Leonardo DiCaprio Won’t Be Vaping At The Oscars Thanks To The Academy’s New Ban

By Kat George @kat_george
Published Feb. 3, 2016, 5:35 p.m. ET

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There’s nothing the general populace hates more than a person who vapes. Unless, of course, the mouth on the other end of the vaper is Leonardo DiCaprio. Following the Screen Actor Guild Awards this past weekend, the above image of Leo vaping has gone viral. Sadly, though, that will be our first and only taste of the Leonardo DiVaprio meme, as the Oscars have unequivocally banned vaping from their forthcoming ceremony.

Considering Leo Vaping is the new Leo Frolicking With A Water Gun, that’s going to come as a huge disappointment to a lot of people. So much so that the 88th Academy Awards is officially turning into #VapeGate, as if #OscarsSoWhite wasn’t enough. TMZ broke the news that if Leo tries to vape at the Oscars ceremony it “WILL” (yes, all caps) be a problem. As if eating a real bison liver and nearly freezing to death to make The Revenant wasn’t enough, he now has to forgo his nicotine fix for an evening as well. Man, he’s going to be REALLY (again, all caps) pissed if he doesn’t get that award, right?

There will, thankfully for Leo, be a smoking area adjacent to the ceremonial hall, so he’ll be able to anxiously puff away while he waits for his category to be announced there. Considering he’s already walked away with a Golden Globe and a SAG Award for his performance however, we’d hope that he’s a little more relaxed going into the Oscars. Meanwhile, if you’re going to miss Leo’s cherubic face, Twitter is a treasure trove of images just waiting to be discovered, like this one of Leo vaping at the beach, surrounded by beautiful women, but only focused on that sweet, sweet electronically generated smoke:

https://twitter.com/Vapesque/status/551345076446957568/

If I’m going to be totally honest though (and this might be a controversial opinion amongst those who think we should #FreeLeo from the shackles of enforced no smoking rules), vaping is just as stupid as cigarettes, and just as smelly and annoying if you happen to be near a person who feels entitled enough to do it in doors. Sorry I’m not sorry, Leo (I still hope you win though, buddy!).

Kat George is a writer and a Fast & Furious obsessive. Follow her on Twitter: @kat_george.