'I'm not a rat': Leonardo DiCaprio rebukes questions about viral Golden Globes clip

As speculation over his animated Golden Globes moment mounts, Leonardo DiCaprio's lips are definitively zipped.

In the now-viral clip, DiCaprio is seen engaged in conversation with someone just out of shot – prompting questions over who exactly was on the receiving end of the high-spirited display.

But in a bizarre response to the social media mystery, the One Battle After Another awards nominee refused to give fans any insight.

Watch the video above.

The Hollywood heavyweight, 51, revealed in an interview with Deadline that he had been speaking with "a friend" – but refused to elaborate on the matter further.

"At the end of the day, who knows if this other person that I was talking to wants me to even mention their name?" he joked.

"So, as the lead character says in A Bronx Tale, I'm not a rat."

DiCaprio's One Battle After Another co-star Teyana Taylor previously speculated via Access Hollywood that she'd been the mysterious second party, and that they'd both been engaged in a spirited discussion about hit Netflix fixture K-Pop Demon Hunters.

But during an appearance on the Tonight Show, Taylor later admitted that'd she'd been mistaken.

"I was like, 'You can't be talking to me, were you talking to me?' Because I already told people you was talking to me."

"So apparently he had two KPop Demon Hunter conversations that night," Taylor joked.

And so, the mystery conversationist looks set to remain as such.

One Battle After Another took home four Golden Globes on the night in question, including Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) and Best Supporting Actress for Taylor.

And now, nominations have been announced for the highly-anticipated 2026 Academy Awards, with DiCaprio's thriller wracking in a total of 12 nods – making it the second most-nominated film of the event.

The Titanic star received his eighth Oscar nod for in the hotly contested Best Actor in a Leading Role category, with co-stars Benicio del Toro Sean Penn and Teyana Taylor all up for Best Actor in a Supporting role and Best Actress in a Supporting Role, respectively.

Ryan Coogler's Sinners, meanwhile, lead the charge with 16 Oscar nominations this year.

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Published Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 03:01:00 GMT