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Benicio del Toro has gotten candid about starring alongside Leonardo DiCaprio. 

In a new chat with PEOPLE Magazine during the film’s L.A. premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, the actor reflected on working with Leonardo DiCaprio for their latest movie, One Battle After Another.

He began the chat by confessing that he had been “admiring” DiCaprio’s work for ages until he finally got a chance to star alongside the Titanic hitmaker in lately. 

“With Leo, you just let him bring the character, and you just … he’s the story,” he began.  

Toro, then, admitted that his own performance was inspired by what DiCaprio, had to offer. 

The actor went on to dish, “So for me […] with Leo, it’s like, work around him and just [make] sure that we fed the story with my character in it.”

He went on to state, “And Leo is one of those actors that I’ve been admiring for decades, and I never had a chance to work with.”

In conclusion, he expressed, “So getting this chance to work with him was a great experience and a great opportunity for me, and I hope he feels the same way.”

Usher’s chosen fragrance preceded him when he arrived at the Ralph Lauren women’s collection runway show on Wednesday. Amid illustrious names like Oprah Winfrey and Jessica Chastain, the unmistakable scent of Ralph’s Club New York lingered—and in its wake, Usher himself. The crooner has taken his role as the face of the brand’s newest fragrance seriously. Beyond the runway, he was seen with a metallic bottle of the eau de parfum in the Ralph Lauren suite during the U.S. Open men’s final, spritzing hosts on the talk-show circuit (hello, Gayle King and Stephen Colbert), and—on Saturday night in Manhattan’s Financial District—helping Ralph Lauren and L’Oréal, the brand’s fragrance partner, fête the official launch of Ralph’s Club New York.

“This is my first time ever endorsing a house, and being a part of a major brand—an icon, really—like Ralph Lauren,” Usher, in a jewel-toned purple velvet tuxedo, told Vogue. “All of the history that comes with Ralph gave me the assurance that I was partnering with the right team. I’ve found that music and fragrance aren’t really that different—you play with notes, and you try to make people feel something—so this was an opportunity to be creative with them.”

Inside the Beaux-Arts–style space that once housed the Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank, guests were transported into the idyllic world of Ralph Lauren—just supersized. A new fragrance joining the family is a rare, auspicious occasion for such a pillar brand, and it called for a more-than-intimate gathering of 500-plus partygoers, including Tiwa Savage, Ashlee Simpson Ross, and Deacon Phillippe, as well as Ralph Lauren faces like Taylor Hill, Sam Hartman, and Noah Mills. Though the invitation called for cocktail attire, many followed Usher’s lead in tuxedos and ball gowns befitting this Art Deco–infused scene that might have doubled as a film set.

For brand historians in the room, the night whispered of the unforgettable “Ralph’s Club” runway show and celebration of 2019, a memory David Lauren recalled as he admired the scene before toasting with Usher. “He’s a cool guy, and he’s got great style,” Lauren told Vogue of how the partnership sparked. “We actually saw him at The Polo Bar—it was my dad’s birthday and his birthday the same night—so we struck up a conversation and had a great time together. Now we’re here!”

For the rest of the evening, the Grammy winner and Super Bowl headliner fielded praise—and plenty of selfies—from admirers and collaborators as he relaxed in a bank of banquettes alongside his wife, Jennifer Goicoechea. Near midnight, he took the stage for a Jay Gatsby–inspired toast with a dram of rare whisky, poured from a custom-engraved bottle of Glenfiddich Grand Couronne 26-Year-Old. “What they say is true: If you can make it in New York, you can make it anywhere,” he declared—prompting shower after shower of silver confetti to blanket the room.

It was a masterclass in Ralph Lauren’s singular talent for transport—through product and party alike—into a realm of carefree glamour and showmanship in short supply these days. As the streets filled with revelers plucking confetti from velvet lapels and bustled dress trains, the fictional club dissolved back into a fleeting dream—until next time.

When it comes to the ongoing feud between Prince William and Prince Harry, there is one thing that Princess Kate and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, are bound to have realised, a royal expert explains

All eyes were on Prince Harry during his recent visit to the UK, which saw him finally reunite with King Charles in person after 19 months.

Ahead of the father-and-son reunion, there was much speculation about whether Harry would see any of his royal relatives during his visit home, amid his busy schedule of engagements with the charities he supports.

In the end, Harry spent just under an hour with his father at the monarch’s London residence, Clarence House, but he did not see his older brother, Prince William, while he was on home soil. Despite the fact that the two brothers were only seven miles apart at one stage, conducting separate engagements.

With the icy relationship between the once-close siblings showing no sign of thawing anytime soon, a royal expert has exclusively told the Mirror about the difficult realisation Princess Kate and Meghan are likely to have had about the warring brothers.

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Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond explained: “I think Catherine and Meghan recognise that this is something the brothers have to work out between them.”

The royal expert explained that while royal fans are bound to be pleased to see Harry take steps towards reconciliation with his father amid the King’s ongoing health challenges, mending things with William is likely going to be more complicated.

In part, Jennie explained, this is might be compounded by the fact that while Harry exited royal life and moved to California, William has remained behind, carrying out his duties as heir to the throne even during an incredibly difficult period in his personal life, with his wife Kate undergoing cancer treatment.

William “has stood by his father through the past few tough years,” said Jennie, “he has stood IN for his father when needed, and he has stood UP for his father, declaring they are ‘very much not a racist family’.”

The comment that the royals were not “a racist family” came after Harry and Meghan’s bombshell sit-down with Oprah in 2021, where the couple alleged that “concerns” were raised by royals about what Prince Archie’s skin colour would be.

The expert noted that all of this combined could have potentially raised some “resentment” for William that his brother was back in town, and meeting up with their father.

“I’m sure the King would have told William in advance about his decision to meet Harry,” Jennie said, “But William wouldn’t be human if he didn’t feel some resentment about Harry flying back for a headline-grabbing few days, very publicly handing out dosh to charities (which is something the rest of the Royal Family do regularly – but discreetly) and strutting his stuff…while his brother does the day to day grip and grin business of the royal workload?”

The expert added that she thought it was possible that a reconciliation between Harry and William might “never happen” after years of allegations lobbied publicly at the royals and their staff by the Sussexes.

“Time may yet prove the great healer, but where William is concerned, now is certainly not the right time for reconciliation with his sibling. Indeed, it may never happen.”