Robert De Niro is supporting his daughter after she got here out as transgender … telling TMZ she has his full love and help.

The legendary actor tells us … “I cherished and supported Aaron as my son, and now I really like and help Airyn as my daughter.”

Robert provides … “I do not know what the massive deal is … I really like all my kids.”

As we reported … Airyn got here out as a transgender girl this week in an interview with Them — an internet LGBTQ+ media outlet — telling the world she’s “getting into this new id.”

Robert has 7 children … and Airyn was born Aaron together with her twin brother, Julian. Their mom is actress Toukie Smith.

Airyn additionally opened up about combating physique dysmorphia, a psychological well being situation the place somebody obsesses over flaws of their look.

She mentioned rising up, she was instructed she was “too huge, not skinny sufficient, not Black sufficient, not white sufficient, too female, not masculine sufficient” and provides, “It was by no means simply, ‘You’re excellent, simply the best way you might be.’”