Robert De NiroandTiffany Chenhave a special bond.
Amid the recent news that the actor, 79, haswelcomed his seventh child, a source tells PEOPLE that the actor and Chen live together in Los Angeles, where De Niro “maintains a busy work schedule.”
“He wrappedWise Guysearlier this year,” the source says. “He was very focused and energetic during filming. Just so professional and skillful. Truly a master at acting.”
The insider adds that “Tiffany seemed supportive” and “visited the set” where her beau was working: “He seemed excited to have her around.”
Wise Guys, a mafia film in which De Niro plays dual roles, opens in theaters in 2024.
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Tiffany Chen; Robert De Niro.BACKGRID, Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty
An eyewitness at Giorgio Baldi — an L.A.-area eatery where the pair dined withBilly CrystalandHarvey Keitelin March — says the group “had a long weekday dinner” and stayed until near closing time at the restaurant.
“Robert and Tiffany sat next to each other. He is a regular at the restaurant and knew to order his favorites. They looked happy together,” the eyewitness tells PEOPLE.
“He was attentive and sweet to her,” they add of De Niro.
De Niro was first spotted with Chen, a martial-arts instructor, ina PDA-filled outingin August 2021, following his November 2018 split from ex-wifeGrace Hightower. He and Chen had met years prior when filming a movie together in 2015.
Robert De Niro.Karwai Tang/WireImage
However, hisAbout My FathercostarKim Cattrallsaid he welcomed his seventh child with girlfriend Chen.
At the film’s New York premiere on Tuesday, De Niro toldExtraof becoming a dad again, “I’m okay with it. I’m good with it.” Though, he added that it “never gets easier.”
De Niro has six children from previous relationships. TheOscarwinner 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. De Niro also shares son Elliot, 24, and daughter Helen Grace, 11, with Hightower.
source: people.com
