Tiffany Haddish is no stranger to making headlines. And the comedian went viral when discussing the first time she met star actor Leonardo Dicaprio.
“I told him, ‘I want to f–k, but only if you are your character out of ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape,’” she recalled referencing special needs boy Arnie Grape, DiCaprio’s character in the 1993 film.
Tiffany Haddish Responds to Mo’Nique Backlash
Haddish was a topic of discussion when comedian Mo’Nique was a guest on Club Shay Shay with Shannon Sharpe. Mo’Nique appeared to take exception to previous comments that Haddish had made about her husband.
“Tiffany, if you had a husband like mine, you may not have two DUIs,” Monique said of Haddish.
However in response to Mo’Nique, Haddish to the high road.
“I am grateful and thankful that I am on the minds of people I look up to. It felt like an auntie talking. You know how we do. So I was like, ‘Dang, I been on your mind? I didn’t even know I was on your mind.’ So I’m grateful,” she said.
“I didn’t know if there was a mutual love and respect because she’s not my friend, so I get it. I’m not close to her. We never had a conversation about it. So, at the end of the day, I understand and I respect her. I do have respect for her. That’s it.”
Leonardo DiCaprio Linked to Teyana Taylor
For a while, things appeared to be heating up between him and famed singer/actress Teyana Taylor. He was in attendance for Teyana’s recent cabaret show in New York City.
“Another clip also shows a man who appears to be Leonardo DiCaprio which videos trickling in on social media seem to back up. He’s got his trademark black hat on while sitting near Teyana and chatting up another woman,” TMZ noted.
That wasn’t the first time Leo and Teyana have been linked to each other. The two also seemed to have a rapport during the weekend of the Oscars. The two appear to have a liking for each other.
During a 2024 Oscar pre-party in Los Angeles in March, Teyana and the famed actor were seen getting very cozy at the event, according to Page Six.
“Leonardo DiCaprio and Teyana Taylor got pretty close at a pre-Oscar bash. The 49-year-old actor was seen holding the “Coming 2 America” star, 33, close in a seemingly flirty exchange while attending the WME party hosted at William Randolph Hearst’s former estate in Beverly Hills, Calif., Friday,” Page Six wrote.