FILM: Leonardo DiCaprio will be getting closer to stars of a different kind as he heads into space aboard the Virgin Galactic spacecraft – and a well-heeled bidder at the Cannes Film Festival has paid 1.2 million euros (B46 million) to go with him.
Thursday 30 May 2013 04:06 PM
A sub-orbital trip with the Hollywood star was among 20 goodies up for grabs at a celebrity gala auction at Cannes to raise money for AIDS research.
Other big-ticket items were a role as an extra in four Hollywood movies, including a feature starring DiCaprio; a private concert for 45 people by Simon Le Bon and John Taylor of Duran Duran; and a game of six-a-side football against a team led by Zinedine Zidane.
