The Taxi Driver's grandson died aged 19 on July 2
actor, 79, was photographed arriving at the Frank E. Campbell funeral home on Manhattan's Upper East Side as he supported Drena and her ex-husband,Robert De Niro is 'deeply distressed' after his grandson Leandro's passing
Drena and Carlos put on a united front as they arrived hand-in-hand separately to De Niro, who tried to cover his face with a newspaper as he entered the funeral home. Following the wake, theYou may also like Both parents paid tribute to their son following the heartbreaking day. Drena – who was adopted by De Niro and his ex-wife Diahnne Abbott in 1976 – shared a photo of Leandro as a child holding a guitar alongside an emotional message."My darling we celebrate you today and always. Thank you to everyone for the help prayers and loving energy that is pulling us through this devastating time.Leandro's dad wrote: "If you knew him you would know.
"Leo loved to travel the world he was a seeker who on his own explored many countries to break bread with strangers and to delve into philosophical thinking about thing's beyond his age. He was also a young man with his own story and journey unknown to us and his friends, for it is at this age and time where a young heart seeks its place.
Earlier this week, Drena said that her son died after taking pills laced with fentanyl, a powerful opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine."Someone sold him fentanyl-laced pills that they knew were laced yet still sold them to him,""So for all these people still [expletive] around selling and buying this [expletive], my son is gone forever," she added.
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