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Family and Friends Mourn Sudden Loss of Robert De Niro's Grandson Leandro

  • Leandro De Niro-Rodriguez, the 19-year-old grandson of Robert De Niro, died unexpectedly earlier this week.
  • Leandro's body was found in his apartment in Lower Manhattan, and his mother alleges that he unknowingly took fentanyl-laced pills.
  • A funeral service for Leandro was held in Manhattan, attended by Robert De Niro, Leandro's parents, friends like Christopher Walken and Harvey Keitel, and Leandro's 3-month-old half-sister.
  • After the funeral service, Leandro was laid to rest in a cemetery in Valhalla, New York, where Robert De Niro and Drena De Niro also have a family mausoleum.
  • The cause of Leandro's death is still being investigated, but his family believes it was due to fentanyl that had been added to counterfeit prescription pills.
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