Robert De Niro’s daughter Drena has revealed what she believes induced her son Leandro De Niro Rodriguez’s death.
After an Instagram follower requested how the 19-year-old died, Drena claimed that her son was bought laced fentanyl.
“Someone sold him fentanyl laced pills that they knew were laced yet still sold them to him,” she wrote. “so for all these people still f—— around selling and buying this s—, my son is gone forever.”
The information about her younger son’s death grew to become public information on Sunday evening (Monday in Australia), after Drena made a put up in tribute to him, nonetheless no official stories of how his death got here to be have been revealed.
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The query concerning how he died nonetheless was posted on the unique assertion she’d launched after asserting the tragic information on the social media platform.
“It is with immeasurable shock and sadness that we say goodbye to our beloved son Leo,” the assertion posted on Monday learn.
“We thank you for the outpouring of love and support and ask that we are given privacy at this time to process this inconsolable grief.”
In a press release revealed to PEOPLE on Monday, a spokesperson for the NYPD’s Deputy Commissioner of Public Information shared that after being discovered unconscious and unresponsive, a male was pronounced deceased by EMS at a downtown New York City condo.
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Since asserting the information to social media, Drena has gone on to share many a heartwarming tribute to her son made by shut household and mates together with actress Debi Mazar and of course Leandro’s grandfather and beloved actor, Robert De Niro.
“I’m deeply distressed by the passing of my beloved grandson Leo,” the star informed PEOPLE.
“We’re greatly appreciative of the condolences from everyone. We ask that we please be given privacy to grieve our loss of Leo.”
Lenny Kravitz and Naomi Campbell had been amongst different stars who wrote feedback of assist.
Drena made positive to thank family and friends for his or her sweeping messages and assist in the course of the tough time.
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In a current put up, she expressed that the tributes and condolences have “held me up these last 24 hrs”.
“I can barely type through my tears but all the love , the messages, calls, texts, emails, the friends and family that held me up these last 24 hrs I’ve not been able to respond yet but we’re grateful for the all your love and condolences,” she wrote.
“None of this is right or fair and my heart hurts in a way I never knew possible while still breathing and barely functioning.”
She added: “You didn’t deserve to die like this but I can only believe that God needed a strong powerful angel in their army .
“I’m holding you each second of each second I’m my coronary heart and reminiscences till I’m with you once more . My coronary heart is damaged ceaselessly . Me daddy and your loved ones love you , I like I like you with each beat of my crying coronary heart.”
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