Robert De Niro's daughter posts tragic tribute to her 19-year-old son: 'You didn't deserve to die like this'
foxnews.comDrena 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.
He was 19. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Drena (@drenadeniro) "I’m deeply distressed by the passing of my beloved grandson Leo.
We’re greatly appreciative of the condolences from everyone. We ask that we please be given privacy to grieve our loss of Leo," the Academy award-winning actor said in a statement shared with Fox News Digital.
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