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| | Leonardo DiCaprio sued for portraying mountain people as 'inbred' hillbillies | | Added 12 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Leonardo DiCaprio is having an awful week. People are looking him not as a four-time Oscar nominee but a four-time Oscar loser. Which is really no big deal if one is gracious like Amy Adams, who truly is overdue for a win. The problem is that Leo really thought that this would be his year. That wily Texan, Matthew McConaughey, snatched Leo’s dream away by grabbing that statue. Now the internet is abuzz with a “Poor Leo” meme.
I think this happened because Matthew not only returned to serious acting in a very convincing way, but he also killed it in a better role in a more Oscar-worthy movie than Leo’s turn in a tale of excess. Leo’s interviews also seemed a little bit forced. He kept insisting that he’d never done drugs and spoke hilariously about his ideal lady while continuing to mack on supermodels. We’ve heard buzzings from the tabloids that even Marty Scorsese told Leo to tone it down if he wanted an Oscar. I’m starting to think maybe the Academy also appreciates the idea of a family man like Matthew more than a guy who is the subject of “supermodel vagina” jokes at the Globes. I could be wrong. The Academy does love George Clooney.
I’m getting carried away from the subject of this post. Leo has been sued for his role as producer of Out of the Furnace. The gritty crime drama came out last December and boasted an incredible cast and trailer. Christian Bale, Woody Harrelson, Casey Affleck and Zoe Saldana — what could go wrong? The movie did bomb at the box office, and now Leo’s getting sued over the film. Why? The movie portrays mountain people as hillbillies and “inbreds.” 8 members of the Ramapo mountain people say the movie is about them, and they’ve been defamed and harassed as a result. Ruh-roh:
Leonardo DiCaprio has won several awards for Wolf of Wall Street, but his movie Out of the Furnace just got him sued! DiCaprio was a producer on the 2013 film based on the Ramapo Mountain people of New Jersey. Now, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned, a group of those individuals is suing the actor and many others involved with the film, claiming that they were unfairly portrayed as drug-using “inbreds” in the movie – and now they’re suffering from “emotional distress!”
According to court documents obtained by Radar, eight members of the Ramapo Mountain community filed a defamation lawsuit in New Jersey on January 2 over the film starring Casey Affleck and Christian Bale.
In particular, they take issue with statements in the film calling the Ramapo Mountain people “inbred mountain folk from Jersey” who “have fights” and are “nasty” and “crazy.”
They insist, “Out of the Furnace characterizes the Ramapo Mountain people in an extremely negative manner,” with Woody Harrelson’s character Harlen DeGroat (a common Ramapo name) “characterized as the most awful human walking.”
“The movie and [a review] in the New York Post,” another defendant in the case, “places Plaintiffs and their family members in a false light,” the court documents claim. “Each have had an extremely negative effect on the Plaintiff’s community. It is extremely embarrassing to the Plaintiffs. Plaintiffs and their family members are harassed and discriminated against. The children are teased at school.”
“The conduct of the defendants constitutes defamation …” the papers claim, as well as false light and intentional infliction of emotional distress. “The Plaintiffs are not the worst people, do not live in trailer homes, are not involved in an underground bare-knuckle fight ring, and do not live in a self-contained world of drugs and violence.”
As such, they claim to “continue to suffer emotional and psychological damages,” and want a jury to award them restitutions “in an amount to be determined by a jury.”
[From Radar Online]
I don’t know how much of a case the Plaintiffs really have. Lots of film and television projects portray mountain people in a negative light. Most recently, Justified has been guilty of creating characters that are anything but flattering to mountain people. I think the problem here is that Woody Harrelson’s character has the same last name as many people in the Ramapo community. That’s why these people say they’ve been harassed because of the movie. The only problem is … no one watched the movie.
Who knows how this will play out. Should Leo and his team have been more considerate of mountain people? Many parts of the US deal with the “hillbilly” label on a regular basis. Should we be more sensitive to that label? I think describing a group of people as “inbred” goes wayyy too far.
Photos courtesy of WENN
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| | Leonardo DiCaprio Gets Snazzy for the 2014 BAFTA Awards | | Added 12 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Giving the ladies plenty to swoon over, Leonardo DiCaprio stepped out in London, England this evening (February 16) for the 2014 EE British Academy Film Awards.
The "Wolf of Wall Street" superstar couldn?t wait to show off his snazzy attire as he hit the red carpet outside the Royal Opera House ahead of the night?s festivities.
