Much like George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio suffers for his art. Clooney famously injured his back nearly a decade ago while filming Syriana, and Clooney has said in interviews that even after multiple surgeries, he still lives in pain. Now the tabloids are trying to make it sound like Leonardo is going through the same thing. I still haven’t seen Wolf of Wall Street, so I don’t know if this is a SPOILER or not, but apparently in one scene, Leo falls down a flight of stone steps. Marty Scorsese made Leo film the scene – with Leo doing his own stunt work – multiple times. And now Leo’s back is in such bad shape, he can’t bang supermodels! OH NOES.
The Wolf of Wall Street has been a boon for Leonardo DiCaprio’s career but bad news for his body and sex life! Leo spent a week shooting a scene in which his character tumbles down stone steps while high on Quaaludes and is now suffering severe back pain.
“He says he’s in nonstop pain and has gained weight because he can’t exercise,” reveals a source.
Even worse, the injury is affecting Leo’s favorite hobby: bedding supermodels!
“It hurts to lie down for too long, and it’s agony to twist his body into any crazy positions.”
But the spy says Leo has no regrets. “He considers it the role of a lifetime. Of course, it would ease the pain if he won an Oscar!”
[From Star Magazine, print edition]
I’m including photos of Leo from the past month… he doesn’t look like he’s gained much weight to me? I mean, we all have to reconcile ourselves to this new not-youthfully-pretty Leo, but I’ve actually thought he’s been looking pretty good at various awards shows. Not so puffy, rather suave, not grumpy at all. Not to say I don’t believe it’s possible he did sustain injuries while filming – it definitely happens, and maybe some days are better than others or maybe the injuries just weren’t that major. Or maybe Leo’s bedroom excuse is, “Baby, I can’t right now. Girl, I’ve got a bad back.” Is that what he tells Jonah Hill?
Speaking of Jonah, Leo crashed Jonah’s SNL monologue last Saturday. Here you go:
Photos courtesy of WENN.
If it is true then all I can say is ouch. I sprained my lower back a while ago and it can still give me trouble close to 10 years on.
+1. I hurt mine in an accident 11 years ago, and it still gives me trouble. The simplest movement can throw it out, and it will never be the same. Once you have an injury like that, it just doesn’t ever really leave you. Back pain is a bitch.
I’m sorry Nicolette, it must be awful.
My friend shattered his spine in 3 places and had 4 impacted discs in a car accident 6 years ago and he’s in constant pain and barely sleeps, some days he can’t move and I wish I could take it away.
If the Leo story is true, then shame on the people that made him redo the scene many times to the point of injury.
That scene where he falls down the stairs DID look painful; however, that whole ludes sequence was hysterically funny, and I think he looks fine now.
I was just trying to remember what sequence that was as all I can remember from that movie is just a montage of bewbs and sex and drugs. It was that ludes sequence where he’s trying to get down the steps to his car or am I thinking of something else?
Yep, that was it. He also falls off the kitchen counter trying to get to Jonah on the phone.
I thought the movie was quite funny… and at the end i really like it even if it was 3 hours long… I really hope he’ll get his Oscar for this movie.
Oh god, that’s right. And then when he’s trying to get the phone off him!
OMG that is my favorite scene in the whole movie, I laughed so hard…..Then when cops comes for him I died, its a great movie
Sorry Leo, you’re no Clooney. Stop trying so hard.
And “blech” about anything Jonah Hill. Was there a post about Sharon Osbourne throwing food at his brother after the Grammys?
lol… Why would he want to be Clooney?
Clooney has something Leo does not: an Oscar.
He is a way better actor then Clooney…. Think about both bodies of work going right back to Gilbert Grape he should of won an Oscar for that
Of all the people for me to wake up and feel sorry for, I wouldn’t have bet on it being LEO of all people!
But what can I say – I torqued yesterday when I should have twisted trying to a hundred plus pound box upstairs, and to add to the indignity, the same cats who kept trying to get ON the box as I strained then tripped me down the stores when they jumped under my feet. Landed in a heap with a heavy box across me and three smug cats all purring and rubbing up against… the box. So I’m in a enough of a groaning misery to feel bad for the womanizing idiot. I guess. Maybe…
Ah – never mind, just saw the bottle of muscles relaxers out of the corner of my eye. Will to live will return, and all sympathy will fall away. I just don’t know if I believe that Scorsese would risk his favorite pet actor. Can’t really see him having Leo fall on stone, unprotected, repeatedly.
