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| | George Clooney considered suicide after painful 'syriana' injury | | Added 13 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Back in 2004-05, George Clooney put on a lot of weight for a supporting role in Syriana. In the film (which I still have never seen), Clooney?s character is apparently being tortured, and as the scene progressed, Clooney did serious damage to his back. It was a serious enough injury that Clooney?s has had several surgeries to try to repair the damage, and I believe he still lives in pain. He even had to withdraw from The Man From U.N.C.L.E. because the stunt work would be too much for him. As I continue to see photos of Clooney?s press tour for The Ides of March and The Descendants, I?ve quietly begun to wonder if Clooney?s back isn?t still in bad shape. On many red carpets, Clooney?s shoulders have been slumped, and when he thinks the camera isn?t on him, he?s often mid-grimace. In Clooney?s recent Rolling Stone interview, he talks in detail about what it was like living in physical pain, and how he contemplated suicide:
George Clooney won his Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in Syriana (2005), but you have to wonder if he winces every time he glances at his shiny trophy. Playing a bearded CIA operative caught up in the shifting sands of Middle East geopolitics, Clooney injured his spine during a scene in which his character is taped to a chair and tortured. Several surgeries were required to fix the problem, but Clooney still complains of rattling headaches. Back in 2005, he told Fresh Air?s Terry Gross that the pain became so persistent and aggravating at one point that he actually contemplated suicide. In the most recent issue of Rolling Stone, Clooney goes in to greater detail:
?I was at a point where I thought, ?I can?t exist like this. I can?t actually live.? I was lying in a hospital bed with an IV in my arm, unable to move, having these headaches where it feels like you?re having a stroke, and for a short three-week period, I started to think, ?I may have to do something drastic about this.? You start to think in terms of, you don?t want to leave a mess, so go in the garage, go in the car, start the engine. It seems like the nicest way to do it, but I never thought I?d get there. See, I was in a place where I was trying to figure out how to survive.?
[From Entertainment Weekly]
Poor guy. Now I feel bad for joking about how old he is. I mean, he is too old for these young chicas, and now we know that he probably doesn?t do much with them besides look. He just wants someone pretty on his arm, and for them not to jostle him! Poor George. I hate pain. I fear pain. I can totally understand having a moment of ?I can?t live in this kind of constant pain, so maybe I should just end it.? I?m not saying it?s right or recommending it or ANYTHING, I?m just saying that I understand, and good for Clooney for finding a way to live with it.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
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| | George Clooney has iFart on his phone, loves the word 'Johnson' | | Added 13 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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George Clooney covers the new issue of Rolling Stone, likely to promote his latest film, The Descendants. I?m personally not all over seeing that, just because I think Alexander Payne is an overrated director whose films often make a better trailer than a good movie. I hated About Schmidt, did I ever mention that? I loathed that film. Anyway, Clooney is in his Oscar Campaign Mode, kissing his own ass in between feigning humility and talking about his humanitarian interests. Don?t get me wrong - I like Clooney?s passion for Hollywood, and his passion for his humanitarian work. But he?s sometimes off-putting instead of cool these days. Plus, I really think his back is killing him, because he?s always hunched over like a gnome these days, and that?s affected how I think of him now: like an old dude who has abused his body and who should stop messing around with these trashy young girls. Here are some highlights from the cover story:
Losing his virginity: Clooney reveals that that while he lost his virginity at the age of 16 (”young, very young, too young”), he had his first orgasm when he was much younger. “I believe it was while climbing a rope when I was six or seven years old,” he says. “I mean, nothing came out, but all the other elements were there. I remember getting to the top of the rope, hanging off the rope, and going, “Oh, my God, this feels great!”
Immature humor: Despite his debonair appearance, Clooney’s sense of humor can get a bit sophomoric. For example, the word “Johnson” always makes him laugh. “Always. ‘He showed her his Johnson and she left.’ You can actually say that in mixed company or on late-night TV.” He’s also pretty fond of farts, especially when hanging out with his pals. “We think it’s one of the funniest things in the history of mankind. Even the idea of a fart makes me laugh. Saying the word ‘fart’ makes me laugh. I have iFart on my phone. I have remote whoopee cushions. Farts. To me, there’s nothing funnier.”
On Stacy Keibler: He’s perfectly fine with his current lady, former pro wrestler Stacy Keibler, tweeting about “smiling all day long.” “She can do whatever she wants,” he says. “I rarely tell anybody what they should be doing with their life.”
