Robert De Niro’s daughter remembers late son Leandro on 20th birthday: ‘Hope you are at peace’
Robert De Niro’s daughter mourned her late son, Leandro, on what would have been his 20th birthday.
“You would have been 20 yrs old today💔Thank you for the happiest and most profound 2 decades of my life, little angel. I hope you are at peace and your spirit is filled with joy today and always 🥳♥️🕊️🐒 😢 🕯️8~11~03 – 7~2~23,” Drena De Niro captioned a carousel of throwback pictures on Instagram Friday.
The heartfelt tribute included snaps of Leandro as a baby, a video of him dancing and one of the teen alongside his famous grandfather.
Drena’s heartbreaking post comes days after it was revealed that her son had died from a “toxic” combination of illicit drugs.
The New York City Medical Examiner told Page Six Tuesday that the teenager’s death was ruled an “accident” after it was determined he had a mix of fentanyl, alprazolam, bromazolam, 7-aminoclonazepam, ketamine and cocaine in his system.
Police arrested Sophia Marks, the woman allegedly responsible for selling Leandro the fatal drugs, on July 13 after cops obtained texts between her and the “A Star Is Born” actor about the pills.
Marks, 20, admitted she warned the teen against taking the fentanyl-laced pills she supposedly sold him, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Page Six.
She is believed to have sold drugs to kids as young as 15.
Drena, who shares Leandro with Carlos Rodriguez, announced her only child’s shocking death on July 2.
“You have been my joy my heart and all that was ever pure and real in my life,” she wrote on Instagram at the time. “I wish I was with you right now. I wish I was with you. I don’t know how to live without you.”
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The “Joy” actress, 51, added that she wished her “love alone could have saved” her son.
“I’m so sorry my baby,” she continued. “Rest in Peace and Eternal Paradise my darling boy.”
The “Meet the Fockers” actor, 79, also paid tribute to his grandson in a statement to Page Six via his rep.
“I’m deeply distressed by the passing of my beloved grandson Leo,” Robert wrote last month. “We’re greatly appreciative of the condolences from everyone. We ask that we please be given privacy to grieve our loss of Leo.”
Leandro was buried on July 8.