Robert De Niro and Tiffany Chen.Photo:BACKGRID USA
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Robert De NiroandTiffany Chenwere among the attendees on Monday at the star-studded 16th annual Chanel Tribeca Artists Dinner in New York City.
Photos showed the Hollywood heavyweightactor, 79, donned a sleek black suit jacket and dark green polo shirt for the event. He paired his jacket with matching trousers. Chen, 45 — a martial arts instructor — wore a cream-colored knit pullover on top of a scoop-neck brown dress. She carried a yellow purse and shielded her eyes from the flash photography with dark sunglasses.
The glitzy event proved to be a veritable who’s who of the business, attracting luminaries such as Academy Award winner Brendan Fraser andLove Hardactress Nina Dobrev. De Niro was among the crème de la crème of the entertainment industry, hosting the event alongsideMeet the Fockersproducer Jane Rosenthal (The two co-founded the festival in 2002 with investor Craig Hatkoff).
Robert De Niro and Tiffany Chen.Lexie Moreland/WWD via Getty
Lexie Moreland/WWD via Getty
The dinner served as a night out for the new parents, a small reprieve among the looming responsibilities of parenthood.
During a candid conversation withAccess Hollywoodin May about his latest film,About My Father, De Niro imparted his wisdom on what it means to be a remarkable father.
“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,” he said. It’s a lot of excitement but scary and you do your best.”
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Robert De Niro and Tiffany Chen.ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images
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He spoke about his new addition with Gayle King onCBS Morningsnot long after, with King saying that the couple is “over the moon” about the newest member of the family.
The two-time Oscar winner has six elder children from previous relationships. De Niro 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. He also shares son Elliot, 24, and daughter Helen, 11, with ex-wife Grace Hightower.
De Niro was first spotted with Chen in August 2021, following his November 2018 split from Hightower. The pair had met years prior when filming a movie together in 2015.
Chen had a role in De Niro’s filmThe Intern, in which he starred as widower Ben.
source: people.com