No neither can I – to the ‘doing own stunts bit’ an Insurance company would never have allowed it, methinks this is all part of his “I have really suffered for my art GIVE ME AN OSCAR” campaign or at least an attempt to keep up with the physical deprivations of Matthew Mc C… Sorry about your poor back, hope it feels better soon and I’m even sorrier about giggling over the mental picture you conjured with the cats
He’s been going to the chiropractor for years. Its a regular pap shot of him going into or out of a chiropractor office. Not saying he didn’t get an injury while filming but I don’t think back problems are new to him.
It’s Star so I can’t believe it. Seems like it could have happened.
He’s fortunate he didn’t break his neck. I wonder if he has adequate experience to perform dangerous stunt work.
Leo hurts for ART! See how he suffers, just to bring the little people joy.
Just in time for an Oscar campaign.
I love Leo but I actually cringe at the thought of him actually winning an Oscar. All the “Poor Leo hasn’t won and Oscar” memes and talk about it would make it seem kind of “Okay, fine. Here’s your award ya big baby. Now go away”. I thought he was great in WOW but I hope Ejiofor wins and saves Leo the embarrassment.
I go see his movies in the theater, because he always puts on a great performance. I think he’s a brilliant actor. But if he wins for Wolf, I will lose my shit.
I think his is the weakest nominated performance on this years list. But I think people are compelled to nominate the marty/leo because their OK is still better than most people’s best.
He should have won an Oscar years ago. The fact he doesn’t have one proves they’re a joke.
In the words of Grumpy Cat….Good.
Leo does kinda look like Grumpy Cat………
Ha! Exactly. Also please let’s not this idiotic “oh he should win because he’s overdue!”. Bull. Call me when Gary Oldman and Julianne Moore have their first and then I’ll listen to the sob story for poor little Leo.
Jonah Hill is so desperately insecure I get tired just looking at him.
Gah, I forgot Julianne doesn’t have one either. Talk about overdue.
Same thing crossed my mind, as cynical as it may sound. Sympathy is good for the campaign…
The SNL clip was awesome! Love that Leo isn’t afraid to make fun of himself and his movies/reputation (he was a great sport at the Globes aswell when Tina and Amy did the “supermodel’s vagina”-joke)
Loved the SNL clip. It was a great way for Jonah to acknowledge the image he has created for himself in the press and the fact that “douchebag bigshot” doesn’t look good on anyone. He’s been chastened, embarrassed so maybe he has learned.
Also, make fun of me if you will but, lately, Leo is dayum hot, much better then youthful prettiness.
Yeah, my 14 year old sister is all gaga for Leo in Titanic–why? He looks like he’s freaking 12 years old in that movie. He was cute, but by the time I was 14, 15, I already looked older than him. I think he’s a lot better looking now that he’s older, puffy and all.
I love Leo. Ever since Gangs of New York. He’s a panty dropper IMO. Well I know mine would drop.
Yeah, the scene he falls down a flight of stone steps is the best! Leo was awesome! That definitely hurt.
Or this is an Oscar hustle sob story.
I think he looks very handsome.
Only someone who has sustained a back injury can fathom the relentless burning, needle like pain. A pain that does not give you a break 24/7 but because he is not writhing in pain means that he is ok. As right now I am in the process of convalescence of spine surgery. And because I am young I get lumped up with hardcore addicts when I used to complaint about pain. Unless, you walk a mile on my shoes or someone who suffers pain constantly it is hard tp paint a picture
Oh dear – is this a pre-emptive, pain killer addiction story.
Leo D and I are the same age. I only know this because I bought an “Events of 1974” type of book when I was having my car washed one day and his birth was one of the events (yes, I feel that I should have been included in that book), along with Richard Nixon “resigning” the day I was born. Anyhow, I digress. Leo has never really been attractive to me in the past. It took him until what, his early 30’s (?) to not look 15 years old. He is extremely talented however. Always knew that. But ummm for the first time ever, watching that SNL montage, I felt that he is very attractive and dare I say, manly. Love the scruff on him.