On Tuesday, a representative for Robert De Niro confirmed with news sources that the actor has welcomed yet another child. De Niro, 79, is now the father of seven, with six children from a previous relationship. The mother of the seventh child is unclear.
The actor was previously married to Diahnne Abbott from 1976 to 1988 and they are the parents of two children, Drena and Rapheal. In 1995 he welcomed twin sons, Aaron and Julian, with his girlfriend at the time, Toukie Smith. De Niro was also previously married to Grace Hightower before they split in 2018, and the pair are parents to son Elliot and daughter Helen Grace.
On Tuesday night, De Niro spilled the news about his new addition in an interview with ET Canada during a conversation about his upcoming film “About My Father,” which is set to be released on May 26.
When reporter Brittnee Blair noted De Niro’s six kids, he corrected her, saying, “Seven, actually…I just had a baby.” He continued to tell Blair about fatherhood, saying he believes “in being loving with (his) kids, “ but that sometimes, parents have “to be stern about stuff.”
“I mean, there’s no way around it with kids. I don’t like to have to lay down the law and stuff like that. But, (sometimes) you just have no choice,” he said. “And any parent, I think, would say the same thing. You always want to do the right thing by the children and give them the benefit of the doubt but sometimes you can’t.”
De Niro is a two-time Oscar winner for his supporting role in “The Godfather: Part II” and best actor in “Raging Bull.” In 2011, he was also honored with the Golden Globes’ Cecil B. DeMille Award for his impact on the world of entertainment and awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom five years later.
