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Actress Debi Mazar has shared a heartfelt tribute to Leandro “Leo” De Niro-Rodriguez, the grandson of Robert De Niro who died astatine the property of 19 implicit the weekend. “This 1 is truthful hard.. Leandro De Niro Rodriguez. May you remainder successful eternal peace,” Debi, 58, who is simply a bully person of Leo’s mother, Drena De Niro (the eldest of Robert’s 7 kids), began successful a July 5 Instagram station which included respective throwback photos that included Drena, Leo, and Debi’s ain kids. “What a beautiful,smart ,young man,” she continued. “I’ve been astatine nonaccomplishment for words arsenic I can’t ideate him taken,and the nonaccomplishment that (I can’t adjacent comprehend) his parents, @drenadeniro @carlosmare & their families are going done close now.”
“I’m truthful sorry.Leo was truthful loved.Our NYC pack ,we each came up unneurotic & had babies astir the aforesaid time.This nonaccomplishment has shaken our community,” Debi added. “I emotion you Drena and Carlos.We are each present for you.”
Drena, 55, confirmed Leo’s decease connected Sunday, July 2 via Instagram. “My beauteous saccharine angel. I person loved you beyond words oregon statement from the infinitesimal I felt you successful my belly. You person been my joyousness my bosom and each that was ever axenic and existent successful my life. I privation I was with you close now. I privation I was with you,” her heartbreaking message began.
Drena continued, “I don’t cognize however to unrecorded without you but I’ll effort to spell connected and dispersed the emotion and airy that you truthful made maine consciousness successful getting to beryllium your mama . You were truthful profoundly loved and appreciated and I privation that emotion unsocial could person saved you.” She past apologized to her lad and his father, creator Carlos Rodriguez. “Rest successful Peace and Eternal Paradise my darling boy,” Drena concluded. She aboriginal confirmed that helium died from “fentanyl-laced pills”.
The Goodfellas star, 79, broke his soundlessness connected Leo’s decease connected July 3. “I’m profoundly distressed by the passing of my beloved grandson Leo,” helium said in a connection to HollywoodLife. “We’re greatly appreciative of the condolences from everyone. We inquire that we delight beryllium fixed privateness to grieve our nonaccomplishment of Leo.”
Instead of celebrating Independence Day, Drena shared another tribute to her precocious lad connected July 4 and thanked friends and household for their support. “I tin hardly benignant done my tears but each the emotion , the messages , calls , texts ,emails, the friends and household that held maine up these past 24 hrs I’ve not been capable to respond yet but we’re grateful for the each your emotion and condolences,” she wrote alongside a beauteous pic of Leo innocently smiling. “None of this is close oregon just and my bosom hurts successful a mode I ne'er knew imaginable portion inactive breathing and hardly functioning .”
She past went connected to code Leo directly. “Leo my darling I emotion you contiguous similar the archetypal time I held you successful my arms. The aforesaid antheral that picked america up from the infirmary erstwhile you were calved drove america to the ceremonial location wherever I touched and held you for the past time,” Drena continued successful her gut-wrenching tribute. “You were kindness acceptance and emotion and I can’t judge immoderate of this is existent YOU made everything bearable and each load lighter. You didn’t merit to dice similar this but I tin lone judge that God needed a beardown almighty angel successful their service . I’m holding you each 2nd of each infinitesimal I’m my bosom and memories until I’m with you again .”
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