Has Leonardo DiCaprio really never dated a woman under 25 years old?
Is his step-brother telling the truth about him? Let's dive in.
A passionate environmental activist, Leonardo DiCaprio has tirelessly campaigned for action
against climate change, having donated $30 million to green causes by 2016,
via The Guardian. That hasn't exactly motivated him to curb his own carbon footprint, however.
DiCaprio is an avid user of private jets and, therefore, is responsible for the same kinds of
carbon emissions he actually called out in his impassioned 2016 Oscars speech. Forbes pointed
out that Dicaprio has claimed to use 11 tons of carbon emissions per year, which he has offset
by planting trees — and they argue that those figures are actually ridiculous. That's because
a person's carbon footprint would be higher than average if they use a private jet. Indeed,
referencing a study on celebrity private jet emissions published by Yard, The Washington Post
notes that jetsetting aficionados typically emit 480 times more CO2 than those who don't use jets.
In 2014 alone, DiCaprio traveled 20 or more times across the U.S. and the globe,
per the Daily Mail. Within just one day in 2021, he took a roundtrip
private flight from Miami to New York for a charity event, per Page Six. Moreover,
he owns multiple homes and has partied on the fifth largest yacht in the world.
According to Page Six, environmental analyst Robert Rapier argued that DiCaprio is responsible
for contributing to the increasing climate emergency in spite of his activism. He explained,
"[Dicaprio] demonstrates exactly why our consumption of fossil fuels continues to
grow... Everybody says, 'I've got a good reason for consuming what I consume.'"
"It's pretty horrific what we're doing."
Catch him if you can, ladies — before you reach your mid-20s. Legend has it
that Leonardo DiCaprio has never once dated a woman over the age of 25.
The actor stayed true to his under-25 tradition when he and his most recent girlfriend,
Camila Morrone, broke up months after her 25th birthday. To make matters shadier, DiCaprio first
met Morrone under questionable circumstances. There aren't many things quite as problematic
as meeting your significant other when they were a literal child. DiCaprio reportedly was introduced
to his ex, who is Al Pacino's stepdaughter, when she was 10 and he was in his 30s. Sources told W
magazine that since that time, DiCaprio had been a, quote, "old family friend." He was romantically
linked to Morrone when she was 20. For her part, Morrone told the Los Angeles Times in 2019,
"There's so many relationships in Hollywood — and in the history of the world — where
people have large age gaps. I just think anyone should be able to date who they want to date."
However, there were soon post-breakup rumors that DiCaprio was getting cozy with Gigi Hadid, who is
older than 25, per InTouch Weekly. Perhaps Leo is finally breaking the 25 curse after all. Then
again, only time will tell if he has his sights set on another woman barely out of her teens...
In the '90s, Leonardo DiCaprio and BFF Tobey Maguire were part of a clique of successful
young stars who were notorious for partying in New York City. In 1998, the two pals starred
in the indie flick "Don's Plum," in which they improvised much of the dialogue. But
the actors reportedly opposed how they were portrayed. According to the New York Post,
the film features scenes of DiCaprio being highly misogynistic and humiliating women.
"I just can't look at her anymore."
"Then don't f--king look at her. Stop!"
"She's looking at me right now!
What am I supposed to do?
Throw a f--king bottle at her face?"
Subsequently, DiCaprio and Maguire allegedly fought to keep the film from ever being screened,
per The Guardian. The film's producer David Stutman claimed,
"[DiCaprio and Maguire] carried out a fraudulent and coercive
campaign to prevent release of the film."
"Don's Plum" was eventually made available online for free. Per New York Magazine,
Stutman filed a $10 million lawsuit over DiCaprio and Maguire's efforts to block the
film's official release. The suit also alleged that DiCaprio had actually enjoyed the movie,
but that Maguire feared his improvisational acting would hurt his public image.
As revealed in the same New York profile, DiCaprio potentially made inappropriate remarks to reporter
Nancy Jo Sales. She had been looking to conduct an interview with the star to no avail. When she got
home, an unidentified caller left a tasteless message on her answering machine. She wrote,
"The speaker was telling me that if I wanted an interview with him,
I'd have to 'make a deal' along the lines of doing something for him
that Monica did for Bill. 'Then maybe we'll talk!' he laughed."
When Harvey Weinstein [WINE-steen] was exposed for his history of sexual assault,
Leonardo DiCaprio was quick to head to Facebook to condemn the disgraced producer and stand up
for his many victims. However, there wasn't always bad blood between DiCaprio and Weinstein. It was
revealed that the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation — or LDF — auctioned off events with Weinstein,
as well as Kevin Spacey, who has also been accused of sexual misconduct and is currently
facing the prospect of jail time in the U.K. for alleged sexual assaults, per Deadline.
