Robert De Niro confirmed continued assist for his transgender daughter Airyn, 29, in an interview with Leisure Tonight on Wednesday.
“As long as they’re not hurting themselves, doing anything that’s destructive or anything like that, you have to support them. Period,” the actor stated.
Airyn — who was born with the title Aaron — got here out as a trans girl in an interview with Them in April, and her well-known father gave her his instant assist.
“I loved and supported Aaron as my son, and now I love and support Airyn as my daughter. I don’t know what the big deal is,” De Niro advised The Put up in an announcement on the time.
“I love all my children,” he added.
De Niro, 81, shares Airyn along with his ex, mannequin Toukie Smith. They’re additionally mother and father to Airyn’s twin brother, Julian.
The “Goodfellas” star has 5 different youngsters. He shares daughter Drena, 57, and son Raphael, 48, with ex-wife Diahnne Abbott, son Elliot, 27, and daughter Helen, 13, with ex-wife Grace Hightower, and daughter Gia, 2, with girlfriend Tiffany Chen.
In her interview with Them, Airyn shared that Halle Bailey’s “The Little Mermaid” in 2023 had a big impact on her resolution to return out.
“I think a big part of [my transition] is also the influence Black women have had on me,” she defined. “I think stepping into this new identity, while also being more proud of my Blackness, makes me feel closer to them in some way.”
Airyn additionally shared that being a trans girl means “being honest and open, especially [in] public spaces like social media.”
Concerning her mother and pop, Airyn stated, “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; they have told me they wanted me to have as much of a normal childhood as possible.”
De Niro’s assist for Airyn wasn’t shocking contemplating his late father, painter Robert De Niro Sr., lived as an brazenly homosexual man after struggling along with his sexuality, which reportedly brought on the tip of his marriage.
The “Taxi Driver” actor saved his father’s legacy alive by showing in the HBO documentary “Remembering the Artist: Robert De Niro, Sr,” during which he learn his father’s diary entries aloud.
De Niro additionally obtained the GLAAD’s Excellence in Media Award in 2016 for his assist of the LGBTQ+ group.
