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| | George Clooney's Relationship With Amal Alamuddin is the Real Deal | | Added 11 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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He?s never single for long, and George Clooney's rumored romance with British barrister Amal Alamuddin is officially on!
The ?Monuments Men? hunk took his gorgeous gal to have dinner with his friends John Krasinski and Emily Blunt last week, confirming that it?s more than just a fling.
Clooney and Alamuddin?s latest outing comes after trips to Africa and the Seychelles, and they actually seem rather well-matched.
Both George and Amal are passionate about human rights and they each seem to appreciate having their own space. Perhaps Ms. Alamuddin will be the one to finally tie Hollywood?s most eligible bachelor down.
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| | George Clooney 'can't get enough' of Amal Alamuddin, 'he loves how smart she is' | | Added 11 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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The last time we checked in on George Clooney and his girlfriend Amal Almuddin, Amal was undergoing the official Girlfriend Rollout. Exclusive reports in People Magazine & Us Weekly, exclusive photos from George and Amal?s Seychelles and Tanzanian holidays, then a jaunty trip to NYC where Amal was photographed looking beautiful in some hipster clothes. While I already like the IDEA of Amal ? a smart, educated human rights lawyer who can go toe-to-toe with world leaders and Julian Assange ? I?m also finding it a little bit weird that we?re supposed to believe she?s the high-powered, in-demand, ballbusting lawyer AND that she can jet off on a whim to be Clooney?s Girlfriend. Anyway, part of the Girlfriend Rollout is that the tabloids start talking about how ?different? this girl is and how Clooney has never, ever felt this way and THIS TIME THERE WILL BE A WEDDING.
George Clooney seemed like a nervous teenager as he smiled and slipped his arm around Amal Alamuddin?s shoulder on March 15 during a whirlwind safari in Tanzania. Just days before, the couple were spotted taking a romantic stroll hand in hand on a beach in the Seychelles ? an island off the coast of Southeast Africa and a huge honeymoon destination.
?It looked very sweet,? says a witness. ?He was hanging on her every word and looking at her like she was the only woman in the world.?
Insiders say Clooney is clearly in love with the Oxford-educated beauty, but the question is whether he?s god enough for her! Beirut-born and raised in England, Amal is an international lawyer specializing in human rights. The 36-year-old coedited a book about the law and politics of Lebanon ? and as if that didn?t make her enough of a scholar, she is also fluent in French and Arabic.
George, whose last three girlfriends were a WWE star, an Italian TV hostess and a Vegas cocktail waitress, is gushing to friends that Amal is the woman he?s been waiting for. The insider says George can even see himself proposing!
?George can?t get enough of Amal. He?s very attracted to her and loves how smart and successful she is. He loves their intellectual conversations. He knows she?s a kepper and won?t do anything to risk screwing this up. If things keep going well, he?ll definitely propose.?
[From Star, print edition]
Love the shade from Star in there: ?George, whose last three girlfriends were a WWE star, an Italian TV hostess and a Vegas cocktail waitress?? Yes, that sums it up. Now, Amal is demonstrably ?different? than the Sarah Larsens and Elisabetta Canalises of the world, but what does it matter if Amal still acts like the same kind of ?beck and call girl?? I hope the past week of silence means that Amal went back to London to her job and that she expects Clooney to wait around for HER to call. We?ll see.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.
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| | George Clooney took his official girlfriend Amal Alamuddin on an African safari | | Added 11 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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People Magazine has some exclusive photos of George Clooney and his OFFICIAL girlfriend on holiday in Tanzania. Go here to see! Yes, like we already said last month: George Clooney is officially dating Julian Assange?s hot lawyer Amal Alamuddin. She?s one of Britain?s top lawyers and she?s not some silly C-list wrestler or whatever. Amal is a woman of substance. She is a woman with an education and a real job. She sits down with despots, hackers, captains of industry and movie stars. Of course, the first time she ever got invited to the White House was as Clooney?s plus-one for The Monuments Men screening, so maybe she likes Clooney?s trappings of fame too.
A safari with George Clooney? That’s one trip to remember. The Monuments Men actor whisked his new girlfriend, British lawyer Amal Alamuddin, off for a jaunt to Tanzania to watch wildlife. Exclusive photos in the new issue of PEOPLE show the couple on one of their first trips together after romance rumors swirled when they were spotted dining together back in October.
