Robert De Niro’s late grandson has been hailed as a “sweet wild boy” by his mother on the first anniversary of the teenager’s death. The 80-year-old ‘Raging Bull’ actor’s girl Drena De Niro, 52, was left broken when her 19-year-old son Leandro De Niro-Rodriguez was killed on 2 July, 2023, by an accidental drug overdose of substances including fentanyl, bromazolam, alprazolam, aminoclonazepam, ketamine and cocaine. Drena posted a series of never-before-seen photos of Leandro and one of his grave to mark a year since his shock passing, with the opening snap in her series of images on Instagram showing Leandro posing in a leather jacket and leather pants with his arms open wide.
She captioned the carousel of images: “I KNEW this kid was jacking my clothes behind my back!!! Journalism for the curious Australian across politics, business, culture and opinion. “Today we celebrated sweet wild boy Leo (black heart emoji)..
in your short time here you made the world a brighter place. “You are deeply loved like the sun loves the moon and the moon loves the sea. “Thank you to everyone of you who held me, @carlosmare and our family in your arms and hearts through the darkest days.
. I can only hope to pay it forward..
#cantspelllovewithoutleo (red heart, sea, sunshine, red heart, bat, white dove, dog, lion, three stars and four shooting star emojis) #bigmargiela #neonguts #rumi.” Among the pictures shared by Drena was a snap of a set of lines from a poem about the .