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January 29, 2002 - The Las Vegas Review Journal reports Leonardo DiCaprio was amongst the celebrities at the grand opening of Light, a new nightclub at the Bellagio. Others on hand included Tara Reid, David Spade, Sting, *NSYNC's Lance Bass, and newly engaged Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards.

January 29, 2002 - The Harper's Bazaar interview Gisele Bundchen did with Chrissy Iley has been typed up on omnileonardo.com. Gisele sidestepped talking about Leo (with him in the house at the time) saying, "I'm not going to talk about him. We don't say anything about our relationship. People just make up scandals to sell newspapers. My life is good, and that's all I need to know." Check it out here.

January 22, 2002 - WENN reports Drew Barrymore enjoyed a steamy nightclub kiss at LA's AD club with fellow Hollywood starlet Heather Graham as Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire looked on.

January 22, 2002 - Foxnews.com reports Leonardo DiCaprio and pal Tobey Maguire were amongst those at the tearful memorial service of director Ted Demme at The Lot in Hollywood.

January 21, 2002 - In an abstracts.net poll asking 'Do you think Leo should settle down with Gisele and have a family?', 29.5% said yes while 70.5% said no, with 1103 total votes cast.

January 20, 2002 - US Weekly reports Leo DiCaprio, Alyssa Milano, Vince Vaughn, and Shannon Elizabeth were spotted drinking beer at Belly in Los Angeles, which is co-owned by Big Brother 2's Mike 'Boogie' Malin.

January 19, 2002 - IMDB reports (likely via a tabloid) that Gisele Bundchen has sternly warned Leonardo DiCaprio that their rekindled romance will be over if he cheats on her again. Gisele took Leo back after being bombarded with phone calls and flowers and she's reportedly said of DiCaprio, "He's wonderful in my life, and I would never change a thing. My parents really like Leo." Gisele wishes they both could be together more but careers keep them separated. "A normal person can see a boyfriend every day," she said.

January 17, 2002 - Brazilian magazine Chiques e Famosos reports Gisele and Leonardo Dicaprio came back to an understanding and reattached their relanshionship after meeting at the Doughboys lunchroom in Los Angeles.

January 13, 2002 - Christopher Walken is negotiating to star in Steven Spielberg's "Catch Me If You Can" for DreamWorks Pictures, where he'd play the father of Leonardo DiCaprio's character.

January 8, 2002 - London Express reports Leo's 'Gangs of New York' co-star David Hemmings wasn't impressed with him during their work stint together. Hemmings said Leo "is the only actor that I have actively disliked." Hemmings adds, "We were all sitting around, myself, Cameron Diaz, and Daniel Day Lewis, in a canvas tent. Leonardo comes over and deliberately moves his chair to the other side of the set. We all said, 'That is terribly rude. Why not at least say hello?' I told him, 'Excuse me. I have been doing this for 50 years. I am not a whippersnapper. And just to say hello would at least be polite.' But he was not in a polite mood. At least, not that day. That offended me and that is the only time I have ever been offended by an actor."

January 1, 2002 - Yahoo! has a photo of Leonardo DiCaprio and his mother Irmalin watching the Los Angeles Lakers and the Toronto Raptors at theStaples Center in Los Angeles on December 28. Check it out here.

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