Say what you will about Leonardo DiCaprio and his crew of rabble-rousers terrorizing hot spots on both coasts; a charitable streak in the hot young actor is threatening his bad-boy image. New York's Daily News reports that Leo is planning a visit to the Chinese gymnast who was paralyzed during practice for the Goodwill Games in the Big Apple. Sang Lan, the gymnast who broke her neck after a fall last week, is currently in a Long Island hospital, and has said that she would like to meet the Titanic star. Lan has a picture of DiCaprio posted near her bed, and is being rushed an early release videotape of Titanic by Paramount Pictures. DiCaprio's publicist Cindy Guagenti told the The New York Post that Leo, currently in New York, may reschedule his planned return to Los Angeles so he can meet with Lan. "He was very sad [and] felt he had to do something," Guagenti said. "We're trying to arrange something." DiCaprio has graced ailing young girls with a visit in the past. Last month, the star met with eight girls at the Beverly Hills Planet Hollywood, a treat organized through the Make-a-Wish Foundation.

-- Dan Draghici (ddraghic@sprint.ca), July 30, 1998

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Let's hope Leo stays this unspoiled and grounded.

-- Gilded Age Junkie (GildedAgeJunkie@yahoo.com), July 31, 1998.