The pair more recently turned up together for a special screening of Clooney’s latest movie on Feb. 18 at the White House alongside President Obama. When they had a nightcap at a local hotel afterward, “his arm was around her shoulder and she had hers around his,” an observer told PEOPLE at the time. “They just seemed very, very together.”
A source who has worked with Clooney has high hopes for the new romance.
“He’s with someone who is a very accomplished attorney. She isn’t someone who is pursuing a career in acting or entertainment,” says the source. “She’s on his level.”
[From People]
As Lainey pointed out, People Mag?s exclusive photos look like a planned and organized photo-op. Why is George making it official, I wonder? Could it be a little tit-for-tat with his ex, Stacy Keibler? Keibler gave People Mag an exclusive too ? her wedding photos and the unconfirmed story that she?s already knocked up. So George is letting Stacy ? and all of us ? that he?s fine. He?s already moved on. He?s moved on with a hottie with a law degree.
Here?s what bugs me a little though: ?She isn’t someone who is pursuing a career in acting or entertainment. She’s on his level.? First of all, while I admire George?s political work most of the time, I?ve never thought of him as some smooth, savant-like political operator. He?s not. He?s smarter than the average movie star, but that?s a low bar. I would even bet that Amal is smarter than George. And that?s what makes me think that this won?t last. George doesn?t like or need for his girlfriends to be smart. He likes being the clever one in relationships.
Photos courtesy of Getty, WENN.
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| | George Clooney's White House date: Julian Assange's hot lawyer, Amal Alamuddin' | | Added 11 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Back in October of last year, there were some reports that George Clooney might have gotten himself a new girlfriend, his first since the Stacy Keibler thing. It?s new territory for us to see Clooney do a major promotional push (like he did for The Monuments Men and, to a lesser extent, Gravity) without an official girlfriend. In October, the claim was that he had been quietly seeing a lawyer named Amal Alamuddin, who happens to be A) hot and B) Julian Assange?s lawyer. Usually, Clooney doesn?t go for the smart, educated, political types, and so the reports were easy enough to dismiss. After all, while Clooney doesn?t date smart women, he sometimes hangs out with smart women, so many of us thought, ?Eh, she?s probably just a friend/colleague.?
But now it?s looking more and more like Amal Alamuddin might be his new girl. According to Page Six and The Daily Mail, Amal was George?s date to the White House last week and they ?looked very much together.? You can see the (blurry, could-be-anyone) photos here.
George Clooney has taken striking British barrister Amal Alamuddin ? who represents WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange – to meet President Obama at the White House, MailOnline can reveal. In a move that will provoke yet more questions over his close friendship with the human rights lawyer, Oscar winner George, 52, took Miss Alamuddin to the private screening of his latest movie Monuments Men last week, in a group that included his parents Nick and Nina Clooney.
The stunning brunette is currently representing Assange – who has made no secret of his anger at President Obama’s White House – in his extradition proceedings with Sweden. The Oscar winner and the lawyer were said to be looking extremely close at the event, and although it’s not known whether Miss Alamuddin met President Obama, Clooney is pictured standing by the Commander-in-Chief.
Just hours after the small screening on Tuesday, February 18, Clooney and Miss Alamuddin were pictured standing intimately together at the Round Robin and Scotch Bar at the Willard Hotel in Washington D.C. in a group that included Clooney?s pal and co-star Matt Damon and his wife Luciana, and fellow actor and co-star Bill Murray.
An onlooker at the bar told MailOnline: ‘They looked very much together, George had his arm around her and she appeared to be a girlfriend. They were in a small group of about 10 people, it’s really a small venue and there were maybe only about 30 people in the bar, and they were sitting at a table off to the side.?
Miss Alamuddin was not on the official White House guest list that was issued last week. However, in pictures seen by MailOnline, Miss Alamuddin – who donned a slinky black dress for the night – beams as she sips on champagne while having her hair done ahead of the screening, with Luciana Damon and Lysa Heslev looking on.
