Overview
- Footage shared from inside the ceremony by the New York Times’ Kyle Buchanan and the Golden Globes’ TikTok shows DiCaprio animatedly recounting a moment during a commercial break.
- Amateur lip‑reads widely transcribe a line referencing K‑pop, though neither DiCaprio’s exact words nor the person he addressed have been verified.
- Speculation over the off‑camera interlocutor has centered on co‑star Chase Infiniti, fellow winner Teyana Taylor, and friend Jennifer Lawrence, without confirmation.
- The viral moment followed host Nikki Glaser’s onstage roast of DiCaprio’s dating history, for which she immediately apologized as a “cheap” joke that he took in good humor.
- DiCaprio lost Best Actor in a musical or comedy to Timothée Chalamet, while One Battle After Another led nominations and scored multiple wins, including Teyana Taylor’s supporting award.