Robert De Niro announced this week that he recently welcomed a baby.
The Godfather actor was asked out by a reporter ET Canada what it was like to be a father of six children.
Then he said he had not six, but seven children, and then shared that he had recently welcomed a new child into his life. He did not share the baby’s name or gender.
“I just had a baby,” he said.
The 79-year-old Oscar-winning actor has not revealed the identity of his baby’s mother, but he was most recently linked to martial arts instructor Tiffany Chen. They were photographed holding hands in July 2022.
His representative confirmed to DailyMail.com that De Niro was not at fault and that he does indeed have seven children.
New kid in his life: Robert De Niro shocked fans on Monday when he announced he had recently welcomed a baby. The Godfather actor was asked by an ET Canada reporter what it was like to be a father of six. Then he said that he had not six, but seven children. Seen May 6 in Chicago
His lover: Robert seen with martial arts trainer Tiffany in July 2022 in Formentera, Spain
The interview took place this week as he promoted his new movie About My Father.
ET Canada asked Robert what it’s like to be a father and he shared that he believes ‘in loving with’ [his] children’, but did say that you have to be ‘strict about things’.
He continued, “I mean, you can’t get around it with kids. I don’t like having to lay down the law and things like that. But, [sometimes] you just have no choice.
And any parent, I think, would say the same thing. You always want to do the right thing for the kids and give them the benefit of the doubt, but sometimes it doesn’t work out.’
The interviewer then said, “I know you have six children,” and Robert added, “Seven, actually.”
He then dropped his bombshell: “I just had a baby.”
He divorced his wife of 20 years, Grace Hightower, in 2018.
Robert has two children: Drena, 51, and Raphael, 46 with his ex-wife Diahnne Abbott.
And he has two more children with Grace: Elliot, 25, and Helen, 11.
He is a father to twins Aaron and Julian, 27, with ex-girlfriend, Toukie Smith.
His divorce from Hightower has been highly controversial.
The ex-spouses have been embroiled in a battle since December 2018.
In April, a judge ruled that his ex-wife, 66, should receive $1 million annually and that the couple will split the proceeds after selling their $20 million home.
His eldest daughter: Robert has two children: Drena, 51 (pictured with Robert in 2022), and Raphael, 46 with his ex-wife Diahnne Abbott
His eldest son: Here he is seen with Raphael De Niro in New York in 2013
His son Elliot: De Niro with his son Elliot, who is now 24, in France in 2011
Robert and Grace married in 1997, separated in 1999, then got back together and renewed their vows in 2004 before filing for divorce in 2018.
Initially, the couple fought over custody of their child, but now the arguments are about money and property.
Hightower’s average monthly spending was $215,000 per month on credit cards and $160,000 in cash. De Niro’s attorney, Caroline Krauss, claims the financial strain means the actor is running out of money.
Split: It comes in the middle of Robert’s torturous divorce battle with ex-wife Grace (pictured in 2017). The ex-spouses have been embroiled in a divorce battle since December 2018
She said the coronavirus pandemic has caused work projects to dry up for the Hollywood star.
Months earlier, De Niro earned $5 million for acting in Martin Scorsese’s hit gangster movie, The Irishman. He also received “tens of millions of dollars” through a federal coronavirus relief program.
Hightower claims De Niro is worth $500 million, but his attorney Caroline Krauss says his estranged wife’s extravagant lifestyle only makes things worse.