Given the field of nominees for Best Film this year, it?s anybody?s guess which highly-acclaimed flick will come out on top.
The illustrious list is comprised of ?12 Years a Slave,? ?American Hustle,? ?Captain Phillips,? ?Gravity? and ?Philomena.?
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| | Leo DiCaprio: 'I saw all the moral decay you could, beginning at 2 years old' | | Added 12 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Wow, Leonardo DiCaprio is seriously campaigning for the Oscar this year. I don?t remember him ever waging this kind of real ?campaign? before, not for the other times he was nominated. Maybe he really wants it this year. Maybe he figures that his biggest competition is Matthew McConaughey and why not give Matthew a real run for his money? So, Leo agreed to this Variety Mag cover profile and it?s pretty epic. Leo?s quotes are charming, humble and serious when they need to be. Marty Scorsese sings his praises. Tobey Maguire is called on to fill out the requisite ?Leo is the most amazing actor of his generation? profile stuff. It?s a really great piece of Oscar campaigning. You can read the whole thing here, and here are some highlights:
Being a child actor: ?When I started acting, I didn?t think of it as a career. I always thought Hollywood was this magical world where a fairy came down and said, ?Come live with the Munchkins; you are now one of us.??? He laughs. ?I didn?t understand the concept of it as a career. I thought I would save up enough money to go to college.?
Growing up in ?Prostitution Alley?: ?I saw all the moral decay you could, beginning at 2 years old. But I also got to see how the other half lived.? That was thanks to a to scholarship to University Elementary School, a magnet program of UCLA, in the tony Westwood section of Los Angeles. His mother would drive him 45 minutes to school and back every day. ?I could see that this other world was out there. And if I could only get my shot, I would never waste the opportunity. That mentality and that gratitude are still in me.?
The criticisms of Wolf of Wall Street: ?We knew we were doing a movie about incredibly distasteful people, and their likability would be questioned,? DiCaprio acknowledges. ?But Marty said, ?I?ve done a lot of movies like this, and I find that if you?re authentic in your portrayal of their nature and don?t try to give them a false sense of motivation, audiences will go along with you on the journey.???
Why Leo has been going the extra mile to promote WOWS: ?I really wanted this movie to succeed, because to me, you don?t see R-rated films like this getting made that aren?t on an epic scale. So I?m glad this film is now in the green. Studios ultimately look at what works and what doesn?t, and greenlight the things that do.?
Turning down a lot of money when he was just a teenager: He was offered ?more money than I ever dreamed of? to take a role in the Disney family film ?Hocus Pocus.? But he decided he wanted to hold out for a small indie for which he hadn?t even auditioned yet, ?What?s Eating Gilbert Grape.? ?I don?t know where the hell I got the nerve,? he says now. ?You live in an environment where you?re influenced by people telling you to make a lot of money and strike while the iron?s hot. But if there?s one thing I?m very proud of, it?s being a young man who was sticking to my guns.?
Early fame: ?When I was 14, I was on the cover of Bop and Tiger Beat. Every two months, I would see a new kid?s face, and I remember saying, ?This is not something that lasts very long.???
Leo the producer: ?To tell you the truth, my producer cap is a very selfish one. On the road to finding material for myself, we accumulate other things that are interesting. I?m very active in putting a team together, deciding what the focus of the story should be. Because if the right people aren?t chosen from the start, a great idea can turn out very different. But once you give it over to a filmmaker, you have to allow them to do their thing.?
He auditioned for Moulin Rouge: Years earlier, he met with Luhrmann about the role in ?Moulin Rogue!? that eventually went to Ewan Mcgregor. ?To be honest, I?m not really prepared to do a musical, simply because I think I have a pretty atrocious voice,? he notes. ?But we had a friendly thing where it was me and him and a piano player, and we tried to sing a song together. It didn?t go too well. I think it was ?Lean on Me,? and when I hit the high note, he just turned to me.? At this point, DiCaprio affects Luhrmann?s Australian accent, ???Yes, D, I don?t know if this conversation should continue.??? With that, DiCaprio dissolves into laughter. ?The truth is,? he says, ?I honestly feel just so lucky to make movies.?
