Fancy an autograph from quiff-haired ladyboy Leonardo DiCaprio? Fancy adding his papery scrawl to your collection?
You’d better have a bit of a cash handy, then. Because young DiCaprio demands money for autographs.
One unfortunate young fan – upon nervously approaching Leo at Chicago’s O’Hare airport – found this out the hard way. "I don’t sign autographs for anyone anymore," the Titanic drownmeister whined. "Not unless I get paid."
When the young girl remarked that this was maybe oh-so-slightly unfair, DiCaprio snorted: "then you’re not getting an autograph." Presumably before bundling his tantrum-strewn toys back into his cot and storming away.
Such behaviour baffles hecklerspray to say the least. Lesser celebrities charging to scribble their names – ludicrous Diff’rent Strokes manchild Gary Coleman, for example – is kind of understandable. Not necessarily right, but logical in a warped sort of way. Face it – what other source of income would the bloke who played R2D2 have these days?
But Leonardo DiCaprio? Unless he’s keeping a mighty secret from the press – like maybe he’s been bankrupted paying for non-stop cosmetic surgery in order to look forever 12 years old – last time we checked, little Leo was absolutely loaded.
He has, after all, just seen fit to buy an island. Blackadore Caye is a 104-acre beauty planted nicely in the Caribbean, which DiCaprio is hoping to turn into a ‘luxury, eco-friendly holiday resort.’ Strange, that – hecklerspray simply assumed he was going to hide away there for several years, sitting himself in a dark room and concentrating on growing a moustache slightly less laughable than the one he had in The Aviator.
According to a chummy source, the aim of the enterprise is to "make money without destroying the environment." Presumably he’s hoping to let the island monkeys run wild, grow a fanbase around him and then start charging them for his signature too.
Got to pay those pool-cleaning bills somehow. Right, Mr. D?
"I’ll never let go"? Never mind that. Winslet should have thrown the tosser overboard as soon as he breached the third-class boundary…
[story by C J Davies]
leofan says
Well…I find this piece of news hard to believe…if you look at Leo’s official website, you will see a picture of him signing an autograph at the Aviator premiere in Rome…and that was for free! And i can tell you, because I am the woman who is getting the autograph and looking at him with the most embarassing expression i have ever had on my face! Sorry for the boasting…
Seriously though, I think I have read somewhere before that Leo does not like to be “stalked” outside of official occasions such as premieres…so, there may be some truth to his refusal to give an autograph, especially after his recent problems with crazy women! He’s only human…
leofan says
Well…I find this piece of news hard to believe…if you look at Leo’s official website, you will see a picture of him signing an autograph at the Aviator premiere in Rome…and that was for free! And i can tell you, because I am the woman who is getting the autograph and looking at him with the most embarassing expression i have ever had on my face! Sorry for the boasting…
Seriously though, I think I have read somewhere before that Leo does not like to be “stalked” outside of official occasions such as premieres…so, there may be some truth to his refusal to give an autograph, especially after his recent problems with crazy women! He’s only human…
ten says
Not too long ago in the Boston Globe they mentioned Leonardo DiCaprio stopping to sign autographs for fans-no money demanded or exchanged. He is always seen signing autographs at premieres and even The Oscars. What a lie this whole thing is.