After 20 Years Of Married Life, Robert De Niro Has Confirmed Some Very S.ad News

[Music] after 20 years of married life Robert De Niro has confirmed some very sad news more than 30 years after Robert De Niro first encountered grace Hightower at a restaurant in London rumors again swirled about the couple's relationship status at the end of November 2018 the two-time Oscar winner spoke out and confirmed some of the whispers about his marriage New York City native Robert De Niro made his first foray into acting as a ten-year-old he played the Cowardly Lion in his school's version of The Wizard of Oz and De Niro found it to be a great way to counter his natural shyness from there De Niro became greatly enamored with the world of movies which likely spurred him to drop out of school at the age of 16 and study acting for years later he landed his first film role in 1973 he first worked with director Martin Scorsese it was a significant collaboration that would prove to be the first of many throughout De Niro's career but De Niro's big break would come the following year when he starred as the young Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part 2 directed by Francis Ford Coppola the actor learned to speak a number of Sicilian dialects for the role and delivered the majority of his lines in the language for his monumental efforts to accurately portray the mob boss De Niro was handsomely rewarded he earned an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1975 next came a string of Scorsese led films that led to even more acclaim for De Niro in 1976 De Niro starred in Scorsese's taxi driver portraying a Vietnam War veteran who begins to lose his mind behind the wheel of his cab the role earned him an Oscar nomination and gave the world the signature line with which De Niro would be associated for the rest of his career you talkin to me in 1980 De Niro headlined another Scorsese flick called Raging Bull which told the tale of Italian American boxer Jake LaMotta De Niro learned to box and gain 60 pounds to accurately portray the fighter and once again he received an Academy Award this time it was the coveted Best Actor Award he scooped in recognition of his incredible efforts in performance of course these films reflect only the first few years of De Niro's career by the mid-1980s he feared he might have pigeon-holed himself into mafia related roles so he branched out into other areas including comedies and dramas needless to say he found success there too for example De Niro satirized his earlier roles by playing a gangster in need of therapy from a psychiatrist portrayed by Billy Crystal in the 1999 comedy analyzed this the next year De Niro starred as a tough to please dad and Meet the Parents a hit flick that raked in more than 330 million dollars worldwide as of now there's no way to define De Niro's career by a particular genre he has starred in mob flicks thrillers comedies crime epics musicals and more he has earned seven Academy Award nominations the most recent one for the 2013 movie silver linings playbook for a large part of his career De Niro has had one woman by his side grace Hightower hadn't climbed the ranks in Hollywood like De Niro had instead she set her sights on traveling the world and she happened to meet the actor in the process Hightower had spent her life working odd jobs to support her family who had little money eventually though she picked up a job as a flight attendant for Transworld airlines seeing it as an opportunity to explore places beyond her mississippi home town eventually Hightower moved to Paris then on to London she held two jobs while living in the English capital she was both a mutual fund trader and a restaurant employee in 1987 she worked at a posh Chinese restaurant called mr. Chau and it was there that she met De Niro at that point of course De Niro had already won two Oscars and had starred in a multitude of films but Hightower admitted to journalist Katie Couric in 2013 that she had no idea who he was that night until her co-workers let her know he was a famous actor although they flirted that night serious sparks didn't fly between the pair right away although De Niro did divorce Diane Abbott his first wife and mother of his two children the year after he met Hightower rather than embarking on a serious relationship with the Londoner though he began dating restaurateurs and model Tookie Smith instead De Niro and Smith went on to have twin sons named Aaron and Julian but their relationship didn't last after their split though De Niro began a serious relationship with Hightower and the duo got married ten years after they had first met at mr. Chau actors Joe Pesci and Harvey Keitel were among the eleven people invited to De Niro and Hightower's nuptials at the pair's home in Marble town New York if the guests showered the newlyweds with their best wishes there were congratulations all around a source told People magazine shortly after the wedding took place less than a year after their nuptials De Niro and Hightower had more exciting news to share they were expecting their first child together their son Elliot but their bliss wouldn't last long as DeNiro filed for divorce from Hightower in August 1999 a mere two years after their wedding according to People magazine a friend of De Niro's had said of the split Bobbi was just not working hard enough at his marriage to grace the couple did however succeed in co-parenting their son until 2001 when they fell into a tough