Robert De Niro’s grandson died from a ‘toxic’ combination of illegal drugs, including fentanyl and cocaine, and his death is being ruled accidental, a medical examiner says
- Leandro De Niro died of an accidental overdose last month at the age of 19
- Leandro’s mother, Drena De Niro, 51, was adopted by the famous actor when he married her mother in 1976
Robert De Niro’s grandson Leandro De Niro Rodriguez died of a “toxic” combination of illegal drugs, according to a New York City Medical Examiner.
Autopsy results of the 19-year-old were shared with the New York After On Tuesday, he revealed that the young man had fentanyl, bromazolam, alprazolam, 7-aminoclonazepam, ketamine and cocaine in his system when he died.
The medical examiners ruled the death an “accident.”
Last month, a woman was arrested in connection with death by overdose for allegedly selling him fentanyl-laced pills.
Leandro’s mom shared this photo of her son mourning ‘my beautiful sweet angel’ on Instagram last month
Robert De Niro (right) pictured next to late grandson Leandro De Niro Rodriguez (left) and Drena De Niro (center)
Law enforcement sources said Leandro was found dead early last month, sitting in a chair in his apartment.
A friend found him after not hearing from him for a few days.
Texts between Leandro and 20-year-old Sophia Marks have been discovered, according to a criminal indictment, in which the two discuss purchasing counterfeit oxycodone and Xanax in the days before his detah.
Following his unexpected passing, his mega-star grandfather, De Niro, 79, issued a statement in response to the tragic news.
“I am deeply saddened by the passing of my beloved grandson Leo. We are extremely grateful for everyone’s condolences. We ask that we please be given privacy to mourn the loss of Leo,” he told Page Six at the time.
Leandro’s mother, Drena De Niro, 51, wrote in a tribute to her only child, “You have been my joy, my heart and everything that was ever pure and real in my life. I wish I was with you now. I wish I was with you. I don’t know how to live without you.’
De Niro adopted Drena in 1976 when he married her mother, Diahnne Abbott. The couple divorced in 1988 after welcoming another child.
The Oscar winner has five other children, including a baby girl named Gia whom he welcomes in April with girlfriend Tiffany Chen, 43, with whom he has been linked since the summer of 2021.
Leo as a baby in photos of him wearing a ‘Pee all you can Pee’ Pee-wee Herman shirt
The teen’s lifeless body was found sitting in a chair in a $950,000 one-bedroom apartment at the Cipriani Club Residences on Wall Street
Leandro was found unconscious in a $1 million home with a white powdery substance on a plate near his body, police told DailyMail.com.
He lived alone in the luxurious sixth-floor apartment, renting the unit for less than a year, he said. The apartment is located in the same stone building as Cipriani, a luxury event venue.
His mother and father, famed graffiti artist Carlos Rodriguez, shared a statement at the time: “It is with immeasurable shock and sadness that we say goodbye to our beloved son Leo. We thank you for the outpouring of love and support and ask that we be given privacy this time to process this inconsolable grief.”