The mystery behind Leonardo DiCaprio's highly animated and viral Golden Globes moment has finally been solved. His co-star, Teyana Taylor, has confirmed she was the recipient of his enthusiastic chat and shed light on what the Titanic star was actually saying.
The Viral Moment That Set the Internet Alight
During Sunday night's ceremony, the notoriously private 51-year-old actor was captured on camera in an uncharacteristically lively exchange. The footage, which quickly spread across social media, showed DiCaprio gesturing animatedly to someone at a nearby table during a commercial break. Fans were sent into a frenzy, speculating wildly about the identity of his conversation partner and the topic that had him so engaged.
Initial theories were pieced together by online lip-readers, with many guessing he was talking to Taylor, his co-star in the film One Battle After Another. The consensus was that the discussion centred on K-Pop, specifically a segment featuring the group K-Pop Demon Hunters.
Teyana Taylor Sets the Record Straight
At the premiere of The Rip on Tuesday night, Teyana Taylor spoke to Access Hollywood and confirmed the speculation. "Yes he was talking to me!" she exclaimed. She admitted, however, to being somewhat "blacked out" from the excitement of the evening. "I want to say we might have been talking about K-Pop Demon Hunters," Taylor revealed. "Because I was so happy when they won cos my kids loved it, so I was just jamming and I think you caught me jamming and that's when we started talking about it."
Interestingly, Taylor confessed she doesn't fully recall the specifics of DiCaprio's words. "I don't think I even really heard what he was saying, I was probably just laughing and had no clue," she laughed. Her account aligns with a detailed lip-reading analysis by Deaf content creator Jackie G, who interpreted DiCaprio as saying: "I was watching you with the K-pop thing... You were like... is that? Who is the K-pop?"
DiCaprio: The Unexpected 'King of Memes'
The K-Pop conversation was just one of several moments where DiCaprio became the unexpected life of the party. Seated beside his mother, Irmelin Indenbirken, 82, and Sean Penn, the actor was frequently caught on camera making a series of hilarious expressions throughout the three-hour CBS broadcast.
Fans on social media platform X adored this rare, unfiltered side of the star. One user wrote, "I am literally howling... this is the most animated I've ever seen him in my entire life." His reactions weren't limited to casual chats; he also had plenty of responses to host Nikki Glaser's opening monologue, which included a pointed joke about his dating history.
Glaser applauded his performance in One Battle After Another, which she jokingly called 'One Man-Bun After Another,' before adding: "The most impressive thing is that you were able to accomplish that all before your girlfriend turned 30. It is just insane."
Aside from the chat with Taylor, DiCaprio also sparked conversation with an interaction with Julia Roberts, where he was seen covering his mouth and saying, "that's star power!" after they were photographed together. The collection of candid clips from the evening has cemented a new, more playful public image for the Oscar-winner, leaving many hoping to see more of this relaxed demeanour at future events.
