{"id":12460,"date":"2025-05-02T01:37:46","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T01:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=12460"},"modified":"2025-05-02T01:37:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T01:37:46","slug":"robert-de-niro-breaks-his-silence-over-transgender-daughter-airyn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=12460","title":{"rendered":"Robert De Niro breaks his silence over transgender daughter Airyn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Robert De Niro<\/span>\u00a0shared support for his\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">transgender<\/span>\u00a0daughter\u00a0Airyn De Niro, a day after she\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">came out as a trans woman.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><div class=\"jjecn69f5eb3c360a2\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.jjecn69f5eb3c360a2 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.jjecn69f5eb3c360a2 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.jjecn69f5eb3c360a2 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.jjecn69f5eb3c360a2 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.jjecn69f5eb3c360a2 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The\u00a0Goodfellas star, 81, said he \u2018loves and supports\u2019 Airyn, 29, who is one of his seven children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018I loved and supported Aaron as my son, and now I love and support Airyn as my daughter,\u2019 the Oscar winner said in a statement to\u00a0TMZ\u00a0on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018I don\u2019t know what the big deal is \u2026 I love all my children,\u2019 the cinema icon added of Airyn, who began hormone therapy last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">De Niro shares Airyn and her twin brother Julian, 29, with actress Toukie Smith, 72. The pair dated from 1988 to 1996.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">His words of support come after Airyn did an extensive interview about her coming out journey to a prominent gay, lesbian and trans magazine.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-7a0d425e5dc1805\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/05\/01\/00\/97892401-14666355-image-a-52_1746057361439.jpg\" alt=\"Robert De Niro, 81, shared support for his transgender daughter Airyn De Niro, 29, a day after she came out as a trans woman; De Niro pictured in 2024 in NYC\" width=\"634\" height=\"851\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"viewGalleryText-NXaet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Robert De Niro, 81, shared support for his transgender daughter Airyn De Niro, 29, a day after she came out as a trans woman; De Niro pictured in 2024 in NYC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-d8142112246c1a83\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/05\/01\/01\/97892607-14666355-image-a-56_1746057789138.jpg\" alt=\"The Goodfellas star said he 'loves and supports' Airyn (pictured) who began hormone therapy last year\" width=\"634\" height=\"793\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"viewGalleryText-NXaet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The Goodfellas star said he \u2018loves and supports\u2019 Airyn (pictured) who began hormone therapy last year<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mol-fe-related-replace ccox\" data-track-module=\"related-replace\">\n<div class=\"related-replace-articles\">\n<div class=\"related-replace-info\">\n<div class=\"related-replace-count-wrap\">\n<div class=\"related-replace-count wocc\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Airyn discussed how she hopes to serve as a role model for queer women of color creating their own definition of beauty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She sat down with\u00a0Them contributor Ava Pauline Emilione at a cafe in Williamsburg, New York, to talk about everything from her favorite video game, to her new pink locks, to growing up as the daughter of one of the world\u2019s most famous actors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018Not only did they get information wrong about me\u2026They just sort of reminded me that people really don\u2019t know anything about me,\u2019 she began.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She also talked about her parents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018Obviously 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,\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018They have told me they wanted me to have as much of a normal childhood as possible.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She then addressed deciding to begin hormone therapy \/ transition in November 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018Trans women being honest and open, especially [in] public spaces like social media and getting to see them in their success\u2026 I\u2019m like, you know what? Maybe it\u2019s not too late for me,\u2019 she noted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018Maybe I can start.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">And there was a reason she wanted to address her gender identity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert De Niro\u00a0shared support for his\u00a0transgender\u00a0daughter\u00a0Airyn De Niro, a day after she\u00a0came out as a trans woman.\u00a0 The\u00a0Goodfellas star, 81, said he \u2018loves and supports\u2019 Airyn, 29, who is one of his seven children. \u2018I loved and supported Aaron as my son, and now I love and support Airyn as my daughter,\u2019 the Oscar winner&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12461,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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