April 12, 2007
Leo and model girlfriend expecting a child
News that Leonardo DiCaprio is planning to wed stunning girlfriend Bar Rafaeli in the summer shocked many. But now we may know the real reason they're getting hitched so quickly. Word is that the couple, who have been dating for just 15 months, are expecting their first child.
Friends claim that Bar - who is the first Israeli model to appear in Sports Illustrated magazine - is due in late autumn. They add that she and Titanic hunk Leo are "delighted".
An excited Leo has said he can't wait to be a dad, especially since his best mate, Spider-Man star Tobey Maguire, became a father last November.
A source reveals: "He dotes on Tobey's little girl Ruby and has been asking him all about what it's like being a dad."
There was speculation last month that 21-year-old Bar might be pregnant when she wore a loose-fitting top to a bash at Jet Nightclub at the Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. She also stuck to mineral water all night. Leonardo, 32, is thought to have proposed very recently, and when he and Bar holidayed in Israel she is said to have officially introduced him to her family - and held a secret engagement party there.
Other reports suggest they will have a private wedding ceremony in Israel, followed by a bigger bash in the US toward the end of the year.
The Mirror reveals that Leo's people have already been in contact with several exclusive venues in Tel Aviv about catering for various aspects of the wedding. The five-star Dan Accadia Herzliya Hotel has been contacted about staging the wedding party, while sources at the lavish King David Hotel in the Old City say Leo's people have asked about holding the ceremony there.
Leo started dating Bar after splitting from Gisele Bundchen. Early attempts to keep their affair secret failed when they were spotted on a series of romantic breaks in Paris, Prague and New York.
UPDATE: From Leo's publicist, Shawn Sachs of Ken Sunshine Consultants: "The Mirror report is complete bull shit. 100% made up."
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March 14, 2007
DiCaprio and Refaeli created a paparazzi storm
Leonardo DiCaprio arrived in Israel with supermodel Bar Refaeli this weekend, creating a paparazzi storm.
The 32-year-old Hollywood actor and Refaeli, 21, have been romantically linked for about a year, and Israeli newspapers regularly run updates on their relationship.
They apparently hoped to slip into the country unnoticed on a night flight from Frankfurt, Germany, on Sunday, but the plane was also carrying a group of Israeli entertainment reporters on their way back from a press junket in Ireland.
By the time DiCaprio and Refaeli headed for her family's home in an upscale Tel Aviv suburb, it had been besieged by dozens of photographers.
Guy Pines, host of an Israeli entertainment news show, rented a helicopter to survey the scene from the air, standard paparazzi procedure abroad but a first for Israel, he said.
But all the cameramen were able to capture was a blurry shot of the couple, their faces obscured, being driven to the home of Refaeli's parents.
On Monday, the pair eluded their pursuers and traveled to Jerusalem, where they paid an after-hours visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial, museum spokeswoman Estee Yaari said.
They later visited the Western Wall and its subterranean tunnels in the Old City, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said. Police kept cameras back to shield the famous couple from exposure.
DiCaprio has received Oscar nominations for his roles in ''What's Eating Gilbert Grape,'' ''The Aviator'' and ''Blood Diamond.'' Refaeli is featured in Sports Illustrated magazine's recent swimsuit issue alongside Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler.
Pines told Associated Press the high-profile success both celebrities have enjoyed ''turns them into a power couple that grabs a lot of media attention.''
But more than anything, Israelis are happy for a diversion, Pines said.
''The fact that most of the headlines here recently haven't been pleasant turns the interest in this beautiful fairy tale couple into something the media can revel in.''
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October 3, 2006
Leonardo DiCaprio admits he was arrogant
Leonardo DiCaprio says fame went to his head and almost made him ''arrogant.'' The 1997 film "Titanic" turned the actor into a global star and Leonardo admits he struggled to cope with his newfound fame.
Leonardo, 31, told Britain's Independent newspaper:
"As soon as people give you compliments and you suddenly have more power than you've ever had in your entire life, it's not so much you become an arrogant p***k, but you get a false sense of your own importance."
"You're treading on dangerous territory when you begin thinking you've actually altered the course of history."
Though he starred in several films before "Titanic," Leonardo rocketed to fame playing Jack Dawson in the movie which still holds the box-office record for the biggest grossing film of all time.
The "Gangs of New York" actor admits fame happened too fast for him to handle.
He said: "Everything happened so quickly. I began to feel engulfed by it."
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