Lady Gaga, Leonardo DiCaprio Golden Globes Gaffe Inspires Funny Memes [PHOTOS]
Leonardo DiCaprio took home a Golden Globe for Best Actor for The Revenant on Sunday night, but it was his priceless reaction to Lady Gaga bumping into him while walking by during the awards that stole the show. DiCaprio's amusing expression during the incident led to many hilarious memes on social media.
Gaga was strolling through the audience to pick up her Best Supporting Actress award when she accidentally bumped into DiCaprio's arm, which led to him making a funny expression.
It didn't take long for the Internet to erupt in funny tweets and memes of the incident.
DiCaprio appeared a bit embarrassed later that evening when he was told by reporters that the incident with Gaga was trending. The Revenant star told Entertainment Tonight, "Oh lord, that’s trending, huh?" He explained making the weird face, stating, "I just didn’t know what was passing me. That’s all!"
Gaga appeared to be in a daze as she made her way to the stage and ran right into DiCaprio's elbow, which startled the actor. The resulting memes were pretty funny, with one social media user covering Leo's face with the silly "side eyeing Chloe".
One user photoshopped an image of DiCaprio holding an umbrella over Gaga with the hashtag '#shade'.
An Instagram user posted pictures of the incident, captioning the image, "When you're roasting someone behind their back and they walk past."
Instagram user @_theblessedone made a collage of DiCaprio's expressions during the Golden Globes, writing, "Let's just appreciate Leonardo DiCaprio's facial expressions tonight."
Comedienne Jen Kirkman took a chance to joke about DiCaprio's adoration of young models, quipping:
Twitter user @ShelbyWhite posted:
Mike Ryan joked about the actor adding being walked into by Gaga as a hardship in filming The Revenant.
Fans of DiCaprio couldn't get enough of his funny reaction to the incident.
The 41-year-old actor may have received lots of attention his brush with Gaga, but DiCaprio also won Best Actor in a Drama for The Revenant.
The movie also won awards for Best Picture and Best Director.