DE NIRO’S WAR OVER DENAROS ZAPS LOVE LIFE
Won’t wed until ex-wife lets go of his wallet
MOVIE mobster Robert De Niro has put a hold on getting hitched to love Tiffany Chen while he wars over money with ex-wife Grace Hightower and his fed-up galpal is ready to walk, say sources.
The 78-year-old Godfather legend has shelled out millions to Grace since their December 2018 divorce, but they’re still squabbling — and that’s thrown his romance with the 63-year-old New
York martial arts teacher for a loop, pals squeal!
“Tiffany’s patience is running out,” dishes an insider. “She’s ready to walk because he’s got a ton of baggage.”
But a source insists, “Bob’s stuck between a rock and a hard place. Grace is still giving him grief and he groans that she’s all about money and her spending is outrageous.”
Last year, a judge ordered the Goodfellas star to pay Grace $1 million a year, per
their prenup, while the Raging Bull actor claimed he was “working at an unsustainable pace” in order to support his ex and pay off his back taxes.
“He feels he’s being bled dry and worked to death,” blabs the source. “And co-parenting is no walk in the park either.”
The former couple share raising daughter
Helen, 10, and also have son Elliot, 24.
“De Niro’s always stressing over things and wants the lid closed on that chapter before he marries Tiffany. She’s a great girl, but he’s still on the ledge and blaming his ex,” dishes the insider.
Meanwhile, Tiffany “doesn’t understand why he doesn’t give Grace what she wants. For a guy who claimed to be broke, he seems to be doing okay.”
The big-screen gangster spoils Tiffany with vacations to Europe and shopping sprees, according to sources who note the star took his squeeze and his daughter to Ibiza over the Fourth of July.
“If he stopped fighting his ex, it would pave the way for them to marry,” says the source. “Tiffany doesn’t get it, but his friends who’ve known him all his life do. He’s stubborn and proud.”