Leonardo DiCaprio sent fans into a frenzy after Sunday night’s Golden Globes.
The Titantic star, 51, was seen chatting to an initially unidentified attendee in an uncharacteristically animated fashion much to the delight of fans.
Social media was awash with speculation over who was the recipient and what was said – something that has now been established by an X user.
It is believed Leonardo was talking to his One Battle After Another co-star Teyana Taylor, with a lip reader deciphering he was discussing watching her facial expressions while a segment of the show featured K-pop.
Deaf content creator Jackie G read the conversation as: ‘I was watching you with the K-pop thing. You were like [peers over looking confused] is that? Who is the K-pop? Are they? Is it? We were laughing – we were like, is that? Is that K-Pop?’
Leonardo DiCaprio’s hilarious Golden Globes exhange has been decoded by deaf content creator Jackie G
The star also had plenty of reactions to Nikki Glaser’s jokes about him in her explosive opening monologue, where she joked about DiCaprio’s infamous dating life
It has been claimed that he was talking to his One Battle After Another co-star Teyana Taylor (pictured at the event)
As well as what the was saying, the star pointed at his own eyes before playfully pointing at the offscreen person, letting them know he was ‘watching’ them before excitedly waving his fingers around and clapping.
X users swiftly asked who he was talking to and what he was saying, to which AI took Grok replied: ‘It’s a viral lip-reading video from the 2026 Golden Globes showing Leonardo DiCaprio chatting with Teyana Taylor during a break…
‘The deaf lip reader’s take: He’s saying he watched her with “the K-pop thing,” asks “who is the K-pop?” and they laugh about it, ending with “sure, I’ll sign.” Likely lighthearted gossip… leonardo dicaprio talking to teyana taylor’.
Aside from his K-pop chat, Leonardo set tongues wagging further with an interaction with Pretty Woman star Julia Roberts, where he was seen covering his mouth and repeatedly saying ‘that’s star power!’ after they were photographed.
And in another now-viral clip, DiCaprio was seen putting on an extremely animated display while interacting with someone at another table during a commercial break.
He was seated next to his mother Irmelin Indenbirken, 82, and co-star Sean Penn during the three-hour ceremony held in Beverly Hills and broadcasted live on CBS.
Leonardo was the unexpected life of the party as the notoriously private star was frequently caught making funny expressions.
He may have dethroned Ben Affleck as the king of memes after his hilarious displays at the ceremony went viral on social media
During one moment he pointed at his own eyes before playfully pointing at someone else, letting them know he was ‘watching’ them before excitedly waving his fingers around
Fans admitted that they ‘loved’ seeing this rare side of DiCaprio, who often hides himself behind N95 masks when in public.
‘I am literally howling… this is the most animated i’ve ever seen him in my entire life,’ penned one X user.
The fun faces didn’t just occur during commercial breaks as he also had plenty of reactions to Nikki Glaser’s jokes about him in her explosive opening monologue, where she made reference to the Epstein files, CBS News’ recent ‘anti-work’ overhaul and his infamous dating life.
She took a major dig at Leonardo’s reputation for dating women under the age of 25 as she applauded his performance in the nominated film One Battle After Another, which she jokingly referred to as ‘One Man-Bun After Another.’
‘What a career you have had,’ she said to DiCaprio. ‘Countless iconic performances. You’ve worked with every great director, you’ve won three Golden Globes, and an Oscar.
‘The most impressive thing is that you were able to accomplish that all before your girlfriend turned 30. It is just insane.’
The fun faces didn’t just occur during commercial breaks as he also had plenty of reactions to Nikki Glaser’s jokes about him in her explosive opening monologue, where she made reference to the Epstein files, CBS News’ recent ‘anti-work’ overhaul and his infamous dating life
