Robert De Niro has welcomed his seventh child, aged 79, the star revealed in a new interview.
However, rather than congratulate him, some Twitter users have criticised him, branding the legendary actor “irresponsible”.
Robert De Niro welcomes seventh baby
Legendary Hollywood actor Robert De Niro revealed recently that he has secretly welcomed his seventh child, aged 79. The Taxiactor revealed the news during an interview with ET Canada. During the interview, De Niro was asked what it’s like being the father of six children.
“Seven, actually. I just had a baby,” he then replied. However, he didn’t reveal the baby’s name or gender.
He then continued, saying he believes “in being loving with [his] kids,” despite sometimes having “to be stern about stuff”.
“I mean, there’s no way around it with kids. I don’t like to have to lay down the law and stuff like that,” he then said.
Robert De Niro criticised for having baby at 79
However, some people weren’t impressed with De Niro having another baby aged 79.
“Robert De Niro [had] a child who will spend most of his childhood fatherless. The celebrities are so selfish and cringe. It’s so odd to me that people look up to these people,” one Twitter user fumed.
“Love Robert De Niro but having a child at almost 80 years old is selfish and it’s wrong. He will be 92 years old when the kid graduates ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. I don’t care how good shape you are in time catches up. This kid will barely know dad,” another wrote.
“He’s 79 he’s unlikely to see his child reach adulthood. It’s irresponsible,” a third tweeted. “Robert De Niro at 79 is a father again, his 7th child. Imagine being this irresponsible,” another said.
Legendary actor branded ‘irresponsible’ and ‘selfish’
The angry tweets didn’t stop there though. “It is highly irresponsible for Robert De Niro to be siring children at age 79,” another wrote.
“Irresponsible,” another simply said upon hearing the news. “How’s Robert De Niro having his 7th child at the age of 79?” another said.
“Seems kinda unfair to the kid,” another wrote. “So he’ll be 97 when his child graduates high school. Real responsible parenting,” another said.
However, other users were more positive about the news. “Congrats,” one user wrote. “Impressive,” another said.
“Congratulations Robert De Niro,” a third wrote.
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