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Robert De Niro and his eldest child, Drena De Niro, were joined by household and friends connected Thursday, July 6 astatine the aftermath of Robert’s grandson and Drena’s son, Leandro “Leo” De Niro-Rodriguez, who died past play astatine the property of 19 aft taking fentanyl-laced pills. In photos obtained by the Daily Mail that tin beryllium seen HERE, the 79-year-old histrion was seen arriving astatine the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel successful New York City’s Upper East Side. Drena showed up hand-in-hand with Leandro’s father, creator Carlos Rodriguez, and Robert’s Taxi Driver co-star and longtime friend, Harvey Keitel, showed enactment with his wife, Canadian movie manager Daphna Kastner.
Drena, 55, announced Leo’s decease connected Sunday, July 2 via a gut-wrenching station to 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 announcement message began. “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.”
Robert De Niro poses astatine the ‘Savage Salvation’ premiere successful 2022 (Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock)
The heartbroken parent aboriginal confirmed that Leo died from fentanyl-laced pills successful an Instagram comment. “For each these radical inactive f****** astir selling and buying this s*** , my lad is gone forever,” she added. Leo’s assemblage was recovered successful a one-bedroom flat successful the Cipriani Club Residences connected Wall Street, per the Daily Mail. A achromatic powdery substance arsenic recovered adjacent to him.
Drena past posted astir her precocious lad connected the time of his wake. “My darling we observe you contiguous and always,” she captioned a photo of him arsenic a child, arsenic seen below. “Thank you to everyone for the assistance prayers and loving vigor that is pulling america done this devastating time.”
She besides remembered her son connected July 4 portion thanking friends and family for their unwavering 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 said. “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 .”
Addressing her lad directly, Drena added, “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 clip . 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 . My bosom is breached everlastingly . Me daddy and your household emotion you , I emotion I emotion you with each bushed of my crying heart,” she concluded.
The Raging Bull star spoke retired regarding Leo’s death connected July 3. “I’m profoundly distressed by the passing of my beloved grandson Leo,” helium said successful 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.”
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