Wow… Robert De Niro Reveals His Father’s Homosexuality In a new documentary film Robert De Niro is producing on the life of his deceased father, the Oscar-winning actor reveals the secret that led to his parents’ split when he was only 3 years old. Via RadarOnline : Robert De Niro says his father was gay. The legendary actor makes the personal revelation in an upcoming documentary which he “felt obligated” to make about the late artist Robert De Niro Sr., who died 21 years ago after a bout with cancer. “It was my responsibility to make a documentary about him,” the Taxi Driver star tells OUT magazine, admitting a pang of regret over the wall of silence surrounding his patriarch. “I was not aware, much, of it. I wish we had spoken about it much more — my mother didn’t want to talk about things in general, and you’re not interested when you’re a certain age.” The Cape Fear star, whose parents split when he was just 3-years-old, said he figured his father probably had inner turmoil over his sexuality, due to the social climate of his day, “being from that generation, especially from a small town upstate.” Goes to prove that Black gay men are NOT the only ones down-low living ! It’s great that De Niro is working through his own issues with the information and telling his father’s story…but if that was something he wanted hidden in life, should it be revealed in death? Photo: YouTube
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Vintage DL: Robert De Niro Reveals That His Father Was Gay