He worships his dad: He may be one of the biggest celebrities in the world now, but Clooney grew up in the shadow of his father, a local TV newsman in Ohio and Kentucky. “You have to remember that in the microcosm of Cincinnati, Ohio through northern Kentucky, my father was a big, big star. So that made my sister and me really visible. Everybody knew us, talked about us. If I scored 15 points in a basketball game, the paper would say ‘Nick Clooney’s son scored 15 points.’”
His early diagnosis with Bell?s Palsy: The fame was especially difficult for Clooney as he was struggling with the onset of Bell’s palsy, a form of facial paralysis. “It was very awkward, being watched like that, everybody looking at us, and then all of a sudden your face goes flat? My dad would always say, ‘It’s going to go away, you’ll be fine, you can handle it.” But it was a tricky thing. So, you develop a better personality and learn how to make jokes about it.”
His humanitarian work: ?My name is George and the world is in trouble. I can name you 40 hot spots in the world right now, and not just physically violent hot spots, but financially violent hot spots as well.”
He?s not Frank Sinatra: “I think one of the major misconceptions about me is that I live my life the way people think I lead my life, with hot and cold drinks running everywhere and a party all the time. They think of my life in terms of certain excesses that don’t really exist. Things are actually fairly simple,” Clooney says.
He?s not metrosexual: “I’m the least metrosexual cat you’ve ever met. I’ve never had my fingernails or toenails done, and I’ve cut my own hair longer than other people have cut my hair,” Clooney says. “On an awards-show day, I can play basketball, go in, take a shower and put on a tux ? it takes me three minutes to put on a tux ? and be out the door in 15 minutes.”
The Ides of March was cheap: Clooney directed and starred in ensemble political drama The Ides of March earlier this year. “It’s not designed for everybody to see, but I don’t give a shit,” he says. “I don?t need to be more famous and we shot it for $12 million, so anything we do is nice.”
The Descendants is a brilliant film, he says: Clooney’s most recent movie is a darkly amusing family drama called The Descendants, of which he says, “If it’s not nominated for Best Picture, I’ll be shocked. It’s that good.”
[From Rolling Stone]
Did I mention that I saw The Ides of March? I wouldn?t recommend it. It?s not actively bad, it?s just a waste of money and it has, like, a kindergarten-level understanding of politics. OK, that?s not fair. Middle-school level. If you want to see a good movie about modern presidential campaigning, watch the last two seasons of The West Wing and don?t mess around with this Ides of March nonsense.
As for his comments on Keibler - BITCH PUH-LEASE. He?s not stopping her tweeting? After he shut down Elisabetta Canalis?s Twitter after she re-tweeted something about Jennifer Aniston looking like Iggy Pop? Just wait for it.
Photos courtesy of Rolling Stone & WENN.
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| | George Clooney & Stacy Keibler at the H?wood Film Awards: busted & budget? | | Added 13 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Last night was a pretty great night for premieres and galas and events, so today is going to be full of photo-heavy posts. First up: the Hollywood Film Awards (presented by Starz). The HFA got a surprisingly good turnout considering it?s not really a big awards show. The ?stars? of the evening were definitely George Clooney and his girlfriend Stacy Keibler. As we know from yesterday?s post, Keibler is now charging up to $25,000 a night for these ?personal appearances?.
Stacy is wearing this purple Maria Lucia Hohan (the same designer of the dress Stacy wore in London). It?s awful, isn?t it? Stacy had been steadily improving, but I fear we are witnessing a D-list relapse! It looks like a really bad pageant dress, only I don?t even think that pageant girls wear these kinds of boob-embellishment gowns anymore. Plus, the bottom half is sheer, and that dress feature is? rather tacky. In this insistence. Um, are those built-in black bicycle shorts underneath the sheer skirt? WTF? Why do Clooney?s girls always look like strippers that got off of an eight-hour shift? And why does Clooney keep pointing to Stacy?s poor vagina?
To get that image out of your head, here are some photos of the always-lovely Ewan Mcgregor, who was also at the HFA last night. I?m not in love with his hair right now, but I still love him so much. Ewan and Clooney are tight, you know. I wonder what Ewan thinks of Clooney?s rental girls?
Photos courtesy of WENN.
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| | Stacy Keibler at Another 'Descendants' Premiere | | Added 13 years ago | Source: The Blemish |
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George Clooney took his new piece Stacy Keibler to another Descendants premiere. This time in the UK and this time with a bit more cleavage.