The presence of Julian Assange’s lawyer in the White House, even on a movie star’s arm for a private screening, is bound to have put the White House on tenterhooks. Last June, Assange attacked President Obama and the White House in an open letter over its treatment of fugitive NSA leaker Edward Snowden.
When asked about Miss Alamuddin’s presence at the screening, the White House press office had no official comment. However, two White House sources told MailOnline that Miss Alamuddin came to the event with Clooney, according to their colleagues who were present.
One said she and Clooney were the talk of the junior staff on the next day since they had been seen cozying up to each other as they arrived, walking behind the star’s parents, Nick and Nina Clooney.
[From The Daily Mail]
Very interesting. The Mail goes on to detail the ?official? guest list for the screening, and it basically includes a lot of official types (under secretaries, museum people). I don?t believe that Clooney was trying to put Pres. Obama in an awkward position, and I dispute the idea that the presence of Assange?s lawyer would have put the president in an awkward position. The Department of Justice hasn?t charged Julian Assange with any crime, and Ms. Alamuddin represents the international legal issues between Assange (currently living in the Ecuadorian embassy) and Sweden. She was not visiting the White House AS Julian Assange?s lawyer, but as a movie star?s date, or so it seems.
I think it?s on because Amal has that Elisabetta Canalis look that Clooney loves.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
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| | George Clooney has a 'Hitlerian agenda' for antiquities, claims Boris Johnson | | Added 11 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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If you asked me last Saturday if I thought I was going to spend this week discussing the British Museum?s possession of The Elgin Marbles/The Parthenon Marbles, I would have said you were crazy. But here we are. Quick note: these are some assorted new pics from the promotional tour for The Monuments Men. Most of these pics are from the London premiere and photocall. Anyway, back to the marbles. When doing press in Italy, George Clooney was asked ? by a Greek reporter ? if he thought the British Museum should return the Elgin Marbles to Greece. George said that it would probably be a good idea. The Greeks lavished praise on Clooney and they invited him to stay in Greece whenever he wants. But now George is England, and the English have a bone to pick with him. Before Clooney even arrived in England, John Whittingdale, the chairman of Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee told reporters:
“I’m a great admirer of George Clooney, but I suspect that he probably doesn’t know the history of the Elgin marbles and the legal entitlement that Britain has to them. He’s an American. I suspect he doesn’t know why it is that Britain came to acquire the Elgin marbles. There’s a very strong view in this country that they should stay.?
[From The LAT]
Basically, Clooney is a dumb America who should just go back to America and stop talking about Europe’s stolen art? Right. So, the British reporters were ready to pounce on Clooney as soon as he arrived. They asked him to reiterate his position. Clooney actually sounds good here:
At today’s press conference, held at the National Gallery, Clooney said it had been “one in about 100 questions at a press conference, from a Greek reporter, and I said I thought it was probably a good idea if they found their way back”.
But he added: “Apparently I got in trouble for saying that and I had to do a little research to make sure I wasn?t completely out of my mind. Even in England, the polling is in favour of returning the marbles to the Pantheon [sic]. The Vatican returned parts of it, the Getty returned parts of it [the Vatican gave a section of the Parthenon frieze to the Acropolis museum in Athens on loan; the J Paul Getty museum in Los Angeles repatriated looted treasures last year]. There are certain pieces you look at and think, ?That would perhaps be the right thing to do?.”
Clooney noted that he had been criticized for commenting because he was American and did not have sufficient understanding of the situation.
But Matt Damon, who was also present at the press conference, laughed: “That can?t always be the British default setting. It?s not actually an argument to say, ?He?s American, he doesn?t get it?.”
[From The Telegraph]
I tend to think George had the right to his opinion, and I err more on his side of the argument anyway. But don?t look at me ? if I had my way, the Queen would return the Koh-i-Noor diamond to India as well. Anyway, this has become a major kerfuffle in the UK, and wouldn?t you know, London mayor Boris Johnson decided to chime in too:
?Someone urgently needs to restore George Clooney?s marbles. Here he is plugging a film about looted Nazi art without realising that Gring himself had plans to plunder the British Museum. And where were the Nazis going to send the Elgin marbles? To Athens! This Clooney is advocating nothing less than the Hitlerian agenda for London?s cultural treasures. He should stuff the Hollywood script and stick to history.?
