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\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Robert De Niro<\/strong><\/a> is a father of seven!<\/p>\n The 79-year-old Oscar winner revealed the news in a new interview and Just Jared<\/strong> got confirmation from his rep as well.<\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n ET Canada<\/a> asked Robert <\/strong>about being a dad and he shared that he believes \u201cin being loving with [his] kids,\u201d but did say you have \u201cto be stern about stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n He continued, \u201cI mean, there\u2019s no way around it with kids. I don\u2019t 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\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n The interviewer then noted, \u201cI know you have six kids,\u201d and Robert <\/strong>added, \u201cSeven, actually.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI just had a baby,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Robert <\/strong>did not reveal the identity of his baby\u2019s mother, but he was last linked to New York City-based martial arts instructor Tiffany Chen<\/strong><\/a>, who he was photographed with back in July<\/a>. He split from his wife of 20 years<\/a>, Grace Hightower<\/strong><\/a>, in 2018.<\/p>\n Robert <\/strong>has two kids: Drena<\/strong>, 51, and Raphael<\/strong>, 46 with his ex wife Diahnne Abbott<\/strong> and two more kids with Grace<\/strong>: Elliot<\/strong>, 25, and Helen<\/strong>, 11. He is a dad to twins Aaron <\/strong>and Julian<\/strong>, 27, with former girlfriend, Toukie Smith<\/strong>. No word yet on the name of the new little one.<\/p>\n Congrats to Robert <\/strong>on the wonderful news!<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n