Real reason Leonardo DiCaprio was hanging out with Teyana Taylor as they partied in NYC until 3am

Leonardo DiCaprio has been supporting Teyana Taylor amid nan fallout from her messy breakup from hoops prima Iman Shumpert, according to insiders who insisted nan costars are thing much than friends.

Teyana, 33, and DiCaprio, 49, who is presently making love 26-year-old model Vittoria Ceretti, raised eyebrows last week aft they were pictured looking 'cozy' astatine a statement she hosted in grant of nan Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at Manhattan hotspot The Stafford Room.

But contempt reports claiming nan brace looked 'cozy' and spent 'all night' together, insiders person revealed DiCaprio has been helping Teyana pinch her break up and profession since they struck up a relationship connected upcoming movie, The Battle of Baktan Cross.

'They aren’t making love but are very adjacent and they person fixed each different a batch of proposal recently,' a root told DailyMail.com exclusively. 

'Leo has besides been supporting Teyana arsenic she deals pinch nan fallout from her messy breakup from Iman.' 

The insider explained that Leonardo has besides go a mentor of sorts to nan singer-turned-actress, who plays nan lead successful nan caller Dionne Warwick biopic.

'Teyana is transitioning into being a awesome Hollywood prima and she appreciates nan thief Leo has fixed her navigate nan space,' they continued. 'They really get on and person spent immoderate clip together recently.'

Teyana and Iman battled it retired successful tribunal for months aft it was confirmed successful September 2023 that they had called clip connected their seven-year marriage.

A period later, Teyana shared a connection which read: 'I mind my business, don't fuss cipher & y'all cognize I've ne'er played astir my children, family & our privacy. I person not spoken connected this backstage matter to immoderate media outlets aliases blogs etc.

'So everyone claiming "Teyana said" didn't get immoderate statements straight from ME. These statements were taken from backstage tribunal documents that were leaked to nan public. It is very heartbreaking that personification would return retired nan clip to make specified a backstage matter nationalist for nan world to see.

'However, protecting my family is 1 point I've ALWAYS done & for my children I will proceed to do so. Please if y'all emotion y'all play nieces Junie & Rue for illustration y'all person shown, please let my aforesaid & my family immoderate privateness to resoluteness this matter successful peace, Love y'all.'

Despite her hopes to support things amicable, nan brace were soon caught up successful a ineligible backmost and forth complete kid support payments - pinch Iman saying he is comfortable pinch paying $8,000 a month for their children, Junie, eight, and Rue, three.

In January nan Titanic heartthrob was pictured tapping Teyana connected nan backside as they filmed their new Paul Thomas Anderson movie, which besides stars Regina Hall, Sean Penn and Benicio Del Toro.

Two months later, DiCaprio was seen wrapping an limb astir Teyana successful a video from nan WME pre Oscar event. 

In April 2024, Teyana unopen down immoderate speculation they were romantically linked but gushed that he was 'the best' and ever 'cheerleads' those he useful with.

Explaining nan video of them from nan WME event, she told E! News she was conscionable trying to thief him out.

'Leo wore extensions for nan movie and they were hurting him,' Teyana said. 'I was virtually helping him pinch his bun.

'And if you've seen nan extremity of nan video, I said thing astir cornbread because my cook was cooking for nan full cast,' she said. 'We gotta make judge his bun is right. We gotta make judge he's eating good.'

'Leo is for illustration nan best. He will cheerlead for you each nan measurement through', she added.

Teyana is said to beryllium friends pinch Leonardo's woman Vittoria, according to PageSix. 

Until his existent emotion interest, nan character had famously not dated anyone complete nan property of 25.

His romances pinch nan likes of Gisele Bundchen, Bar Rafaeli, Blake Lively and Nina Agdal each ended earlier they celebrated their 26th birthdays.

His astir caller divided from Daisy Jones & The Six prima Camila Morrone appeared to extremity conscionable weeks earlier she turned 25.

He was pictured retired and astir pinch Vittoria arsenic nan brace enjoyed a motorcycle thrust past week.

Despite keeping a casual appearance, 1 instrumentality noticed nan Hollywood mates and managed to get a smiling selfie pinch Vittoria.