[From Variety]
There?s a lengthy discussion of his preparation for Gilbert Grape and for his big dramatic breakout in This Boy?s Life. Peppered throughout the piece are some choice bits of information too: Leo?s had the same manager for 20 years, Leo still has an acting coach for tune-ups, Leo is extremely loyal to his business associates and his friends, Leo is An Artist and A Serious Actor. Here?s the thing: I have no doubt that Leo will eventually win an Oscar. He?s very respected in the Hollywood circles that matter, and he turns in consistently good work in films that make money. They?ll give him an Oscar at some point. I just don?t know if they?ll give him an Oscar for WOWS. That being said, I’m enjoying his campaign. We’ll see, Leo. We’ll see.
Photos courtesy of Yu Tsai/Variety.
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| | Star: Leonardo DiCaprio sustained a bad back injury, 'he's in nonstop pain' | | Added 12 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Much like George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio suffers for his art. Clooney famously injured his back nearly a decade ago while filming Syriana, and Clooney has said in interviews that even after multiple surgeries, he still lives in pain. Now the tabloids are trying to make it sound like Leonardo is going through the same thing. I still haven?t seen Wolf of Wall Street, so I don?t know if this is a SPOILER or not, but apparently in one scene, Leo falls down a flight of stone steps. Marty Scorsese made Leo film the scene ? with Leo doing his own stunt work ? multiple times. And now Leo?s back is in such bad shape, he can?t bang supermodels! OH NOES.
The Wolf of Wall Street has been a boon for Leonardo DiCaprio?s career but bad news for his body and sex life! Leo spent a week shooting a scene in which his character tumbles down stone steps while high on Quaaludes and is now suffering severe back pain.
?He says he?s in nonstop pain and has gained weight because he can?t exercise,? reveals a source.
Even worse, the injury is affecting Leo?s favorite hobby: bedding supermodels!
?It hurts to lie down for too long, and it?s agony to twist his body into any crazy positions.?
But the spy says Leo has no regrets. ?He considers it the role of a lifetime. Of course, it would ease the pain if he won an Oscar!?
[From Star Magazine, print edition]
I?m including photos of Leo from the past month? he doesn?t look like he?s gained much weight to me? I mean, we all have to reconcile ourselves to this new not-youthfully-pretty Leo, but I?ve actually thought he?s been looking pretty good at various awards shows. Not so puffy, rather suave, not grumpy at all. Not to say I don?t believe it?s possible he did sustain injuries while filming ? it definitely happens, and maybe some days are better than others or maybe the injuries just weren?t that major. Or maybe Leo?s bedroom excuse is, ?Baby, I can?t right now. Girl, I?ve got a bad back.? Is that what he tells Jonah Hill?
Speaking of Jonah, Leo crashed Jonah’s SNL monologue last Saturday. Here you go:
Photos courtesy of WENN.
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| | Leonardo DiCaprio Earns Double Oscar Nomination! | | Added 12 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Doubling his chances of winning an Oscar this year, Leonardo DiCaprio has earned a second nomination for his blockbuster performance in ?The Wolf of Walstreet.?
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has stated the 39-year-old is one of four producers who will win the iconic trophy, provided the Martin Scorsese film wins Best Picture.
This nomination marks Leo?s fifth, which is quite the feat, given that Martin Scorsese himself has obtained twelve throughout his career!
Also up for nominations are fellow producers of the film, Joey McFarland and Emma Tillinger Koskoff and Scorsese himself. We?ll see who wins it all on March 2nd!
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| | 2014 Oscar Nominations Draw Celebrity Reactions | | Added 12 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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This morning (January 16), the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences unveiled this year?s Oscar nominees, and some of our favorite stars have weighed in on the news.
Leonardo DiCaprio gushed over his nod for Best Actor (Wolf of Wall Street), noting, "I am deeply humbled by this honor and even happier to share today with Marty [Scorsese], Jonah [Hill], Terry [Winter], as well as this entire cast and crew. The Wolf of Wall Street has been a passion project of mine, and I found the role to be one of the most challenging and rewarding of my career. Congratulations to all of my fellow nominees and thank you to the Academy for this extraordinary recognition."
Additionally, Leo?s cohort Jonah Hill got excited about his Best Supporting Actor mention. "I am in complete and total shock. I honestly was not expecting this, on a level you can't even imagine. Again, I'm clearly in shock. I didn't have a plan for celebrating today because I truly did not expect any of this! But I am going to the Critics' Choice Awards and it will be great to see everyone from the film there tonight. Truly, this is shocking."
Best Supporting Actress nominee Julia Roberts (August: Osage County) shared, "This was certainly a once in a lifetime experience and the recognition from it is an absolutely thrilling bonus. I simply could not be more excited right now."
