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 at a restaurant in Saint-Tropez, France. The gesture, described as one of the largest in service industry history, was revealed by a French television presenter.
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The story highlights the extreme wealth gap and the public fascination with the private spending habits of global celebrities.
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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