revealed that Leandro had died in a heartbreaking tribute earlier this week on social media. He was reportedly 19. «Someone sold him fentanyl laced pills that they knew were laced yet still sold them to him,» Drena wrote in a new Instagram comment, replying to a follower who asked «OMG, why? How?» «So for all these people still f**king around selling and buying this s**t, my son is gone forever,» she concluded with a crying emoji. Drena had previously written, in an open tribute to her late son, that he «didn't deserve to die like this.» The grieving mother first announced the tragic news on July 2 with an Instagram post dedicated to her «beautiful sweet angel.»«I have loved you beyond words or description from the moment I felt you in my belly.
Robert De Niro’s daughter Drena De Niro claimed that her son Leandro De Niro Rodriguez died after taking pills laced with fentanyl.
Just days after the tragic passing of Robert De Niro's grandson, more details surrounding a potential cause of death are being revealed. De Niro's eldest child, Drena De Niro, discussed her son Leandro's passing in the comments section of her Instagram, replying to a user who asked what happened. "Someone sold him fentanyl laced pills that they knew were laced yet still sold them to him, so for all these people still f---ing around selling and buying this s--- , my son is gone forever," she wrote.
Drena De Niro recalled holding her son, Leandro De Niro Rodriguez, "for the last time" in a heartbreaking post penned days after his death. "I can barely type through my tears but all the love, the messages, calls, texts, emails, the friends and family that held me up these last 24 hrs I’ve not been able to respond yet but we’re grateful for the all your love and condolences," Drena shared on Instagram. "None of this is right or fair and my heart hurts in a way I never knew possible while still breathing and barely functioning. Leo my darling I love you today like the first day I held you in my arms." Leandro, Robert De Niro's grandson, reportedly died on Sunday in New York.
Robert De Niro's daughter announced her son's death, she took to Instagram to pen a touching tribute to him. Leandro De Niro-Rodriguez was reportedly 19.«I can barely type through my tears but all the love, the messages, calls, texts, emails, the friends and family that held me up these last 24 [hours] I've not been able to respond yet but we're grateful for the all your love and condolences,» Drena began.
Robert De Niro's grandson, Leandro De Niro Rodriguez, has passed away. He was just 19. "I’m deeply distressed by the passing of my beloved grandson Leo.
Robert De Niro broke his silence on the death of his 19-year-old grandson Leandro De Niro Rodriguez.
Robert De Niro is speaking out after the death of his grandson, Leandro De Niro Rodriguez. In a statement issued to ET on Monday, the actor expressed profound sadness over the loss. De Niro's daughter, Drena De Niro, revealed late Sunday evening that her son, whom the family called «Leo,» had died. «I'm deeply distressed by the passing of my beloved grandson Leo,» the star said in a statement via his rep.
Robert De Niro is speaking out after the death of his grandson, Leandro De Niro Rodriguez. In a statement issued to ET on Monday, the actor expressed profound sadness over the loss. De Niro's daughter, Drena De Niro, revealed late Sunday evening that her son, whom the family called «Leo,» had died. «I'm deeply distressed by the passing of my beloved grandson Leo,» the star said in a statement via his rep.
Robert De Niro‘s daughter Drena De Niro paid tribute to her son, Leandro De Niro Rodriguez, following his death at age 19.
Robert De Niro’s grandson Leandro De Niro Rodriguez has died aged 19.The actor’s eldest daughter, Drena De Niro, announced his death on Instagram today (June 3). A cause of death has not been released.“My beautiful sweet angel,” Drena wrote. “I have loved you beyond words or description from the moment I felt you in my belly.