Overview
- DiCaprio told Deadline the animated interaction was with a friend and said, quoting A Bronx Tale, "I'm not a rat."
- The moment was captured by the Golden Globes' official TikTok during a commercial break and circulated widely online.
- Viewers and online lip-readers interpreted references to KPop Demon Hunters, though those readings remain unverified.
- Co-star Teyana Taylor first said the exchange was with her, then retracted the claim on The Tonight Show, recounting that DiCaprio did not recall who it was.
- The buzz comes as One Battle After Another collected Golden Globes and DiCaprio secured an Oscar nomination, with no definitive identification of the interlocutor emerging.