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March 30, 2002 - The New York Post reports Mike Ovitz is having troubles having packaged 'Gangs of New York' as they report it "is nearly a year behind schedule and rumored to be well over its $90 million budget. The buzz is that the epic about street-tough Irish immigrants will be something less than a hit." Read more.

March 29, 2002 - Celebrity hairstylist Richard Marin named the celebrities with the best hair to Chart Attack. "Off the top of my head?" he asks. "Cindy Crawford for sure. Jennifer Aniston for sure. Catherine Zeta-Jones, Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio." Read more.

March 27, 2002 - The New York Post reports Leo was invited to the Miramax party where he was filming 'Catch Me If You Can' just blocks away in New York. He declined.

March 24, 2002 - Neil Travis of the New York Post reports Leonardo DiCaprio and Gisele Bundchen are still hot & heavy, despite reports otherwise. Gisele has had Leo on a diet which has dropped 25 pounds from the star, which has him in perfect shape for his new movie, Steven Spielberg's 'Catch Me If You Can.'

March 23, 2002 - More on the Gangs of New York release from Foxnews.com's Roger Friedman. He reports the movie looks set for a fall release and will be positioned to compete in the 2003 Oscars. Read more.

March 23, 2002 - Star reports before Leo and Cameron Diaz picked up their Toyota Prius cars in Hollywood, they played a joke on the salesperson with them both demanding the only floor model of the car. The salesman squirmed, but Leo and Diaz smirked and told them they were just joking. Diaz got the floor model while Leo picked his up several days later.

March 22, 2002 - After several delays, the New York Post reports Leo DiCaprio starring Gangs of New York won't likely be released in July as Miramax had planned. Editing the flick has reportedly been a nightmare for Martin Scorsese who is loath to cut the film's length below three hours.

March 6, 2002 - Bravo's "Inside the Actors Studio" this week has Johnny Depp talking about his 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape' co-star Leonardo DiCaprio. Depp said DiCaprio is a mama's boy. "He kept asking me for cigarettes," and then would look over his shoulder to see if his mother was looking.

March 6, 2002 - Splash has photos of Leo at on the set of the movie the 'BasketballDiaries' filming in the East Village, New York. Check them out here.

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