custody battle at that time Hightower had alleged that her partner had been unfaithful and that he used narcotics and abused alcohol DeNiro denied her claims while adding one of his own he said his estranged wife had a fiery temper surprisingly though these harsh allegations didn't hit the couple against one another for good instead rather than following through with their divorce DeNiro and Hightower renewed their wedding vows in 2004 this time famous faces including Ben Stiller Meryl Streep and Martin Scorsese looked on as they said I do in fact DeNiro and Hightower brought in two judges to officiate the ceremony in which they read 'vote adair lives to one another at the time De Niro joked about the setup they can make sure this one sticks he said and it did seem as though this time DeNiro and Hightower were on a better path seven years after their vows renewal they had their second child together with the aid of a surrogate their daughter Helen was born in 2011 three years later De Niro told People magazine that he enjoyed the triumphs and occasional tribulations of fatherhood sometimes you're the last person they want to deal with it's like when you walk your kids to school and they get older and they don't want to hold your hand he said but having his youngest daughter Helen as well as children who had grown older and presumably more appreciative of him again motivated DeNiro to say it's good stuff now in fact DeNiro also said he hoped all of his children would stay in New York City and live nearby aside from moments of vulnerability like the aforementioned conversations about his children DeNiro and Hightower for that matter kept most of the details of their relationship private eventually though came a rumor they couldn't ignore DeNiro and Hightower attended the 72nd annual Tony Awards together a ceremony that took place on June 10 2018 after that the pair weren't spotted in public together even though DeNiro continued attending public events he'd normally attend with his wife according to celebrity news website page six in November 2018 someone close to DeNiro and Hightower revealed they are not living together at this time another person added dinero and grace are breaking up he's been at a few things since the very end of the summer without her and rumor has it they are done the gossip about De Niro and Hightower's separation continued to circulate in tabloids and celebrity news magazines so one week after page six published the unconfirmed news the two-time Oscar winner released a response to the rumors de niro who typically kept mum about his life behind the cameras confirmed the rumors about his and Hightower's separation in a statement to CNN he began by saying grace and I have two beautiful children together De Niro then revealed we are entering a period of transition in our relationship which is a difficult but constructive process he concluded by Loudon Hightower's role in the lives of their children and making a request of the public who heard the family's news I honor grace as a wonderful mother and ask for privacy and respect from all as we proceed to develop our roles as partners in parenting DeNiro wrote although the actor offered no explanation as to why the couple's relationship was ending some theories developed after the news broke some fans assumed the split happened because the couple had opposing political opinions according to website Sputnik news Hightower was a supporter of President Donald Trump while DeNiro regularly disagreed with the commander-in-chief's actions alternatively a source told Life & Style magazine that the source of discord between De Niro and Hightower was financed the unknown insider claimed she was spending his money like there was an endless supply bobby's definitely made some movies just to pay the bills the same source opined that a separation would cost money up front but De Niro would improve his financial standing eventually it might cost him a pretty penny now but a divorce may actually leave Bobby with a retirement fund they concluded however Hightower reportedly has financial stability thanks to artistic and entrepreneurial ventures of her own for one high tower had small acting roles in critically acclaimed movies including precious and The Paperboy high tower also Helms her own nonprofit organization which sources environmentally friendly fair trade coffee from Rwanda reportedly all of her efforts have armed her with a 16 million dollars net worth separate from her husband's money De Niro's bank account does have quite a bit more padding than his estranged wife's he is reportedly worth 300 million dollars after all he has his film career as well as real estate investments and business ventures including the Tribeca film studios and festival restaurants Nobu and Tribeca grill and the Greenwich Hotel perhaps De Niro's financial assets take some credence from the rumor that Hightower's spending pushed him away in fact according to page six Hightower was blindsided by the separation as of a few weeks ago everything seemed fine the source added considering how private De Niro and Hightower have always been it seems unlikely the public will get an explanation as to exactly why they're separating without any formal objections to the proceedings the former couple could have a divorce in New York State in as little as six weeks share and subscribe star news 24 24 thank you for watching video

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Published: Tue Jan 08 2019