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Woman says Al Pacino, 83, and Robert De Niro, 79, having children later in life is dangerous and selfish

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Published 20:30 1 Jun 2023 GMT+1

Woman says Al Pacino, 83, and Robert De Niro, 79, having children later in life is dangerous and selfish

Both Al Pacino, 83, and Robert De Niro, 79, have faced an intense backlash after becoming fathers later in life.

Katherine Sidnell

Katherine Sidnell

Featured Image Credit: Paul Froggatt / ZUMA Press Inc / Alamy Stock Photo

Topics: Celebrity, Parenting, TV And Film

Katherine Sidnell
Katherine Sidnell

Katherine is an entertainment journalist with a love of all things nerdy. Starting out writing Doctor Who fan fiction as a kid, she has gone on to interview the likes of Matt Damon, James May and Dua Lipa to name a few. Published in The Sun, The Daily Mail and Evening Standard - she now joins Ladbible as resident nerd in chief.

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A woman has blasted Al Pacino and Robert De Niro for having children later in life, labelling the actors ‘dangerous’ and ‘selfish’.

It’s after a spokesperson for the Scarface star confirmed that he was expecting his fourth child, with his 29-year-old girlfriend, Noor Alfallah.

Last month, De Niro came under fire for similar reasons after revealing that he was about to become a father for the seventh time.

The actor recently had his seventh child.
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The 79-year-old made the admission during an interview for his coming movie, About my Father, when the conversation understandably turned to parenting.

At the time, the Joker actor had been discussing discipline, saying: "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 you just have no choice.”

De Niro added: "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."

It was then that he corrected the interviewer when they said he had six children, telling them pointedly ‘seven actually’.

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"I just had a baby," he proudly said, although gave no other details about his little one.

Whilst most have welcomed the happy news, columnist Jaci Stephen has shared her concerns.

In the Daily Mail, she wrote: “…in contrast to the gushing celebrations from De Niro's celeb pals, I found the whole thing rather creepy – and not a little bit sad.”

Pacino set to welcome his fourth child at 83.
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She also hit out at Al Pacino for having a child 83, with 29-year old girlfriend, Noor Alfallah.

The actor has previously stated how much having an absent father affected him, telling Vanity Fair in 2014: “It’s the missing link, so to speak.”

He continued: “Having children has helped a lot. I consciously knew that I didn’t want to be like my dad. I wanted to be there. I have three children. I’m responsible to them. I’m a part of their life. When I’m not, it’s upsetting to me and to them.”

After those comment resurfaced, Pacino has come under fire as it is unlikely that he will not live to see his child into adulthood.

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In fact, the actor will be 101 by the time the baby turns 18.

“…the hard reality for geriatric dads like De Niro, and now Pacino, is that they'll barely live long enough to be remembered by their new babies,” pointedly wrote Stephen in response.

She added: “…no fortune, no matter how great, can yet help you live forever.”

Stephen went on to say: "It's also rather depressing – for it shines a light on a rather uncomfortable hypocrisy when it comes to the reception of women who become mothers in older age."

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