Robert De Niro with his daughter Drena and grandson Leandro (Instagram)
an alleged drug dealer known as ““Princess of Percocet” was arrested in connection with the alleged Death of Robert De Niro’s 19-year-old grandson from drug overdoseaccording to information from the New York Post.
Sofia Haley Marks20 years old, said to have sold drugs Leandro De Niro Rodriguez before being found dead at his home on July 2, police sources told the New Yorker newspaper.
She was arrested around 6pm Thursday during an undercover police operation New York Police Department, the Homeland Security and Drug Enforcement Administration, said the sources.
She was charged nationwide drug distribution He is expected to appear in federal court in Manhattan on Friday morning, according to New York Post sources.
An NYPD vehicle. United States (Portal/Shannon Stapleton/File)
The sudden death of Robert De Niro’s grandson shocked the entertainment world. The young man’s own mother, Drea De Niro, confirmed it was an overdose.
The actor’s daughter and his first wife, Diahnne Abbott, initially didn’t give details of what happened, but later revealed on social media that Leandro I took pills with fentanyl.
“Someone sold you Pills mixed with fentanyl that they knew they were mistaken and sold them anyway. So to all these people fucking buying and selling this shit my son is gone forever,” he wrote on his Instagram account.
Drena De Niro shared an emotional message reflecting on the first and last time she held her son in her arms. Photo: Instagram/Drena De Niro
For his part, Robert De Niro released in a statement: “That’s me I am deeply saddened by the passing of my beloved grandson Leo. We are very grateful for everyone’s condolences. We ask that we have privacy to mourn the loss of Leo.
Drena De Niro, 51, is the eldest of Robert De Niro’s seven children (who recently gave birth to his youngest child at 79). The actor adopted her when he married his mother, Diahnne Abbott, his first wife. Drena De Niro is also an actress and has appeared in roles on Joy, The Intern, and Mozart in the Jungle, among others.
Leandro has also been an actor, with roles in three projects his mother also starred in: 2005’s The Collection and 2018’s Cabaret Maxime and A Star Is Born. In the film with Bradley Cooper played Drena and Leandro, a mother and son, the wife and son of Dave Chappelle’s character.
(With information from AP)
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