DiCaprio joins Kerry campaign

Leonardo DiCaprio has joined P Diddy, Brad Pitt and Ashton Kutcher to urge young Americans to vote for Democrat John Kerry in the presidential elections next week.

The Titanic star thrilled Kerry fans in Detroit, Michigan, earlier today when he was introduced as a speaker at a campaign stop.

The actor said, "I'm coming here today not as a politician, not as an actor, but a concerned citizen like all of you out there.

"You cannot afford to be uninterested. You cannot afford to be detached from this election. You cannot afford to turn your back on the future of our country."

DiCaprio also joined P Diddy and Mary J Blige at another campaign stop at Wayne State University in Detroit.