Looking to score her very first Oscar, Amy Adams was overjoyed to hear that she made the cut for Best Actress (American Hustle). "It's a very good thing to wake up to; we were all asleep! Making Hustle was very challenging, so it's really nice that people not only recognized the film but all the actors as well. And I?m so proud to have been in Her too, which has been recognized with a best picture nomination. As for celebrating today, maybe we should go out for a family hike? Then again, everyone looks pretty tired around here right now!"
Best Actress hopeful Judi Dench (Philomena) declared, "This is just the loveliest news. I'm so happy for everybody involved, and so proud to have been part of the wonderful experience that Philomena has been."
?Gravity? helmsman Alfonso Cuaron was tapped for the Best Director category- "Thank you, Academy, for this incredible recognition. These nominations are not just about single achievements, but rather the collective effort of hundreds of dedicated artists who made this dream a reality. On behalf of everyone involved with Gravity, I want to express our deepest gratitude to the industry, the exhibitors, and the public for embracing this film so passionately. A special thank you to our friends and collaborators at Warner Bros. for staying on board this journey for more than four years. I am particularly moved by Sandy's nomination. She is the heartbeat of our film. She immersed herself in the part. And I thank her for her grace, her trust and her dedication to finding the truth of this character."
And Chiwetel Ejiofor can?t wait to see if he scores the Best Actor trophy- "At no point during filming, in the sweltering heat of New Orleans, did any of us ever foresee the journey this film would take us all on. Steve McQueen created an entire family to tell one man's tale and I am delighted that so many of this family have also been recognized today. I am hugely grateful to the Academy for this great honor, and, of course, to Solomon Northup for sharing his story through his breathtaking book."
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| | Leo DiCaprio vs Jean Dujardin at 'Wolf of Wall St' premiere: who would you rather' | | Added 12 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Here are Leonardo DiCaprio and Jean Dujardin at the world premiere of The Wolf of Wall Street (i.e., “the height of debauchery“) in Paris. These two were the only stars to walk the red carpet with director Martin Scorsese. No Margot Robbie, no Matthew McConaughey, and no Jonah Hill. This seems like a strange tactic for a world premiere, and I am genuinely surprised they didn’t bring Margot along to be the fashion girl of the red carpet.
So we are left to ogle only Leo and Jean and to decide which one we’d rather hit. From a physical standpoint, I’d definitely go with Jean. Leo is and will always be the grumpy chihuahua to me. Jean looks so smooth and suave, and his accent is to swoon for. Yet if I have to consider personality and what each guy has to offer, things get tough. Jean is recently single but probably cheated on his wife, so all of the adorable enthusiasm during his Oscar acceptance speech goes out the door. Leo is also known for his womanizing ways, but maybe I’d get a Prius out of the deal. That might be worth the trouble of bleaching my hair blonde and wearing VS lingerie to get Leo’s attention. Of course Jean doesn’t seem like he has a type other than women, so maybe he’d be worth it for one good roll in the hay. Of course, Marty Scorsese looks awfully cute in these photos too. Hmm.
On a slightly more serious note, Leo just jumped into the electric race-car business. He’s teaming up with Venturi Automobiles to enter a team in the FIA Formula E Championship for electric cars. Leo says, “The future of our planet depends on our ability to embrace fuel-efficient, clean-energy vehicles.” The cars can only run on a charge for 25 minutes, so I guess drivers have to switch cars during the race. God, that sounds complicated, and Leo is so selective with his environmental principles that it’s hard to take him seriously.
In short, I’m going with Jean. You ladies can have Leo all to yourselves.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet & WENN
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| | Leonardo DiCaprio Brings "The Wolf of Wall Street" to Paris | | Added 12 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Helping to ensure international box office success of his new movie, Leonardo DiCaprio attended the "Wolf of Wall Street" premiere in Paris, France on Monday (December 9).
The "Great Gatsby" star spruced up in a shiny black suit and matching tie as he posed for photos with costars and director Martin Scorsese on the red carpet.
In the drama based on a true story, Jordan Belfort begins his meteoric rise as a stockbroker only to fall into a world of crime and corruption.
As previously reported by GossipCenter, the film is already generating a lot of buzz ahead of its Christmas Day release, earning a spot in the 2013 AFI Awards list.
