Kenan Thompson ripped into Leonardo Di Caprio after wishing Zendaya happy birthday at Emmys

Kenan Thompson left the audience at the Emmy Awards in stitches after turning Zendaya's birthday into a joke about Leonardo DiCaprio.

DiCaprio and model Camila Morrone recently broke up after five years together, not long after Morrone turned 25.

The break-up sparked discussion online, with many having noticed a trend within the Revenant star's dating history: Which sees him never going out with anyone over the age of 25.

The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards took place on Tuesday, 13 September at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California, and host Kenan Thompson couldn't help but pull the leg of DiCaprio, and what better way to do it than getting Euphoria star Zendaya involved too.

Take a look at the moment below:

Comedian and actor Thompson began the joke by wishing Zendaya a belated happy birthday, saying: "Zendaya just turned 26, happy birthday.

"26 is a weird age in Hollywood. Young enough to play a high school student, but too old to date Leonardo DiCaprio."

Thompson's jibe at the Titanic star caused Zendaya to hide her face as the rest of the crowd erupted into laughter.

Unfortunately, the camera couldn't pan to DiCaprio's reaction because the actor didn't attend the ceremony.

However, one Twitter user theorised: "Leo was either laughing so awkwardly or heavily ASHAMED OF HIMSELF. i believe he was both."

Although, another responded: "I can GUARANTEE that Leo was not bothered in the least. Like it or lump it - that playa has no shame in his game."

Other users were quick to commend Thompson's joke, with one writing: "I burst out laughing when I saw this video! Priceless!"

"LOL!!!! Zendaya was all “he did not just say that” with that facepalm," another commented.

A third shared a graph which has been circulating on social media of the ages of all of DiCaprio's exes, to which a user responded: "Hats off to whoever spent their day making this."

However, one Twitter user branded the joke as being 'dated and old and told EVERY awards season for the past six years'.

Indeed, DiCaprio has found himself at the butt of the joke before, such as when fellow actor Rebel Wilson singled him out at the BAFTA Awards Ceremony earlier this year in March.

Wilson's jibe at the Once Upon A Time In Hollywood star didn't go down quite so well, with one Twitter user calling Wilson's jokes 'crude, boring and predictable'.

DiCaprio's love life also took the focus of Ricky Gervais' hosting at the 2020 Golden Globes. The British comedian - in typical fashion - did not hold back when he said the actor's date was 'too old for him' after the premiere for Once Upon A Time In Hollywood finally finished. Ouch.

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Topics: Celebrity, Film and TV, Leonardo DiCaprio, Sex and Relationships

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.