Is robert de niro gay
Robert De Niro is opening up publicly about his overdue father's struggles with his sexual orientation.
In a modern article for Out magazine titled "Robert De Niro: Me and My Lgbtq+ Dad," the 70-year-old Oscar-winning actor says his famous painter father was conflicted over his homosexuality.
"I wish we had spoken about it much more. My mother didn't desire to talk about things in general, and you're not interested when you're a certain age," De Niro told the magazine.
De Niro's parents, who were both Brand-new York artists, divorced when he was a toddler and he was raised mostly by his mother in Manhattan. De Niro's father, an abstract expressionist painter, struggled in the 1960s with the rise of more modern artists like Andy Warhol, and at one point found himself homeless on the streets of Paris.
The "Grudge Match" star and Tribeca Film Festival co-founder serves as the narrator of the new documentary, "Remembering the Artist: Robert De Niro Sr.," which attempts to shine a modern light on the painter's work.
In the film, De Niro reads journal entries written by his late dad, who died from cancer in 1993 at 71. In some of the passages, De Niro Sr. describes entity gay as a sort of
Robert De Niro About his lgbtq+ son
Robert De Niro has spoken about his homosexual son’s experience of Trump’s America in a new interview.
The iconic actor revealed the two confer his child’s ‘worries’ about being treated a certain way in the current political climate
Speaking to The Guardian, De Niro said: ‘Yeah, I worry, and one of my kids is male lover, and he worries about being treated a certain way. We talk about it.’
Double Oscar winner De Niro has starred in films like Taxi Driver and The Godfather.
‘He just got worse’
De Niro did not clarify which of his four sons is gay. He has six mixed-race children, including two daughters, in total.
The iconic actor has previously revealed his late father, Robert De Niro Sr., was gay. He revealed in the 2014 documentary Remembering the Artist: Robert De Niro, Sr that he never discussed his father’s sexuality with him.
He said in the film: ‘Obviously, I realize now that it was tough for him.’
The celebrity furthermore continued: ‘He had a lot of classic conflicts about all of that. … I’m his son,
Robert De Niro to be honored at 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York
New York, NY – GLAAD, the world’s womxn loving womxn, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, announced today it will honor Academy Award-winning actor Robert De Niro at the 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York at the Waldorf Astoria New York on May 14, 2016.
The 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards are presented by Delta Air Lines, Hilton, Ketel One Vodka, and Wells Fargo. The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of the LGBT community and the issues that affect their lives. The GLAAD Media Awards also fund GLAAD's work to amplify stories from the LGBT community and issues that build support for equality and acceptance.
De Niro will obtain GLAAD's Excellence in Media Award, which is presented to media professionals who have made a significant difference in promoting equality and acceptance. Previous Excellence in Media Award honorees include Kelly Ripa, Russell Simmons, Tyra Banks, Judy Shepard, Julianne Moore, Glenn Close, Barbara Walters, Bob and Harvey Weinstein, Diane Sawyer, and Vaness
Robert De Niro embraces daughter's transition with 'love and support'
Robert De Niro is sharing his support for his daughter Airyn De Niro, who opened up about her transition and growing up with renowned parents.
In a statement to "Good Morning America," De Niro said, "I loved and supported Aaron as my son, and now I love and back Airyn as my daughter."
He added, "I don't realize what the big deal is... I love all my children."
Airyn De Niro, whose mother is actress and model Toukie Smith, opened up to Them in an interview published Tuesday, saying she was "grateful" for her parents' attempts at normalcy in her youth.
"Obviously no parent is perfect, but I am grateful that both my parents agreed to keep me out of the limelight. They wanted it very private," she said. "They have told me they wanted me to have as much of a normal childhood as possible."
"There's a difference between being visible and being seen," she continued. "I've been visible. I don't think I've been seen yet."
The actress also touched on feeling enjoy an outsider during her youth due to bein