robert deniro he is a new dad, for the seventh time, at 79 years old.
The Oscar-winning actor revealed that he has welcomed a new child into the world in a Monday interview with Canada Eastern Timepromoting his appropriately named film About my father.
When De Niro was asked in the interview about being the father of six children, he responded with a correction.
“Seven, actually,” he said. “I just had a baby.”
It is not clear who the mother of his seventh child is, although numerous outlets have speculated that it could be Tiffany Chen, a professional martial artist. The couple have never publicly confirmed a relationship after the first spark. dating rumors in 2021.
He Godfather The actor shared some of his experiences with fatherhood, saying he doesn’t think he’s a “cool dad.”
“You know, my kids disagree with me sometimes, and they’re respectful. My daughter, she is 11 years old, sometimes I feel sorry for her and I argue with her, ”he said. “I adore her, but you know.”
De Niro added that there will likely be more teen angst in her life with baby number seven.
“And my youngest now, that will be more to come. But, that’s what it is,” she said.
He Taxi driver Star has been married twice and is also a grandfather. He said he prefers a loving approach to parenting, but acknowledged that he has to be “tough on things” when necessary.
“I mean, there’s no getting around it with kids. I don’t like having to lay down the law and things like that. But you just don’t have a choice,” she shared. “And any parent, I think, would say the same. You always want to do right by kids and give them the benefit of the doubt, but sometimes you can’t.”
In a separate interview with access to hollywood On Tuesday, De Niro noted that parenting can be “scary,” but “you do the best you can.”
“Sometimes I don’t think people really know what it’s like to be a good parent,” he said. “Well, you know you have a responsibility but look, it’s a mystery, it’s a lot of emotion.”
De Niro’s eldest child is 51: adoptive daughter Drena, whom he shares with ex-wife Diahnne Abbott. De Niro and Abbott were married from 1976 to 1988 and also have a son, Raphael, 46.
In 1995, De Niro welcomed twin sons, Aaron and Julian, now both 27, with girlfriend Toukie Smith.
The two-time Oscar winner was also married to Grace Hightower before they separated in 2018. Together, they are parents to son Elliot, 25, and daughter Helen, 11.
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