Airyn De Niro and twin brother Julian were born to the Oscar-winning actor and then-girlfriend Toukie Smith in 1995. Her parents helped her keep a low profile growing up, she said. Recent tabloid reports about her feminine appearance forced her into the public eye.

When Robert De Niro and actor and restauranteur Toukie Smith were raising their twins, they tried to keep them out of the spotlight as much as possible. But on March 19, one of those now 29-year-old twins — Airyn De Niro — was unknowingly captured in a paparazzi photo with long,