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November 19, 2003 - The Las Vegas Review Journal reports Leonardo DiCaprio was at the Palms on Saturday for its second-anniversary party along with Vin Diesel and Steve Harris of 'The Practice,' all dining at separate tables at N9NE Steak House. DiCaprio was later at Rain nightclub, dancing up a storm on the stage.

November 19, 2003 - WENN reports Leonardo DiCaprio's dreams of playing historical legend Alexander The Great have been put on hold due to a lack of Japanese interest. Reports in yesterday's Daily Variety suggest producer Dino De Laurentiis has failed to pre-sell his project to Japanese investors. The delay means DiCaprio's next movie is likely to see him re-team with Robert De Niro in The Good Shepherd - after he wraps on Howard Hughes biopic The Aviator - instead of shooting Alexander The Great with Moulin Rouge director Baz Luhrmann. Meanwhile, a rival $150 million Alexander project, starring Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie and Val Kilmer, and directed by Oliver Stone, is already well underway.

November 19, 2003 - The Las Vegas Review Journal reports Leonardo DiCaprio and pals were spotted hitting Light in the Bellagio.

November 16, 2003 - Spies tell The Las Vegas Review Journal Leonardo DiCaprio was booked into the Palms 'Real World' suites over the weekend to celebrate his 29th birthday, which was Tuesday. 

November 16, 2003 - E! Online's Ted Casablanca reports Leonardo DiCaprio the Avalon last weekend, dressed in an L.A. Kings hat and an '80s jogging suit and checking out Jessica Alba. Standing next to the bar, Leo said to one of his friends: "If I could, I would be a shark and go after that." Meanwhile, Eric Balfour was grinding Alba and had his hand up her shirt.

November 13, 2003 - Jeannette Walls of MSNBC.com reports Leonardo DiCaprio is causing a buzz by reportedly offering a $20,000 reward for the return of a camera that he misplaced in the Los Angeles nightclub, Shelter. "He was pretty stressed. He really needed to get that camera back," a fellow partier told Britain’s Heat Magazine. "What sort of pictures were on that roll of film if he’s offering that kind of money for it?"

November 6, 2003 - When actor Daniel Baldwin didn't see Leonardo DiCaprio at the group's April golf tournament in Las Vegas after the organization flew DiCaprio to town, Baldwin publicly threatened to beat up DiCaprio when he thought DiCaprio had skipped out of the event. But it turned out that DiCaprio had made good on his commitment -- making his appearance out of Baldwin's eyeshot -- and Baldwin's comments caused a tremendous publicity backlash. "It was a misunderstanding that we are happy to have put behind us," event producer Jonathan Scott told The Las Vegas Sun on Wednesday. Read more.

November 4, 2003 - ET is on the set of 'The Aviator' with Leonardo DiCaprio. Watch a video clip here.

October 31, 2003 - The New York Post reports wildfires raging through California are bedeviling Hollywood movie crews. Several sets of Leonardo DiCaprio's upcoming 'The Aviator' were damaged by the blazes, delaying production.

October 17, 2003 - The Evening Standard reports Leonardo Dicaprio could be about to marry girlfriend Gisele Bundchen after she said 'yes' at the third time of asking. Read more.

October 13, 2003 - Leonardo DiCaprio is urging People readers to help honour dedicated animal welfare workers. We have teamed up with the International Fund for Animal Welfare for our fourth annual Animal Action Awards. Read more.

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