[From The Standard]
That argument makes absolutely no sense. It?s not even a reasonable application of Godwin?s law. Yes, the Nazis looted so many museums. They stole precious artwork and treasures from museums and from private citizens. SO DID ENGLAND. Just because England did it under the guise of ?colonization? a century or two before the Nazis, doesn?t make it any less wrong. It?s like saying, ?The Nazis were going to steal the stuff that WE STOLE FIRST.?
Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet.
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| | George Clooney thinks British museums should return Greek antiquities to Greece | | Added 11 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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George Clooney and The Monuments Men sausage party made their way to Berlin this weekend. They promote the film at the Berlinale Film Festival, with Cate Blanchett still withdrawing from all of her promotional duties for the film (official story: she?s grieving for her friend Philip Seymour Hoffman). So, Matt Damon, Jean Dujardin, Bill Murray and John Goodman joined Clooney in Berlin, and it looks like they were having a really good time. Clooney always has a good time, even when the film isn?t getting the best reviews.
Clooney has had some stuff to say over the past few days, so let?s do some highlights. First up, remember how Clooney shaded Leonardo DiCaprio and the P-ssy Posse in his Esquire interview a few months ago? Well, Clooney was asked about Leo recently and he said: “Somebody made it like there was a big fight. I’ve known Leo a long time and somebody just made that a fight.” For the record, George did shade Leo and his crew. It?s not like we made it up. He told Esquire: ?The discrepancy between their game and how they talked about their game made me think of how important it is to have someone in your life to tell you what’s what. I’m not sure if Leo has someone like that.” That?s shade. Clooney is saying that Leo surrounds himself with Yes Men.
Second story? at the Berlinale, George was asked by a Greek reporter if he thought the UK should return Greek artifacts/antiquities held in the various British museums. Clooney said in part that Greece has a ?very good case? for demanding the artifacts back and ?It wouldn?t be a bad thing if they were returned? I think that is a good idea. I think that would be a very fair and very nice thing. Yeah, I think it is the right thing to do.?
And finally, here?s the Jimmy Kimmel bit everyone is talking about. It?s Kimmel?s latest ?Celebrities read mean tweets? feature, and Clooney and the rest of the Monuments Men people are in there. Benedict Cumberbatch is in there too!
Photos courtesy of WENN.
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| | George Clooney is renting himself out for money, he's already made $540,000 | | Added 11 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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It feels weird to have an awards season without George Clooney and a ?Clooney girlfriend? on every red carpet. Clooney made some appearance in November and December on behalf of Gravity (he had a small part) and August: Osage County (he?s a producer). But the awards shows have been Clooney-less, except for that one amazing joke Tina Fey and Amy Poehler told at the Globes (?’Gravity’ is nominated for best film. It’s the story of how George Clooney would rather float away into space and die than spend one more minute with a woman his own age.?) While George has been promoting The Monuments Men, he?s been asked about the joke, and he said it was ?well-crafted? but that Tina and Amy ?poked the bear? and they should expect retribution. That sounds sexy.
But I do have to say? I?m still surprised that Clooney hasn?t picked up an official girlfriend yet. He and Stacy Keibler broke up what? Six months ago or more? And still no official girlfriend, and he probably won?t get one until this summer. He likes having an official for summers at Lake Como. For now, though, Clooney is renting himself off for $$$. It?s better than it sounds:
He?s worth every penny. Entries for a night out with George Clooney have already raised more than $540,000 and counting.
Omaze.com is offering the winner and a friend flights to New York and a hotel, a chance to hang with Clooney backstage at ?David Letterman,? a walk on the red carpet at his ?Monuments Men? premiere along with Matt Damon and Cate Blanchett, plus a day of pampering before meeting Gorgeous George.
Entries cost $10 or less and are open until Jan. 30.
Funds benefit the Satellite Sentinel Project, which monitors the Sudanese border and hot spots to detect and deter crimes against humanity.
Clooney has worked to shine a light on the humanitarian crisis in Sudan and protested against president Omar al-Bashir.
