ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: TAIWAN: LEONARDO DICAPRIO
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SOURCES: CTV
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April 26th, Taipei
LEONARDO DICAPRIO MOBBED IN ASIA
LEONARDO DICAPRIO simply causes a riot wherever he goes. His bodyguards were questioned by Taiwanese police after photographers angling for a picture on Monday in Taipei's airport complained that they shoved and insulted them, Taiwanese television and newspapers reported yesterday.
No charges were filed after the bodyguards, reportedly three or five of them, admitted inappropriate behaviour and apologized to reporters, according to the mass circulation China Times, the entertainment paper Min Sheng Daily and the TVBS entertainment station.
Pictures showed DiCaprio smiling behind sunglasses, a pulled down baseball cap and plastic shopping bag partially hiding his face.
The "Titanic" star stayed in the China Airlines VIP departure lounge for two hours Monday until his flight left, the reports said.
The tanned, slim DiCaprio was on his way to Los Angeles from Bangkok after completing shooting of "The Beach" on Thailand's Phi Phi Island in the Andaman Sea last week.
Security assigned to other visiting celebrities, including singer Michael Jackson, have also had run-ins with Taiwan's aggressive news media.
SHOTLIST: SHOWS:
LEONARDO DICAPRIO WALKING PAST PRESS AT AIRPORT ; GVS DICAPRIO HIDING FACE BEHIND BAG ; GVS DICAPRIO CHECKING BAG AT SECURITY ; GVS DECAPRIO'S SECURITY MAKING UP WITH LOCAL PRESSMEN AFTER FRACAS ?