A woman has been arrested in connection with the death of award-winning Hollywood actor Robert De Niro’s grandson, Leandro De Niro Rodriguez.
Police made the arrest after the 19-year-old was found dead inside an apartment on 2 July, of alleged overdose.
He had appeared in the 2018 film, “A Star is Born”, playing the son of Bradley Cooper’s best friend, George “Noodles” Stone, played by Dave Chappelle. Leandro also appeared in “Cabaret Maxime” in 2018.
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Leandro’s death is being investigated as an overdose. The teen was house-sitting, and both drugs and drug paraphernalia were found near his body.
The 20-year-old woman was arrested on Thursday, 13 July, in New York City by a joint NYPD and federal task force. They believe she sold drugs to Leandro before his death, which his mother blamed on fentanyl OD.
TMZ reported that the suspect is being processed, but it is unclear what charges she will be facing.