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Typically stealth Leo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire stand out in baseball caps at black tie gala
The Wolf Pack was back together on Monday night.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire slipped into Denise Rich’s Angel Ball to see their pal Richie Akiva being honored at Cipriani Wall St. event.
The stars successfully went largely unnoticed — except for the fact that they stood out in a sea of tuxes and gowns by wearing baseball caps.
But don’t expect to see snaps of them in their dressed-down gala headgear. We’re told photos of the famous duo were strictly forbidden.
Robin Thicke presented nightlife guru Akiva with the “Angel of Light Award.”
Akiva described the moment as “a little bittersweet” due to the Hamas terrorist attack and Gaza/Israeli conflict.
“With all the turmoil going on in the world today, and I’ve been so immersed in the last two weeks with that’s going on… It’s really taken a lot from me… It’s a little bittersweet,” he said.
Tamron Hall hosted the gala, which also honored Elizabeth Elting and Monique Rodriguez, the Mielle Organics founder and CEO.
Mayor Eric Adams arrived and took the stage later in the evening to “talk about our beloved Israel,” and to declare New York City as the healer of the world.
“We will heal the USA. We will heal the globe,” he said to a thunderous applause.
Meanwhile, he also had a message for the big spenders in the room, “It’s a blessing to live rich. It’s a sin to die rich, so write another check and contribute to give back.”
The message didn’t fall on deaf ears. The gala raised over $2.8 million to support the Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research.
Thicke, Chloe Jane, Miri Ben Ari, and Mary J. Blige were among the performers.
Jermaine Dupri closed out the evening spinning for the starry and influential crowd including, Clive Davis, Michael Bolton, Nikki Haskell, Tina Knowles, Nina Cooper, Simone Smith, Lorraine Schwartz, Tommy Hilfiger, Ubah Hassan, Luann de Lesseps, Candace Bushnell, Star Jones, artist Ralph Nauta, Aoki Simmons, and Monte and Angelina Lipman.
We hear DiCaprio and Maguire continued celebrating with Akiva at the after-party at his own spot, the Ned.