[From Page Six]
Holy crap, it only costs $10 and they?ve already raised $540,000?! That?s really amazing. No shade whatsoever, that?s a really cool idea and it looks like George found a clever way to meet new ladies. HA! I wonder if the person who gets chosen will be some dark-eyed, leggy beauty. At least they?ll have a meet-cute to tell their friends.
Here are some photos of Clooney and Hugh Laurie in Valencia, Spain ? they?ve been filming Tomorrowland all week in Spain. I barely recognized Laurie without his Dr. House scruff. I bet Clooney & Laurie are having a great time together. At least I hope so.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.
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| | George Clooney: 'I think anyone who is famous is a moron if they?re on Twitter' | | Added 11 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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George Clooney covers the new issue of Esquire UK, I guess this is the January issue. Again, he?s promoting The Monuments Men, which comes out in February (just in time with Gravity?s Oscar push?). I have to say, George?s recent spate of interviews (American Esquire, W Mag) has been enormously pleasurable for me. George is usually a good interview, but this is the first time in years that he?s doing a big publicity roll-out without a girlfriend/rent-a-date by his side. I feel like Single Clooney talks more smack than usual. Maybe he?s just morphing into a crotchety old dude, or maybe he just doesn?t give a crap. Whatever is happening, it?s making for some good quotes. Some highlights from the Esquire piece:
He?s surprised to be single again: ?I am surprised, yeah. But I?m surprised by almost everything that?s happened in my life. I?m surprised I don?t live in Kentucky and sell insurance, too. I mean, I really am.?
On marriage: ?I haven?t had aspirations in that way, ever. I was married in 1989. I wasn?t very good at it. I was quoted as saying I?ll never get married again pretty much right after I got divorced and then I?ve never talked about it since.?
On fatherhood: ?’What do you do? Should I go, ?I got to get me some kids right now!? and rush out and impregnate someone? Look, what I do know is that I was raised in a loving, happy family. I don?t have any dislike or distrust of that.?
Fame, self-promotion: ?Not that I?m comparing myself to Clark Gable or whoever but they couldn?t survive in this environment. They?d punch the s–t out of some people. It requires a kind of Zen quality. There?s a funny thing about fame. The truth is you run as fast as you can towards it because it?s everything you want. Not just the fame but what it represents, meaning work, meaning opportunity. And then you get there and it?s shocking how immediately you become enveloped in this world that is incredibly restricting.?
On Twitter: ?I think anyone who is famous is a moron if they?re on Twitter. It?s just stupid.?
[From Esquire UK & The Daily Mail]
?Anyone who is famous? is an important caveat, I suppose. George isn?t saying all Twitter users are stupid, I guess, just the famous people on Twitter. In all honesty though, I?ve grown to love celebrity Twitter feeds. They?re a wonderful insight into what celebrities are really like and what they find important. Celebrity Twitter feeds get a bad rap when they?re abused by people like Rosanne Barr and Ashton Kutcher, but many celebrities seem to use them appropriately, to interact with fans, directly confirm or deny rumors and to promote their work. I would imagine George, as a master of pith, would actually be good at Twitter. He would be the kind of person who would tweet lots of photos of his dog and re-tweet political news feeds. Just my take.
Photos courtesy of Esquire UK.
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Traveling Across the Pond to the delight of UK fans, George Clooney arrived at the airport in London on Monday (October 21).
The "Up in the Air" star flashed a smile to bystanders in a long black coat, gray hooded sweatshirt, and blue jeans as he made his way outside.
Recently, the 52-year-old silver fox got some high praise from his "The Monuments Men" co-star (whom he also directs in the film), John Goodman.
In an interview with the Philippine Daily Inquirer, John gushed, "Working with George is like working for your favorite 5-year-old kid. He knows what he wants. It?s like play. It was great.?
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| | George Clooney & Sandra Bullock Premiere 'Gravity' at the Venice Film Festival | | Added 11 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Kicking off the 2013 Venice Film Festival, Sandra Bullock and George Clooney arrived at the premiere of their brand new flick on Wednesday (August 28).
While promoting ?Gravity,? the Oscar-winning duo struck a few poses together before taking in their big screen project.
Although they are huge names in Hollywood, George and Sandra kept their Venetian travels modest.
According to the Daily Mail, the old pals traveled to Italy together and opted for seats in coach versus the fancy first class cushions.
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