Would it hurt Clooney to smile more though? He sort of does it here but it feels more like constipation than anything else.
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| | Stacy Keibler Drops Some Classy Cleavage | | Added 13 years ago | Source: HollywoodTuna |
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I for one am glad that Stacy Kebler is dating George Clooney, not because the son of a bitch gets to do things to her that I can only dream of, but because it means we get to see a lot of her these days. Here she is at yet another movie premiere dropping some
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| | Stacy Keibler Had a Wardrobe Malfunction | | Added 13 years ago | Source: The Blemish |
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Since the first time was a success and not an embarrassment, George Clooney and Stacy Keibler showed up together for the second time at the Paris premiere of The Descendants. This time not without minor technical difficulties.
At one point in the night, Stacy’s dress started slipping off one side revealing her boob tape. But she managed to readjust herself and put everything back in place.
May I just say, the inventor of double sided sticky tape can go to hell.
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| | George Clooney & Stacy Keibler: Parisian Premiere Couple | | Added 13 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Quickly becoming the hottest red carpet couple around, George Clooney and Stacy Keibler attended the premiere "The Ides of March" in Paris, France earlier today (October 18).
Making for quite attraction at the Parisian debut, the 50-year-old "Descendents" hunk and his gorgeous 32-year-old girlfriend were hand-in-hand as they took to the Cinema UGC Normandie for the evening's event.
George's latest outing comes less than a week ahead of his recognition as the 2011 Hollywood Actor Award presented by Starz Entertainment.
Set to receive his prize October 24th, Clooney will be honored for his performances in both ?The Descendants,? as well as for his role in ?The Ides of March.?
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| | George Clooney Will Appear in Public With Stacy Keibler Now | | Added 13 years ago | Source: The Blemish |
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George Clooney and Stacy Keibler have been quietly dating for a few months but neither of them have really talked about their relationship publicly. They’ve barely photographed together. That is until last night at the New York Film Festival Premiere of “The Descendants” where they walked the red carpet together.
Looks like George Clooney let Stacy be near him in public now without having to trail a few steps behind. What a nice boyfriend.
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| | George Clooney & Stacy Keibler do their first red carpet side-by-side | | Added 13 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Well, this should appease all of those critics who claim that George Clooney and Stacy Keibler?s relationship is some massive conspiracy involving an overzealous publicist, a massive amount of Photoshop and every media/gossip outlet in existence, all working in concert to make Stacy “happen.” Yes, George Clooney and his lover Stacy Keibler walked the red carpet together, at last. Stacy has been invited to his premieres twice before - in Toronto and LA - but she wasn?t allowed to walk WITH Clooney. At last night?s New York Film Festival premiere of The Descendents, Stacy finally got her moment with Clooney, in front of God and twenty million cameras.
For the occasion, I have to say, Stacy looked pretty good. One of the things I enjoy about Clooney is that he generally chooses ladies who are not ?fashionable? in the Vogue sense. When he makes some lady his ?girlfriend,? usually they?re pretty busted in the sense that they don?t have anyone doing their hair and makeup, they don?t really know how to dress for a red carpet, and they tend to dress like Vegas cocktail waitresses (which they sometimes are). Stacy was like that too - her first red carpet appearance as a ?girlfriend of? was pretty bad - remember that Frederick?s of Hollywood-style dress? And her hair and makeup have been bad for a while. But last night was definitely a step in the right direction - Stacy wore a very sexy, flattering, black Versace gown that looks great on her figure. The makeup is much better, and the hair? is still kind of busted, but it?s not anywhere near as bad as it was.
So? they?re together. Stop claiming that it?s some massive conspiracy. He?s hitting that. The only conspiracy is about how long Stacy can keep her cray-cray tamped down. Will she make it past the awards season?
Photos courtesy of WENN & Fame.
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| | George Clooney Set to Receive Actor of the Year Award | | Added 13 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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He?s one of the most well known actors in the world, and George Clooney is set to be honored at this year?s Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Film Awards.
On October 24th, the ?Men Who Stare at Goats? stud will receive the 2011 Hollywood Actor Award presented by Starz Entertainment.
Clooney is being recognized for his leading performance in ?The Descendants,? as well as for his role as a left-leaning presidential candidate in ?The Ides of March.?
Previous recipients of the honorable award include Jackie Chan, Russell Crowe, Ewan Mcgregor, Tom Hanks, Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Joaquin Phoenix, Forest Whitaker, Richard Gere, Josh Brolin, Robert De Niro, and Robert Duvall.
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