Source: Leonardo DiCaprio, Bar Rafaeli Aren't Engaged

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Monday – November 15, 2010 – 6:52pm

Leo's still in love -- but he's not getting ready for a walk down the aisle.

Leonardo DiCaprio and model Bar Rafaeli are not engaged, a source close to the Inception star, 36, tells UsMagazine.com.

The couple sparked new marriage rumors last week when they arrived -- with DiCaprio's mom, Irmelin -- in Rafaeli's native Israel, where they met with her parents.

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The source adds that it's "just a vacation."

According to AOL News, the paparazzi-plagued couple has been traveling in Israel with a convoy of armored cars and security guards. Before their Israel sojourn the couple -- celebrating DiCaprio's birthday -- hung out in Egypt and Jordan, joined by famous pals like Naomi Campbell and Kevin Connolly.

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Often the subject of matrimony talk, DiCaprio (who once dated Gisele Bundchen) and Rafaeli, 25, have dated for nearly five years; they split for six months back in 2009.

"I am not thinking about getting married," Rafaeli has said. "I'm still young. And when I do get engaged, I might even hide the ring. I want it to remain private."

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Her mom, former model Tzipi Levine, told AOL she approved of DiCaprio as a potential son-in-law.

"This is her choice. I'm happy for her when she's happy. Any man is lucky to be dating my daughter," she said.

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Blake Lively, Leonardo DiCaprio Go Out for Dinner

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Wednesday – November 03, 2010 – 5:28pm

Lively meets Leo!

Newly single Blake Lively dined with Leonardo DiCaprio at NYC eatery The Lion on Wednesday, an insider confirms to UsMagazine.com. (LaineyGossip.com first reported the sighting.)

But Lively, 23, and DiCaprio, 35, weren't alone.? "It was an 8 person dinner," the insider explains, adding that director Baz Luhrmann was in attendance.

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And the meal was strictly business: DiCaprio has been cast as Jay Gatsby in Luhrman's adaptation of The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic book -- and Lively is being strongly considered for the role of Gatsby's love, Daisy Buchanan.

The director's "whole crew was there," the source says, adding that DiCaprio and Lively "didn't leave together."

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Lively would have to fight off strong competition to win the role of Daisy. Scarlett Johanson, Natalie Portman, Keira Knightley and Michelle Williams are also contenders, according to Deadline.

Lively and Gossip Girl costar Penn Badgley recently ended their three-year romance, her rep told Us Weekly exclusively last week.

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DiCaprio is still going strong with Bar Refaeli, his model love of over four years.

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