‘Deeply distressed’ Robert De Niro reacts to ‘beloved grandson’ Leandro’s dying at 19

Robert De Niro is mourning his grandson Leandro De Niro Rodriguez.

“I’m deeply distressed by the passing of my beloved grandson Leo,” the actor stated in an announcement to Web page Six by way of his rep Monday.

“We’re enormously appreciative of the condolences from everybody. We ask that we please be given privateness to grieve our lack of Leo.”

Robert’s daughter Drena De Niro introduced her son’s dying Sunday in an emotional Instagram tribute to her “lovely candy angel.”

“I’ve cherished you past phrases or description from the second I felt you in my stomach,” the actress and filmmaker, 51, captioned a throwback picture. “You will have been my pleasure my coronary heart and all that was ever pure and actual in my life.”

After writing that she doesn’t “know the best way to dwell with out” {the teenager}, Drena added, “I’ll attempt to go on and unfold the love and lightweight that you simply so made me really feel in attending to be your mama.

“You have been so deeply cherished and appreciated and I want that love alone might have saved you,” she continued. “I’m so sorry my child. … Relaxation in Peace and Everlasting Paradise my darling boy.”

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The reason for dying was not instantly recognized, although medicine and drug paraphernalia have been reportedly discovered close to Leandro’s physique.

Drena shared her son with graffiti artist Carlos “Mare139” Rodriguez, who commented on her social media add, “phrases aren’t sufficient to precise the enjoyment he gave us or the loss we now endure with our households and associates. He’s Godschild [sic] now. 🙏🏼 On this full moon his spirit luminates what couldn’t be seen in the dead of night. You’ll be able to’t spell LOVE with out LEO.”

Different celebrities left their help within the feedback part, together with Andy Cohen and Naomi Campbell.

“I’m so unhappy to listen to about lovely Leo,” the Bravo exec wrote, whereas the mannequin added how “heartbroken” she felt “at this very unhappy time and loss.”

Drena is the eldest of Robert’s seven kids. He adopted her in 1976 after marrying her mother, Diahnne Abbott.

The Oscar winner additionally shares son Raphael, 46, with Abbott, in addition to twins Aaron and Julian, 27, with Toukie Smith and son Elliot, 25, and daughter Helen, 11, with Grace Hightower.

In Could, the “Taxi Driver” star revealed that his accomplice, Tiffany Chen, had given start to child No. 7. The duo named their daughter Gia.