Robert De Niro Joined By Christopher Walken, Tommy Mottola & More At Grandson’s Funeral: Photos

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Famous friends surrounded Robert De Niro arsenic helium attended the ceremonial of his grandson Leandro “Leo” De Niro-Rodriguez connected Friday, July 7. Among those who paid their respects to the lad of Robert’s eldest daughter Drena De Niro were Dead Zone star Christopher Walken and mega euphony shaper Tommy Mottola. In photos you can SEE HERE via The Daily Mail, the Goodfellas actor, 79, was seen covering his look with a paper and wearing a protective look disguise arsenic helium arrived astatine the funeral, held astatine Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel.

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Christopher was snapped wearing a grey suit, the usually comedic histrion looking somber successful a bluish greenish tie. The 2 seasoned actors starred unneurotic successful movies implicit the years including The War With Grandpa, Mistress, and The Deer Hunter. 

Robert’s woman Tiffany Chen, with whom he welcomed a caller baby successful April, was besides seen arriving wearing black, her 3-month-old babe held adjacent by a babe wrap. Mariah Carey‘s ex Tommy Mottola was notably seen paying his respects astatine the bittersweet occasion, arsenic well. Leandro’s bereaved parent Drena, 55, arrived astatine the ceremonial wearing sunglasses with a achromatic formal and off-white blazer jacket. The photos travel conscionable a time aft Robert was photographed astatine Leandro’s wake.

Leo’s tragic decease astatine the property of 19 was announced connected July 3 by his mother, alongside a phot of the long-haired teen. “My beauteous saccharine angel. I person loved you beyond words oregon statement from the infinitesimal I felt you successful my belly,” she wrote successful the heartbreaking post. “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 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.”

Leandro was the lad of Robert’s girl and the creator Carlos Rodriguez. Drena aboriginal claimed successful an Instagram remark that helium passed distant arsenic a effect of ingesting fentanyl-laced pills.

The Grudge Match star publically mourned his grandson successful an affectional connection 1 time aft his July 2 death. “I’m profoundly distressed by the passing of my beloved grandson Leo,” the histrion said successful a connection straight to HollywoodLife on July 3. “We’re greatly appreciative of the condolences from everyone. We inquire that we delight beryllium fixed privateness to grieve our nonaccomplishment of Leo.”

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