Leandro De Niro Rodriguez, grandson of actorRobert De Niro, has died.
He was 19 years old.
We ask that we kindly be given privacy to grieve our loss of Leo."
Drena De Niro and her son Leandro De Niro Rodriguez.Drena De Niro Instagram
No further details are available at this time.
Drena initially shared the news of her son’s death on social media on Sunday.
“My beautiful sweet angel,” she wrote at the time.
“I have loved you beyond words or description from the moment I felt you in my belly.
You have been my joy my heart and all that was ever pure and real in my life.”
“I wish I was with you right now,” Drena continued.
“I wish I was with you.
You were so deeply loved and appreciated and I wish that love alone could have saved you.”
She also tagged Carlos “Mare” Rodriguez, the father of Leandro, in her post.
“I’m so sorry my baby,” she concluded.
“I’m so sorry @carlosmare.
Rest in Peace and Eternal Paradise my darling boy.”
Leandro De Niro Rodriguez was one of Robert De Niro’s four grandchildren and the only son of Drena.
De Niro’s other grandchildren are all the children of his son, Raphael.
This article has been updated with statements from Robert De Niro and Drena De Niro.
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