It’s often said that nothing brings two people together quite like a mutual enemy, and it’s safe to say Robert De Niro and Andrew Cuomo’s friendship has benefited from that. Even so, it seems as though the actor and the politician get on well outside of their shared disdain for Donald Trump, too.
For starters, while De Niro didn’t hold back on sharing his admiration for Cuomo in his interview with Stephen Colbert, the latter has been just as enthusiastic in his support for the actor. In fact, in 2021, he presented De Niro with a state award for leadership at the opening of that year’s Tribeca Film Festival. “He represents the best of New York. The talent, the strength, the resilience, the backbone, the values, the principles, the outspokenness. That is Robert De Niro: he is New York tough,” he said (via Forbes Breaking News).
Outside of professional mutual admiration, the two are also friendly socially. Exhibit A: Cuomo was one of the attendees at De Niro’s 2024 birthday celebrations. Granted, we aren’t sure if the two are still as close on a personal level in the wake of the findings that Cuomo had sexually harassed more than 10 employees. However, with the shady politician resurfacing at the pre-Tribeca Film Festival dinner, it’s clear De Niro hasn’t completely written him off.
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