Actor Robert De Niro told ET Canadabecame a father for the seventh time. Corrected the journalist, who said that the actor has six children.
“Actually seven. I just had a new baby,” said 79-year-old de Niro.
The actor’s representative confirmed this information. However, the identity of the boy’s mother was not disclosed. It is known that De Niro divorced his second wife in 2018 after 20 years of marriage.
De Niro admitted that he tries to be a loving parent but has to be strict sometimes. “Without that, you can’t do it with kids. I don’t like dictating rules, but sometimes you have no choice. I think any parent will tell you the same thing. You always want to do what’s right for the kids, to give them the edge, but sometimes you just can’t.”
Actor Robert De Niro has been married twice. He has two children, 51-year-old Drena and 46-year-old Rafael, with his first wife, Dianne Abbott. In his second marriage to Grace Hightower, the actor had 25-year-old Elliot and 11-year-old Helen. He is also the father of twin sons Julian and Aaron Kendrick, now 27, with his ex-girlfriend Tuka Smith.