Leonardo DiCaprio explains how he thanked Sharon Stone for paying his salary

Once upon a time in Hollywood, Leonardo DiCaprio needed a titanic favor.

Fortunately, Sharon Stone stepped in with an interception, as she revealed in her 2021 memoir that she actually paid her salary for the 1995 Western film Dead or alive because the studio didn’t want to hire the then-promising actor. Needless to say, his basic instincts were spot on.

And even three decades later, DiCaprio knows he will be forever indebted to Casino star, telling E! News in the November 16 episode, how he thanked Stone for his generosity over the years.

“I thanked her several times,” said the The wolf of Wall Street the star said exclusively E! News chief correspondent Knight Keltie. “I don’t know if I sent her an actual physical thank you gift, but I can’t thank her enough.”

Describing Stone as “amazing,” DiCaprio added that she “did this with myself and Russell Crowe at the time.”