On Monday night, Cannes’s Generous People Gala drew a celebrity bidding war between Leonardo DiCaprio and Paris Hilton. After the charity auction went on for several rounds, DiCaprio won the blue Chanel bag, which was reportedly worth more than $10,000. Why did Leo have such steadfast resolve for a purse? Simple: It was a gift for his mother. As any DiCapriophile knows, the 40-year-old actor would do pretty much anything for his mother, Irmelin. And how: From expensive gifts to red-carpet dates, here’s an abridged history of Leo being the world’s best son.
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For Mother’s Day this year, Leo reportedly took his mother to the Palm Court at the Plaza for a deluxe Sunday tea party with four of his friends, including Ethan Suplee, who also appeared in The Wolf of Wall Street.
