Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo DiCaprio Testifies in Money-Laundering Case of Fugees Rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel
Leonardo DiCaprio testified in federal court Monday morning as part of a trial involving international money laundering, bribery and a prominent rap artist. Prakazrel “Pras” Michel — a founding member of 1990s hip-hop group The Fugees — is accused of funneling money from a fugitive Malaysian financier through straw donors to Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection […]
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Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Will Have World Premiere in Cannes
Martin Scorsese’s hotly anticipated new feature, Killers of the Flower Moon, will have its world premiere at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, organizers confirmed Friday. The Apple Originals movie, an epic about the serial murders of the members of the oil-wealthy Osage Nation in 1920s Oklahoma, stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Jesse […]
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From Timothée Chalamet and Daniel Kaluuya to Lupita Nyong’o and Jared Leto, a Field Guide to Awards Season BFFs
Jean Dujardin and George Clooney The two best actor nominees — Clooney for The Descendants and Dujardin (who went on to win) for The Artist — became fast friends on the awards circuit, which included cozying up at the 2012 Oscar Nominees Luncheon. They would go on to work together on 2014’s The Monuments Men, […]
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An Oral History of the Epic ‘Titanic’ Oscars at 25
Twenty-five years ago, both Titanic and the 70th annual Academy Awards at which it was crowned best picture made history. The film’s victory, however, was not preordained. Its Oscar campaign had to overcome naysayers who first doubted the film would be a success and then held its success against it. As for the ceremony itself, […]
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Report: Feds Grilled Leonardo DiCaprio on Business Relationship With International Fugitive Fraudster
New light has been shed on Leonardo DiCaprio’s relationship with a fugitive Malaysian businessman who’s wanted by international authorities in connection with a multibillion-dollar fraud scheme. Bloomberg Businessweek reviewed previously undisclosed FBI documents detailing its grilling of the actor as the agency sought to understand the nature of his personal and professional partnership with Jho […]
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James Cameron Recreates ‘Titanic’ Jack and Rose Ending to Test If Jack Could Have Fit on the Door
Amid the 25th anniversary of Titanic, director James Cameron is attempting to settle the longstanding debate once and for all: whether Leonardo DiCaprio’s Jack could’ve fit on that door and survived. In a teaser of his upcoming National Geographic special, Titanic: 25 Years Later with James Cameron, the director conducts a scientific study to assess whether […]
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The Cast of ‘Titanic,’ Then and Now
From Leonardo DiCaprio to Kathy Bates, the cast of the Oscar-winning film have established successful careers in film, television and on stage.
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Kate Winslet Responds to Fat-Shaming Comments About Why Jack Couldn’t Get on the Door in ‘Titanic’
One of the classic scenes in James Cameron’s 1997 blockbuster Titanic has led to decades of debate. Ahead of the film’s 25th anniversary, Kate Winslet recently reflected on the moment where her character, Rose DeWitt Bukater, is afloat on a door as Leonardo DiCaprio’s character, Jack Dawson, sinks to his death, and also addressed the response […]
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‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ Writer Says Scorsese Had To Fight to Keep One Major Sequence
One major sequence from The Wolf of Wall Street almost didn’t make it into the three-hour hit drama. Screenwriter Terence Winter told The Hollywood Reporter that director Martin Scorsese had to fight to be able to shoot one section of the darkly comedic Oscar-nominated script, which chronicled the rise and downfall of real-life stockbroker Jordan […]
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Olivia Wilde, Billie Eilish, Rosé and More Glam Looks From the LACMA Art + Film Gala 2022
At its 11th annual outing, stars and power players came out en masse for LACMA’s celebrated Art+Film Gala on Saturday, Nov. 5 in Los Angeles. A bevy of celebrities wore Gucci on the red carpet at the museum, dressed by the long-time supporter of the evening, before heading into a dinner honoring South Korean director […]
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Leonardo DiCaprio Hails Lula da Silva’s Brazil Election Win: “An Opportunity to Change the Course of History”
Leonardo DiCaprio took to social media to hail Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s victory in Brazil’s presidential election Sunday. The Oscar winner and committed environmentalist has been a keen observer of the tight race between the right-wing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and former president Lula as the key campaign issue has been the future of the […]
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PR Firm Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis Appoints Five Senior Staffers to Leadership Roles
Publicity and communications firm Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis is beefing up its senior executive ranks by appointing five staffers to leadership roles. Amelia Makin, Andrew Stein, Gabrielle Lee, Brooke Blumberg and Alejandro Grau are taking on new roles at their respective offices in New York, Los Angeles, Washington and San Francisco. Makin and Stein […]
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