Robert DeNiro’s daughter claims son Leandro died from taking fentanyl-laced pills

Robert DeNiro’s 18-year-old grandson died after taking a fentanyl overdose, his mother claims.

The Oscar-winning actor’s heartbroken daughter, Drena DeNiro, 51, claimed on Instagram on Wednesday that someone sold her beloved son, Leandro, 18, tainted drugs, causing him to die last week.

“Someone sold him fentanyl-containing pills that they knew were laced, but sold them to him anyway,” Drena said.

She added, “To all these people who are still crazy about selling and buying this st, my son is gone forever,” she added.

The grieving mother made the comment in response to a commentator who asked her how her son had died.

Leandro’s shock death occurred Sunday when the teen’s lifeless body was found sitting in a chair next to white powder in a $950,000 one-bedroom apartment at the Cipriani Club Residences on Wall Street, New York.

His cause of death has not yet been confirmed.

Drena’s post garnered over 213 likes and many others shared their own grief at how their children and loved ones died from drugs, suicide and other devastations.

A mother wrote about her son dying the same way just before his 17th birthday.

“I’m so sorry for your loss. My heart breaks for him and your family. My incredible son was taken to us in October 2020 at the age of 16 by someone who gave him fentanyl in our own home and left him alone in the basement of our home,” she wrote.

“He would have turned 19 in December 2023. The pain will never go away and will at most ease. There are no words. I will pray for your family.’

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine. It is also a major contributor to fatal and nonfatal overdoses in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

On Tuesday, she described holding her son Leandro for the last time in a heartbreaking Instagram post shared the day after he died.

She wrote in the post that she would hold her son “for the last time” and said “my heart is broken forever.”

His mother — an American actress who was adopted by De Niro after the actor married her mother, Diahnne Abbott, in 1976 — announced his death on Monday, saying: “I wish only love could have saved you.”

She later added a close-up black-and-white photo of Leandro smiling as she thanked friends and family members who had been supportive after his unexpected death.

Drena, an American actress, was adopted by De Niro after the actor married her mother, Diahnne Abbott, in 1976. She announced her son’s death on Monday, saying: “I wish only love could have saved you.”

She later added a close-up black-and-white photo of Leandro smiling as she thanked friends and family members who had been supportive after his unexpected death.

Messages of love and support poured in from close friends and family after Leo’s tragic passing.

Victoria Gotti wrote, “Dreana, you gave SO much as a single parent, just like Leo. He knew who ‘his rock was!’ I love you and will miss my sweet ‘young BD’ beyond words. It STILL brings a smile to my mind the day I bought him his first red bike and he was tearing through the beautiful apartment! Much to your dismay! But he was so “special and loved” you couldn’t help it,” she wrote.

‘No child could wish for a better mother. Use those memories like Thanksgiving at my new home last year and channel them through your mind. As we both know (in your words) from one badass mom to another…..we rock! You were his rock my love. Never forget that. Ever. I love you. I am here for you and your family during such a difficult and difficult time!! And Leo will always be in my memory bank and forever on my mind. I love you, my sister!’