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| | Is Leonardo DiCaprio going to try for a Best Actor Oscar this year? | | Added 12 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Over the weekend, Leonardo DiCaprio made a special appearance at the LACMA Film + Art gala honoring Martin Scorsese. Marty and Leo are super-tight. They?ve spent the last decade collaborating together on film after film. Their latest collab is The Wolf of Wall Street, the true story of Jordan Belfort, a stockbroker in the early 1990s, played by Leo.
The Wolf of Wall Street was originally supposed to have a splashy Oscar campaign starting right about now, with a mid-November release date and all the fixings. Then Marty (or someone, maybe Harvey Weinstein) got cold feet, and pushed the release date until next year. It looked like Leo?s Oscar campaign was supposed to wait. But like so many movies this year, everything is still in flux.
Now it?s looking like The Wolf of Wall Street will be released this year, this time with a Christmas release date. They?ll probably do special screenings for the Hollywood Foreign Press (gotta get those Golden Globe nominations), and maybe some fast and dirty promotion in early January with an eye on sealing a Best Actor nomination for Leo? Interestingly enough, from what I?ve seen of the early reviews for the film, the shoo-in for a nomination is NOT Leo, it?s Jonah Hill. Everyone is saying Jonah is wonderful and he?ll definitely get a Supporting Actor nomination (another one!).
Do you think Leo will actually campaign for another Oscar this year? When was the last time he was nominated? Let me look? oh, the last time was 2007! Yikes. So, it?s been a while. The Best Actor race is an embarrassment of riches this year though. Likely contenders: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael B. Jordan, Idris Elba, Robert Redford, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Christian Bale, Oscar Isaac, Joaquin Phoenix? and so many more. It?s crazy-crowded this year. So maybe Leo will get shafted again?
Here are some photos of Leonardo at LAX two days ago. We get it, Leo. You don?t want the paparazzi to get a shot of your face. You?re super-private. We know.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet, WENN.
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| | Leonardo DiCaprio's newest girlfriend is Kat Torres, a 24-year-old Brazilian model | | Added 12 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Leonardo DiCaprio is at it again. We never covered these photos of Leo at the a Chinese film festival last month. Leo does clean up well but is looking extra “grumpy chihuahua” in these pictures. Perhaps that’s because Leo quietly broke up with Toni Garrn if a new lady’s claims are to be believed. It is true that Leo and Toni looked incredibly bored while taking in the US Open together. Leo was ready to trade in for a new model.
Of course Leo has a new model already! Of course she’s tall and thin with long blonde hair. That’s Leo’s only type of woman. The latest lady in Leo’s life is Kat Torres, and she is very young (24) and hails from Brazil. Strangely enough, she does not (yet) model for Victoria’s Secret. As Kaiser noted recently, Leo’s girlfriends usually enjoy the exposure of hanging with Leo for a few months. Who knows, this coupling could actually score Kat a VS gig. Don’t write this girl off is what I’m saying.
Kat is very, very pretty and very, very young looking. Here are some photos from her Facebook, where you can find other NSFW images.
Leonardo DiCaprio’s latest love interest has been identified as 24-year-old international model Kat Torres, who works for Elite Model management in Paris.
Blonde Torres, a former 2012 Miss Caieiras beauty queen, a small city in Sao Paulo, spoke to Brazilian newspaper Extra confirming that she is dating The Great Gatsby star.
She said: “I met Leo in Cannes. We were staying in the same house at the festival.” The pair were photographed together, dressed casually and surrounded by security as their pushed their way through crowds.
However, it appears that the model whose real name is Katiuscia Torres Soares, who was born in Belem in the northern state of Para, is a bit of a novice to the paparazzi as she claims surprise at being photographed with the Hollywood superstar.
While confirming that she is seeing DiCaprio, the model shied clear of saying too much about the romance. She said: “Leo is amazing, but I worry about what he will think about me talking to you. We have a pact that nothing can ever be said about our relationship. In Europe it is different. People see us together in many places so they do not need to ask us about anything.”
Torres who is 1’57m tall also revealed that DiCaprio is protective of his privacy, adding: “He doesn?t like being photographed and barely goes out walking once people have realized it’s him.”
[From Daily Mail]
Who knows how long Kat will be around now that she’s talked about Leo in the press. He’s not gonna like that one bit. Did you notice that Kat is probably one of Leo’s seven Cannes hookups? Cara Delevigne, look at what you gave up. You could have been a contender.
Here’s some pics that I thought were funny — Leo showing off his excellent tennis form on vacay with Toni in August.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet & Kat Torres on Facebook
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