As reported by Page Six, the foundation hosted charity galas featuring donations up for auction,
one of which was the "Courtesy of Harvey Weinstein" package in 2015 and 2016. This
was shortly before the movie mogul was exposed for his predatory ways. The experience offered
the winner the chance to go to dinner with Weinstein and accompany him to the Met Gala,
as well as an opportunity to join him on a film set.
At the time of the 2015 auction,
Variety reported on its highlights, which appear creepy in hindsight:
"Who wants to tag along with Harvey Weinstein for a year? The Weinstein Co. topper offered
the winning bidder the chance to be his guest at a whirlwind of events."
Meanwhile, the Spacey experience sinisterly entailed a private theater performance in the
winner's home. Responding to the controversy, a rep for the foundation stated to Page Six,
"LDF never received payment for any auction lots donated by Mr. Weinstein or Mr. Spacey,
which were included in our 2015 and 2016 catalogs."
Leonardo DiCaprio's foundation was involved in further scandal
when his ties to an unscrupulous fund were exposed. As noted by The Hollywood Reporter,
it was alleged that DiCaprio was linked to a monumental embezzlement plot,
which apparently made donations to the actor's charity. The dodgy deals involved diverting $3
billion from a suspicious Malaysian sovereign wealth fund known as 1MDB.
Moreover, a lack of transparency with regard to DiCaprio's foundation spurred further speculation
as to whether he received finances from 1MDB. Of particular concern was the actor's involvement
with Malaysian film producer Riza Aziz, whose company Red Granite Pictures funded "The Wolf
of Wall Street." According to claims made by the U.S. Department of Justice,
the film was financed through $238 million taken from 1MDB, via THR.
Aziz was arrested on money laundering charges in 2019. That year, DiCaprio
gave grand jury testimony over his alleged role in the scandal. As The Washington Post
reported, DiCaprio was regarded as a witness who could provide information,
as opposed to a key player in the scandal. The proceedings were concealed from the public,
so it remains unknown as to what the actor testified to. It was, however,
revealed that DiCaprio owned a $3.2 million Picasso painting that was purchased with stolen
funds by businessman Low Taek lJho, who is at the center of the embezzlement plot. The government
seized the painting. DiCaprio said that he would return any funds linked to 1MDB, per The Guardian.
"You behaving yourself?"
In his partying youth, Leonardo DiCaprio allegedly got up to all manner of debauched
antics. Although his posse has since reunited as the so-called Wolf Pack,
and subsequently toned down their behavior, even just one of the group's many indiscretions
would be enough to have them swiftly canceled in the social media age.
Per New York Magazine, DiCaprio, who had built a reputation around being a party animal,
reportedly hurled grapes at paparazzi photographers from his hotel room in
1998. On another occasion, he supposedly threw trash at oncoming cars at the Brooklyn
Promenade. According to The Guardian, he threw horse manure at the paparazzi
in the early 2000s when making "Gangs of New York." A source once told New York Magazine,
"New York is like Leo's playground,
his Disneyland. They used to set off stink bombs at Sky Bar."
The actor and his pal Jay Ferguson apparently became obsessed with "Saved by the Bell" alum
Elizabeth Berkley in the late '90s and tried to hound her into visiting their hotel room.
Berkley was disinterested and got her boyfriend to tell the men to leave her alone, leading to
an expletive-filled rant from Ferguson. According to New York, DiCaprio apparently told his friends,
"Let's go kick his ass." But maybe DiCaprio has changed his ways decades
later. When asked why women had such a small role in "The Revenant," DiCaprio told Parade in 2016,
"This represents the savagery of a lawless culture. Women have been the most
persecuted people throughout all of recorded history, more than any race or religion."
Leonardo DiCaprio grew up with a little-known stepbrother, Adam Farrar. Unlike his super
famous step-sibling, Farrar has a long history of run-ins with the law, including an arrest in 2014
for drug possession, harassment, and theft. In an interview with the Daily Mail, Farrar
spoke bitterly of his stepbrother, remembering the parties he and his posse would frequent.
While he acknowledged that DiCaprio himself didn't take drugs, and in turn didn't blame
DiCaprio for his own substance misuse, Farrar emphasized that the raucous nightly parties
routinely offered him free women and free cocaine. Farrar said he was drawn deeper
into the world of drugs, eventually including heroin. He said of DiCaprio,
"He started surrounding himself with people that didn't want me around. He's the biggest
star in the world and there's me, messed up on drugs. I was slowly shut out of his world."
Subsequently, Farrar found himself in financial turmoil. He claimed that DiCaprio hasn't offered
to help him throughout his struggles. At the time of the 2016 Daily Mail interview,
Farrar was renting a home in disrepair while his brother owned multiple mansions. Whenever
he attempts to get in touch with DiCaprio, Farrar alleged, his A-list sibling ghosts him. He added,
"Leo wants to save the world but he seems more concerned about the
environment and climate change than he does about his own brother. It hurts."
"Worst of all, my own brother's trying to do this to me!"