Leonardo DiCaprio could have died in two freak plane accidents while trying to get to Russia - where he came face-to-face with Vladimir Putin.
The Hollywood actor first met with the Russian leader in 2010 at the International Tiger Conservation Forum in St Petersburg, which was also attended by British model Naomi Campbell.
Putin has enjoyed surrounding himself with celebs, making A-list actors Steven Seagal and Gerard Depardieu Russian citizens, but one of his strangest interactions came with Leo.
The Titanic actor, whose late grandparents were Russian, has described himself as ‘half-Russian’ and would later say he would “love to play” the Russian president in a movie.
While in the middle of a prepared speech, Putin broke off from what he was saying after spotting Leonardo in the crowd and apologised for his bad manners.
Putin said that DiCaprio had "broke his way through to us as if he were crossing a front line" - then called him a "real man" - but what prompted such an outburst?
