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Robert De Niro and his girlfriend Tiffany Chen put on an affectionate display when they arrived at the premiere of his new comedy Focker-in-Law in New York City on Wednesday night.
The 83-year-old acting legend stayed close to his much-younger love – who, at 47, is 36 years his junior – and they held hands while walking the red carpet.
The outing comes just a week after De Niro's former partner Toukie Smith, whom he dated from 1988 to 1996 and shared two children with, died at 74.
De Niro is returning after 16 years for the fourth film in the Focker series, following Meet the Parents, Meet the Fockers and Little Fockers.
Many of his costars, including Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Blythe Danner and Teri Polo, are also returning, while newcomers Ariana Grande, Skyler Gisondo and Beanie Feldstein have joined the sequel.
The two-time Oscar winner reprises his role as retired CIA agent Jack Byrnes, the father-in-law of Greg Focker (Stiller), whose son Henry (Gisondo) is looking to propose to his girlfriend, Olivia (Grande).
Robert De Niro and his girlfriend Tiffany Chen put on an affectionate display when they arrived at the premiere of his new comedy Focker-in-Law in New York City on Wednesday night
De Niro is returning after 16 years for the fourth film in the Focker series, following Meet the Parents, Meet the Fockers and Little Fockers. He reprises his role as retired CIA agent Jack Byrnes, father-in-law of Greg Focker (Ben Stiller), whose son Henry (Skyler Gisondo) plans to propose to his girlfriend, Olivia (Ariana Grande)
But Jack's suspicions about Olivia, an FBI hostage negotiator, lead him to think she wouldn't be suitable to marry his grandson
But Jack's suspicions about Olivia, an FBI hostage negotiator, lead him to think she wouldn't be suitable to marry his grandson.
De Niro looked casual and relaxed at the premiere in a charcoal mock turtleneck with a black sport coat, brown corduroy pants and black moccasin-style loafers.
His girlfriend, with whom he welcomed his seventh child in 2023 when he was 79, looked festive in a blue patterned off-the-shoulder dress decorated with diamonds.
Chen's flowing dress was cinched around her waist, and she layered it with a charcoal shrug.
The martial arts expert completed her look with black rhinestone-covered heels, and she accessorized with gold ring earrings, a gold necklace decorated with jeweled pendants and a large black-and-white checker-print tweed bag.
Missing from the premiere was their three-year-old daughter Gia, whom they welcomed in April 2023.
The little girl was the first child for Chen but the seventh for De Niro, who became one of the oldest recorded fathers in the world with her birth.
In addition to his youngest, he shares daughter Drena, 55, and son Raphael, 50, with his first wife, Diahnne Abbott.
The 83-year-old acting legend stayed close to his much-younger love – who, at 47, is 36 years his junior – and they held hands while walking the red carpet
De Niro looked casual and relaxed at the premiere in a charcoal mock turtleneck with a black sport coat, brown corduroy pants and black moccasin-style loafers
His girlfriend, with whom he welcomed his seventh child in 2023 when he was 79, looked festive in a blue patterned off-the-shoulder dress decorated with diamonds. Chen's flowing dress was cinched around her waist, and she layered it with a charcoal shrug
He also has 31-year-old twins Julian and Airyn, whom he shared with his model and actress girlfriend Toukie Smith, who died on November 4 at 74.
De Niro and his second ex-wife, Grace Hightower, are also parents to son Elliot, 28, and daughter Helen Grace, 14.
The seeds of the Raging Bull star's current relationship were set back in 2015, when he met Chen on the set of his 2015 comedy The Intern, in which she played a Tai Chi instructor.
However, it wasn't until 2021 that De Niro was linked to Chen, who is a real-life Tai Chi and martial arts expert, when they were spotted kissing during a trip to the South of France.
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