Leonardo DiCaprio treated his niece Normandie Farrar, 16, to a lavish shopping trip in Beverly Hills Memorial Day weekend.
While out and about with his father, George DiCaprio, and stepmother, Peggy Farrar, the 49-year-old Oscar winner was spotted spoiling his niece as he took her to several luxury boutiques, as well as Tiffany & Co. and Prada.
The teenager, who was 'kidnapped' by her own father at the age of six, appeared happy as she walked down the sidewalk next to her family with two large shopping bags on her shoulder.
DiCaprio tried to keep a low profile during the outing as he wore a black Dodgers baseball cap, blue face mask, black puffer jacket and gray T-shirt.
After enjoying some retail therapy, the group reportedly enjoyed some quality time together at South Beverly Grill.
Leonardo DiCaprio treated his niece Normandie, 16, to an extensive shopping spree in Beverly Hills this weekend
The family's sighting comes two months after he and his loved ones enjoyed a… rare meal together at Cipriani in Beverly Hills.
Normandie's parents, Charity Moore, and Adam Farrar, Leo's older stepbrother, did not attend either outing.
Charity and Adam have endured their share of headline-grabbing legal troubles over the years, including a 2016 arrest for alleged petty theft.
The 'kidnapping scandal' unfolded in January 2014, when both Adam and Charity were arrested separately on drug charges.
Adam was apprehended in Texas, where he had left with his daughter – illegally, as Normanie was dependent on the courts in California due to her parents' criminal record and was not supposed to leave the state.
Normanie was only six years old at the time.
Normandie was discovered in Texas on January 30 and brought back to California, where she was placed in the care of her grandfather, Leo's father George DiCaprio.
Meanwhile, Adam was arrested and accused by Los Angeles police of “hiding” his daughter in another state.
While out with his father, George DiCaprio, and stepmother, Peggy Farrar, the 49-year-old Oscar winner was spotted spoiling his niece as he took her to several luxury boutiques, as well as Tiffany & Co. and Prada
The teenager appeared happy as she walked down the sidewalk with her family, carrying two large shopping bags on her shoulder
DiCaprio tried to keep a low profile during the outing as he wore a black Dodgers baseball cap, blue face mask, black puffer jacket and gray T-shirt.
A spokesperson for the LA County Department of Children and Family Service said at the time RadarOnline: 'I am happy to confirm that this child has indeed been found. It's great news. I can't really say anything else.'
Before their estrangement, Leonardo and his stepbrother, Adam Farrar, were close and had attended a number of Los Angeles Lakers games together.
In 2014, sources told RadarOnline that the pair “have had zero contact in recent years and are not getting along.”
It is widely reported that DiCaprio was inspired to take up acting after seeing his stepbrother build a career for himself in commercials, films and TV in the 1980s.
Farrar is best known for his roles in the science fiction series Battlestar Galactica and the ABC comedy-drama Eight is Enough.
Normandie was notoriously 'kidnapped' by her own father at the age of six
However, as DiCaprio's career took off in the late 1990s and Farrar's stalled, things turned out very differently for the brothers, who grew up together in LA after DiCaprio's mother, Peggy, married Farrar's father, cartoonist George DiCaprio, when he was still young. just one.
Since 2010, Farrar has been in and out of court on charges of harassment, possession of a controlled substance, driving without a license and domestic violence.
In 2000, as DiCaprio capitalized on the success of his blockbuster film Titanic, Farrar was arrested on charges that he tried to kill his then-girlfriend and made terroristic threats.
Peggy DiCaprio said at the time about her troubled stepson: “Adam is one of the most non-violent people I know.” Daily news from New York.
Farrar was released within 48 hours of his arrest in March 2000 and charges against him were eventually dropped.
People magazine reported that the struggling actor got into trouble with the law two years earlier after allegedly attacking a photographer who was stalking his superstar sibling. No charges were ever filed in that case.