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The actor, 75, chatted with PEOPLE at the screening of the Yogi Berra documentaryIt Ain’t Overat the Hard Rock Hotel New York on Wednesday night, where he reacted to longtime friend and former costar De Niro, 79,welcoming his seventh child.
Noting that De Niro and girlfriendTiffany Chen"just love each other, and they want to do this together," he added, “I think it’s a beautiful thing. It’s wonderful.”
De Niro has six children from previous relationships. He and his first wife,Diahnne Abbott, are parents to daughter Drena, 51, and son Raphael, 46. In 1995, he welcomed twin sons Julian and Aaron, 27, with his former girlfriend, model and actress Toukie Smith. De Niro also shares son Elliot, 24, and daughter Helen Grace, 11, with his ex-wife,Grace Hightower.
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Earlier this week, De Niro revealed that he has seven kids when he was asked how his six children were doing in an interview withET Canada.
HisAbout My FathercostarKim Cattrallsaid he welcomed his seventh child with his rumored girlfriend Chen, however.
“God bless him, his significant other. Tiffany is such a beautiful woman,” Cattrall, 66, toldExtra. “She came to the set once with her family and watched filming, and she was gorgeous and sweet. I’m happy for both of them.”
De Niro also shared wisdom about being a good father in a conversation withAccess Hollywoodthis week.
“Sometimes I don’t think people really know what being a good father is, you know you have a responsibility, but it’s a mystery, it’s a lot of excitement but scary and you do your best,” he said.
For Crystal, working onIt Ain’t Overwas a passion project “because it’s important.”
“[Yogi’s granddaughter] Lindsey needed to make this movie, and got it done in the way that she did that everyone wanted to be there for this man,” he told PEOPLE. “All the people who were in that felt it was an honor.”
It Ain’t Overhits theaters on May 12.
source: people.com
