Hollywood legend Robert De Niro has welcomed his 7th child at the age of 79.
While the news was greeted with best wishes and enthusiasm from the actor’s fan base, not everyone appears to be on board with De Niro’s decision to have another child considering his age.
In a 9Honey column, Aussie TV host and presenter Shelly Horton blasted the actor and advised him to get a vasectomy as a Father’s Day present,
The Channel Nine host went on to slam “irresponsible” old men who choose to father children despite there being a high risk of those kids being forced to grow up without their fathers.
“It’s irresponsible to have children at that age, especially when you consider the child will undoubtedly grow up without a father for most of their life,” Horton said.
“While some may argue women shouldn’t have to sacrifice their desire to have children because their partner is older, they need to think about the long-term consequences of that decision.”
Doubling down on her rant, the presenter said it was difficult for single moms to raise children alone and that De Niro won’t be there to support his partner, who is believed to be 45 years old, physically and emotionally once he is gone.
“As parents age, they may also struggle with health issues that make it difficult for them to provide the care and attention young children require,” Horton, who is 50 years old, continued.
“I don’t think it’s responsible, at my age, to have more children. I’m going to be 70 years old, and they’ll be dealing with the things that people deal with at that age.”
The backlash comes shortly after De Niro made a shocking revelation that he just welcomed his seventh child when an ET Canada reporter asked him how it felt to be a father of six.
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