Leonardo
DiCaprio Attacked by Drug Dealers
12/22/07
Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio was once savagely beaten by drug
dealers near his childhood home in Los Angeles.
The Titanic star says living in an area where prostitutes and drug
dealers were common was a "terrifying" experience - but it made
him steer away from drugs.
He says, "I got beat up a lot. I saw people having sex in alleys.
I remember I was five-years-old and this guy with a trench coat, needles
and crack cornered me.
"Seeing the devastation on my block, seeing heroin addicts made me
think twice about ever getting involved in drugs. It's evil."