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DiCaprio buys €10,000 Chanel bag for charity

CANNES (France) — Who knew Leonardo DiCaprio had an eye for Chanel bags?

Leonardo DiCaprio poses for photographers at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France on May 15, 2013. Photo: AP

Leonardo DiCaprio poses for photographers at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France on May 15, 2013. Photo: AP

CANNES (France) — Who knew Leonardo DiCaprio had an eye for Chanel bags?

The actor plunked down €10,000 (S$14,900) for a blue Chanel Neoprene flap bag, embroidered with flowers, on the Croisette today (May 19). But it was all for charity, as part of an auction at the annual Heart Fund Gala, also attended by Paris Hilton, actor Gary Dourdan and featuring a performance by Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def).

DiCaprio outbid several suitors for the purse, but was himself outbid on two other items, including a vacation at one of the luxury resorts of Nikki Beach Worldwide.

Bey performed a brief set, during which he shouted out to friend DiCaprio.

The Heart Fund offers cardiovascular care across the globe for impoverished children. Heart surgeons have donated their services to perform costly operations.

Last year, with the support of Nikki Beach owners Jack and Lucia Penrod, the organisation was able to purchase a bus that would act as a mobile hospital to screen and treat children; it was unveiled at this year's gala.

This year's goal is a plane outfitted with medical equipment to perform surgeries, and it was achieved as one benefactor donated €5 million. AP

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