DiCaprio once tipped a waiter in France with a €50k tip, leaving the server in tears
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio reportedly left a €50,000 tip for a waiter in Saint-Tropez, France. The gesture, made using an unbranded bank card, is considered one of the largest tips ever recorded in the service industry.
Why it matters
It highlights the extreme wealth disparity and the culture of excess surrounding celebrity travel in luxury destinations.
While ultra-rich travellers often use premium black charge cards to show their status, Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio used something even more exclusive. He used a a plain white card with no branding to leave a life-changing amount of money on the French Riviera.During a dinner with a group of fifteen guests in Saint-Tropez, France, the Hollywood star left a huge €50,000 tip, worth almost $60,000, for his waiter. The incredible gesture, which brought the restaurant worker to tears, was seen by French television presenter Benjamin Castaldi.Castaldi shared the story on his Europe 2 morning show, Casta réveille la France. He explained that DiCaprio paid with a clean white bank card that had no visible logos or personal information, a quiet sign of extreme wealth.A generous gesture in the South of FranceSaint-Tropez is known as a favourite destination for billionaires and celebrities, but tipping in France is usually much smaller.
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