Leonardo DiCaprio, 47, and Gigi Hadid, 27, get cozy at a friend's party in NYC amid romance rumors

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Leonardo DiCaprio has been pictured getting close to Gigi Hadid at a party in New York City on Monday.The 47-year-old actor was pictured with the 27-year-old model for the first time since news or their reported romance broke, in exclusive photos obtained by DailyMail.com.The pairing appears to be the first time the Oscar winner has ever dated a woman older than 25, and Gigi would also be the first woman he has dated who is a mother.Photos snapped at the exclusive party, which was thrown at Casa Cipriani by Leo's friends Richie Akiva and Darren Dzienciol in Manhattan's Soho neighborhood, show the actor dressed in a black short-sleeve shirt and a black baseball cap while sporting his usual goatee.DiCaprio and Gigi — who wore a white crop top revealing her toned midriff, along with baggy jeans — could be seen leaning in close together as they tried to chat in the midst of the loud party.Following the leaking of the new pictures, a source close to to the couple said while they are dating, they are 'taking it slow,' according to Page Six.

The source went on to say that the couple have been out together just the two of them as well as hanging out in groups with the pair not calling themselves 'exclusive' yet.

The person added: '[DiCaprio] is not someone who is in-and-out of relationships. He doesn't jump around hooking up. They are taking it slow.' Although DiCaprio appears to have set his sights on Gigi, an insider told E!

News on Tuesday that he is 'enjoying being single,' and the two are 'not exclusive.'A source close to the model also claimed to the publication that 'neither of them want a relationship' at the moment. 'Gigi and Leo have hung out multiple times and are into each other.