Robert De Niro's daughter shares birthday message for son 1 month after his death: 'Hope you are at peace'

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Drena De Niro, Robert De Niro’s daughter, wrote a birthday post for her son on what would have been his 20th birthday Friday a little more than a month after his death from a drug overdose. "You would have been 20 yrs old today," his mother captioned an Instagram post alongside photos of Leandro De Niro Rodriguez, 19, growing up. "Thank you for the happiest and most profound 2 decades of my life ,little angel." She added, "I hope you are at peace and your spirit is filled with joy today and always." Leandro De Niro Rodriguez’s July 2 death was ruled an overdose due to the "toxic effects of fentanyl, bromazolam, alprazolam, 7-aminoclonazepam, ketamine, and cocaine," the medical examiner said this week.

His manner of death was ruled an accident. Sofia Haley Marks, 20, who allegedly sold him drugs before he died, was arrested last month in connection with his death.

Earlier this week, Drena condemned the "vicious, inaccurate" theories that people on social media have spread about her son’s death. "Since the circumstances of my son's death have taken on a narrative and life of its own, driven by vicious, inaccurate hypotheses and conjecture by way of trolling and randoms who have nothing better to do than spread vitriol and pain to people who are already managing more than their share of heartache….

I will say what I can about this," she wrote on Instagram. She also asked for compassion for Leandro. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Drena (@drenadeniro) "I see that many people feel it's necessary to place the blame on my son for using the drugs, to me as his mother for being hurt, shocked and angry at the sudden loss of my only child and even on his grandfather, whom many seem to think possesses a direct.