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FILE: US actor Leonardo DiCaprio arrives for the 92nd Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on 9 February 2020. Picture: Valerie Macon/AFP

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Leonardo 'Tree' Caprio: new species named after star

By AFP

The tree's scientific name -- Uvariopsis dicaprio -- recognises the 47-year-old US actor's work to prevent logging in the endangered forest, where the only...

  • Adam McKay and Leonardo DiCaprio attend Netflix's Don't Look Up LA Tastemaker Screening on 17 November 2021 in California. Picture: AFP

    Leonardo DiCaprio uses satirical ‘Don’t Look Up’ to highlight climate crisis

    The dark satire 'Don't Look Up' stars DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence as astronomers whose warnings about imminent catastrophe fall on deaf ears.

    186 days ago
  • FILE: US actor Leonardo DiCaprio arrives for the 92nd Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on 9 February 2020. Picture: Valerie Macon/AFP

    Leonardo DiCaprio invests in two lab-grown meat startups

    DiCaprio has bought an unspecified stake in Aleph Farms and Mosa Meat, two companies developing protein products grown from cow cells - an emerging area in the growing alternative meat market.

    244 days ago
  • FILE: Leonardo DiCaprio. Picture: Twitter/@LeoDiCaprio

    Leonardo DiCaprio vows to help end the 'disenfranchisement of Black America'

    The 45-year-old star has taken to his Instagram account to support the Black Lives Matter movement.

    718 days ago
  • FILE: US actor Leonardo DiCaprio. Picture: AFP.

    Apple secures deal for Scorsese's next film starring DiCaprio, De Niro: media

    Apple beat rivals such as Netflix Inc that were also interested to produce the film, the WSJ reported.

    726 days ago
  • View of a burnt area after a fire in the Amazon rainforest near Novo Progresso, Para state, Brazil, on 25 August 2019 Brazil on Sunday deployed two C-130 Hercules aircraft to douse fires devouring parts of the Amazon rainforest, as hundreds of new blazes were ignited and a growing global outcry over the blazes sparks protests and threatens a huge trade deal. Picture: AFP

    Brazil's president accuses Leo DiCaprio of financing Amazon fires

    The WWF has denied receiving a donation from DiCaprio or obtaining photos from the firefighters.

    906 days ago
  • FILE: US actor Leonardo DiCaprio. Picture: AFP.

    Leonardo DiCaprio believes his fame is down to luck

    But despite his good luck, the actor says he has still felt like an outsider at times, especially during the early days of his career.

    1023 days ago
  • US film director Quentin Tarantino (L) and US actor Leonardo DiCaprio arrive for the screening of the film 'Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood' at the 72nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 21, 2019. Picture: AFP.

    Tarantino rolls into Cannes with 'dazzling' ode to cinema

    Set in the late 1960s, 'Once Upon A Time in Hollywood' was one of the most hotly anticipated premieres at the film showcase.

    1098 days ago
  • FILE: Actor Leonardo DiCaprio. Picture: Getty Images/AFP.

    Leonardo DiCaprio’s foundation donates $100m to climate change fight

    The Academy Award-winning actor has focused much of his attention on raising awareness of climate change over recent years.

    1249 days ago
  • FILE: US actor Leonardo DiCaprio looks on prior to speaking on stage during the Paris premiere of the documentary film 'Before the Flood' on 17 October 2016. Picture: AFP.

    Leonardo DiCaprio ordered to return Oscar statue

    The 44-year-old actor was gifted Marlon Brando's 1954 trophy for 'On The Waterfront', and he will have to hand it over to authorities due to an ongoing court case.

    1260 days ago
  • Maya Beach in Thailand. Picture: AFP

    Thai closing its iconic bay from 'The Beach' indefinitely for repairs

    The DNP said the bay needs more time to recover after overcrowding of tourists damaged the beach and its marine ecosystem.

    1327 days ago
  • FILE: American actress, comedian Tiffany Haddish. Picture: Instagram/@tiffanyhaddish

    Tiffany Haddish’s bucket list includes having Leonardo DiCaprio’s baby

    The actress has opened up about what experiences she still wants to tick off in life.

    1421 days ago
  • US actress Jennifer Lawrence. Picture: AFP

    Jennifer Lawrence among line of stars objecting to Weinstein bankruptcy sale

    Jennifer Lawrence, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Meryl Streep are among those to have filed objections to the bankruptcy sale of the Weinstein Company, claiming they are owed money.

    1484 days ago
  • FILE: Brad Pitt. Picture: AFP/Getty Images.

    DiCaprio and Pitt team up for new Quentin Tarantino movie

    Movie studio Sony Pictures said on Wednesday that the film was called Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and will feature DiCaprio as the former star of a Western TV series, and Pitt as his longtime stunt double.

    1545 days ago
  • British actress Kate Winslet attends the world premiere of Titanic 3D in central London on 27 March 2012. Picture: AFP/CARL COURT

    Kate Winslet funded life-saving treatment for cancer patient

    Winslet enlisted the help of her 'Titanic' co-star Leonardo DiCaprio to save Gemma Nuttall, who previously refused drugs for an aggressive form of ovarian cancer because it would have terminated her pregnancy.

    1569 days ago
  • FILE: US actor Leonardo DiCaprio. Picture: AFP.

    DiCaprio to star in Charles Manson-era Tarantino movie

    Plot details have not been released but Quentin Tarantino said in November that it was not a biographical movie but a story set during the summer of 1969.

    1592 days ago
  • FILE: US actor Leonardo DiCaprio looks on prior to speaking on stage during the Paris premiere of the documentary film 'Before the Flood' on 17 October 2016. Picture: AFP.

    Bon appétit: Dinner with Leonardo DiCaprio for sale

    The 42-year-old actor is holding a star-studded gala on Wednesday in St. Tropez, France, to raise money for the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation

    1764 days ago
  • FILE: Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio. Picture: AFP.

    Leonardo DiCaprio ‘to fly commercial to his foundation’s gala’

    The Academy Award-winning star is reportedly taking a commercial flight to his foundation’s annual gala for the sake of the environment.

    1768 days ago
  • FILE: Leonardo DiCaprio. Picture: Twitter/@LeoDiCaprio

    DiCaprio hails Mexican moves to protect endangered porpoises

    The snub-nosed vaquita porpoise has all but died out due to gillnet fishing for shrimp and totoaba, a delicacy in Asia.

    1786 days ago
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