Robert De Niro is giving Al Pacino kudos.
Earlier this week, Pacino’s rep confirmed the news that the 83-year-old “The Godfather” star is expecting a new baby with 29-year-old girlfriend Noor Alfallah.
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Speaking to People at the press junket for the upcoming Tribeca Film Festival, De Niro reacted to his longtime friend’s big news.
“What a guy,” the actor said. “Go Al, God bless him.”
Pacino already shares 33-year-old daughter Julie Marie with ex-girlfriend Jan Tarrant, and 22-year-old twins Anton and Olivia with ex Beverly D’Angelo.
Earlier this month, De Niro revealed that he had recently welcomed a new baby himself, with girlfriend Tiffany Chen. The child is De Niro’s seventh.
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He revealed the news in an interview with ET Canada, correcting Brittnee Blair when she asked about his six children.
“Seven, actually,” he said. “I just had a baby.”
De Niro said of having to sometimes be a stern parent, “I mean, there’s no way around it with kids. I don’t like to have to lay down the law and stuff like that. But, [sometimes] you just have no choice. And any parent, I think, would say the same thing. You always want to do the right thing by the children and give them the benefit of the doubt but sometimes you can’t.”
