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ROME, ITALY: US actor Robert De Niro takes part at the inauguration of an exhibition showing paintings of his father Robert De Niro Senior, in an art gallery central Rome, 11 December 2004. The actor had missed a Rome meeting about the Tribeca festival in October, a day after angering officials in Milan by turning up late to an awards ceremony and failing to pick up a prize from the city. De Niro later said that "serious communications problems" led him to miss the appearances. AFP PHOTO / TIZIANA FABI (Photo credit should read TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images)

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