The Teyana Taylor, Leonardo DiCaprio Golden Globes drama sees a new twist

Teyana Taylor is clearing the air about Leonardo DiCaprio’s animated Golden Globes moment that took social media by storm, revealing that the viral clip didn’t pan out the way fans first thought.

The actress and singer addressed the buzz during her appearance on The Tonight Show on Wednesday, January 14, where she continued to celebrate her first Golden Globe win.

The clip in question, shared on the ceremony’s official TikTok page, showed DiCaprio laughing and gesturing excitedly during the show, leading many viewers to assume he was chatting with Taylor.

He admitted that he thought the same at first.

“Okay, look, yesterday, I thought I cracked the Da Vinci Code, right?” Taylor told Jimmy Fallon, referring to her previous comments that suggested they were engaged KPop Demon Hunters during the performance.

Taylor explained that her excitement stemmed from the fact that her daughters, Iman “Junie” Tayla Shumpert Jr., 10, and Rue Rose Shumpert, 5, are huge fans of the Netflix animated film, which won Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song that night.

At first glance, she assumed DiCaprio was reacting to her.

“When I first saw it, I didn’t watch the whole thing. So I was like, ‘Oh, you’re talking about Kpop Demon Huntersit speaks for me,” he said.

But after watching the full clip and seeing fans trying to read the words of the exchange, Taylor realized she needed answers.

She picked up the phone and called her longtime boyfriend.

“I was like, ‘You can’t talk to me, you talked to me?’ Because I already told people you were talking to me,” he admitted.

According to Taylor, DiCaprio apparently had a conversation KPop Demon Hunters more than once that night.

“So apparently he had two KPop Demon Hunter conversations that night, so KPop Demon Hunters it was in his mouth all night,” he joked.

The situation sparked some playful jealousy on Taylor’s part.

“Who else do you chew your invisible gum with?” he teased, adding that DiCaprio didn’t even remember who he was talking to at the table.

Despite the confusion, the moment added to the buzz surrounding their film One battle after anotherwhich earned four Golden Globe wins, including Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) and the Taylor Award for her role as Perfidia Beverly Hills.

Both stars now head to the 2026 Actor Awards on March 1 with individual nominations, proving that even a misunderstood viral moment can end in the best possible way.