Actress Teyana Taylor has recently spoken about her close relationship with Leonardo DiCaprio after splitting with boyfriend Aaron Pierre.
Teyana and Leo costarred in the film One Battle After Another in which Teyana was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards. The awards ceremony was held on Sunday, January 4 at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California.
Teyana called Leonardo her “brother” and “family”
In talking about Leo at the awards, Teyana told Us Weekly, “I mean, that’s my brother, that’s my family, you know? So, it’s never hard working with family and people that you love.”
Leo’s One Battle After Another performance resulted in a Critics Choice Best Actor nomination. Timothée Chalamet took home that trophy for his work in Marty Supreme. Amy Madigan won the Best Supporting Actress award for her role in Weapons.
One Battle After Another took the Best Picture award, and director Paul Thomas Anderson won for both Best Director and Best Adapted screenplay. Teyana yelled, “Let’s go!” as she took the stage with Paul for the Best Picture award.
In a September 2025 interview with The New York Times, Teyana discussed her years-long friendship with Leo. “Funny thing: Me and Leo actually met at Diana Ross’ birthday party some years back and instantly became best buds,” she said. “That’s my wingman, my partner in crime!”
Leo confirmed their longstanding relationship, saying, “I’ve known Teyana for a long time.” He said it was their friendship that resulted in Teyana joining the One Battle After Another cast. “Paul and I were talking about who would play this lightning rod of a character that was a radical but also somebody that was able to manipulate,” Leo recalled. “The echoes of her character reverberate throughout the entire movie, and every character is emotionally scarred by Perfidia. So we knew we needed to get somebody that could be not only bold and outspoken, but bring that improvisational talent of truth in the moment.”
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