Robert De Niro Responds to Daughter Coming Out as Transgender

Robert De Niro is supporting his daughter after she got here out as transgender … telling TMZ she has his full love and help.

The legendary actor tells us … “I cherished and supported Aaron as my son, and now I like and help Airyn as my daughter.”

Robert provides … “I do not know what the large deal is … I like all my youngsters.”

As we reported … Airyn got here out as a transgender lady this week in an interview with Them — a web-based LGBTQ+ media outlet — telling the world she’s “getting into this new identification.”

Robert has 7 children … and Airyn was born Aaron along with her twin brother, Julian. Their mom is actress Toukie Smith.

Airyn additionally opened up about combating physique dysmorphia, a psychological well being situation the place somebody obsesses over flaws of their look.

She stated rising up, she was advised she was “too massive, not skinny sufficient, not Black sufficient, not white sufficient, too female, not masculine sufficient” and provides, “It was by no means simply, ‘You’re good, simply the best way you might be.’”