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Robert De Niro Shares ‘Love and Support’ for Daughter Airyn as She Embraces Trans Identity

Robert De Niro showed his “love and support” for his daughter Airyn De Niro, who recently opened up about her identity publicly.

In profile with Them published on Tuesday, the actor’s daughter with model Toukie Smith discussed embracing her identity and the impact Black women have had throughout her journey. Earlier this year, tabloids jumped on a paparazzi photo of Airyn visiting her dad at the Greenwich Hotel, with headlines calling her “ Robert De Niro ’s nepo baby son” and questioning Airyn’s pink locs and feminine outfit. None of the outlets, Airyn pointed out, reached out to her before the stories were published — part of the reason she decided to speak about her identity publicly.

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