George Clooney Speaks Out After Arrest: They Kill People...
George Clooney is a free man, and also a talkative one, as the Oscar winner appeared on Fox News Sunday yesterday just two days after he was arrested outside the Sudanese Embassy in D.C.
Clooney came out and accused that nation's president, Omar al-Bashir, of "bombing indiscriminate, innocent civilians with Antonov planes" and added:
"They kill people, but more than that, they're keeping them hiding in the rocks, in the caves, so that they can't farm, and they miss their planting season this year. This is the oldest society in the world, if you read the Bible. These people have been there forever, and now they're not going to be able to feed themselves coming up in the next few months."
The star speaks from first-hand experience and says he has no regrets over Friday's arrest.
"I grew up in a family that believed that your job was to be involved with your fellow man. You have a responsibility to participate in the human condition, one way or another."
George Clooney Bails Himself Out of Jail
George Clooney is a free man again.
After getting arrested this morning as part of a protest against the President of Sudan, the actor bailed himself out of a D.C. jail by forking over $100.
Overall, the Oscar winner was one of 15 people taken into custody after he refused to leave a protected area in front of the Sudanese Embassy, as he and others - including his father, Nick, a journalist - were trying to bring attention to a potential genocide in the African region.
Asked by reporters about his ultra brief stint behind bars, Clooney responded:
"Listen, what we've been trying to achieve today is we're trying to bring attention to an ongoing emergency... We hope people understand there really is a ticking clock on this and we need to get moving. There's been amazing progress at times. There've been some great strides, but on the other hand, there's an awful lot that's still going on."
Seriously, how can you not love this guy?
George Clooney Arrested in Sudanese Protest
George Clooney was arrested this morning outside the Sudanese Embassy in Washington, D.C.
The actor was taking part in an organized demonstration to draw attention to that country's president, Omar al-Bashir, who is responsible for countless deaths in the region due to his blockade of humanitarian aide.
Clooney - who has traveled to the country and said in the past we're going to face a genocide if action isn't taken - testified before Congress on Wednesday regarding the "campaign of murder" in that nation.
"This is for the government in Khartoum to stop randomly killing its own innocent men, women and children. Stop raping them and stop starving them. That's all we ask," USA Today quotes Clooney as saying after he was handcuffed and taken away today, following repeated warnings to leave the area.
Along with his father; U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (Dem.) of Virginia; NAACP President Ben Jealous and others, Clooney was placed in a Secret Service and has been charged with the misdemeanor of disorderly crossing a police line. Said the star's rep:
"They were protesting the violence committed by the government of Sudan on its own innocent men, women and children. They were demanding they allow humanitarian aid into the country before it becomes the largest humanitarian crisis in the world."
George Clooney on Gay Rumors: Bring 'Em!
You wanna believe George Clooney is gay? The actor possesses a resume full of the most beautiful girlfriends in the business, but go right ahead.
He won't stop you.
"I think it's funny," the actor tells The Advocate of such rumors. "But the last thing you'll ever see me do is jump up and down, saying, 'These are lies!' That would be unfair and unkind to my good friends in the gay community. I'm not going to let anyone make it seem like being gay is a bad thing. My private life is private, and I'm very happy in it."
Clooney, of course, is dating Stacy Keibler (or is he really?!?) and is a firm support of gay marriage.
"One day the marriage equality fight will look as archaic as George Wallace standing on the University of Alabama steps keeping James Hood from attending college because he was black," he says. "People will be embarrassed to have been on the wrong side."
Academy Awards Fashion Face-Off: Jean Dujardin vs. George Clooney
Can Jean Dujardin make it a clear Oscars sweep over George Clooney?
The Artist star became the first French man to ever win Best Actor at last night's Academy Awards, defeating such major Hollywood names as Clooney and Brad Pitt in the process. But we're giving George a chance at revenge.
While he was attached at the hip to date Stacy Keibler for most of the night, Clooney did get away briefly on the red carpet to pose by himself. Study his dapper look below, compare it to his closest competitors and then vote on the most stylist stud now:
George Clooney Speaks on Drinking, Loneliness and Brad Pitt
By all accounts, George Clooney should be preparing an acceptance speech for this Sunday's Academy Awards. He's the favorite for Best Actor, following a tremendous performance in The Descendants.
But the actor - who only made $300,000 for that film - took time to chat with the latest issue of The Hollywood Reporter this month, opening up about a number of topics, including his friendship with another Best Actor nominee. Excerpts from the interview are below...
On alcohol: "I do enjoy drinking, and there have been times in my life when it’s crossed the line from being fun to having to drink late at night for absolutely no reason. So what I do is, I stop. I haven’t had a drink since New Year’s Eve."
On Brad Pitt: “Brad is one of the great guys. We’re good friends, but it’s different from what people think, meaning we don’t spend a lot of time together. He has been to my home in Como; we motorcycle together. But until recently, I hadn’t seen Brad in a year.”
On loneliness: "Anyone would be lying if they said they didn’t get lonely at times. The loneliest you will get is in the most public of arenas: You will go to a place and end up in the smallest compartment possible, because it’s a distraction to everybody, and you end up not getting to enjoy it like everyone else.” He adds, “I have been infinitely more alone in a bad relationship; there’s nothing more isolating. I have been in places in my life where that has existed.”
George Clooney on Release of Demi Moore 911 Call: Stupid!
The whole online world now knows that Demi Moore was "smoking something" last week, and the act resulted in a "semi-conscious" state that left at least one friend in a panic.
That's because the 911 call placed on behalf of the actress was released to the public, something that's permitted in our justice something and something which befalls most celebrities who end up in the hospital.
But George Clooney doesn't believe this should be the case.
"I think it's a stupid thing," the actor told The Insider. "I think it's stupid for anyone, whether they're celebrated or not, I don't believe their 911 call should be broadcast around the world, but that's my opinion. What's happening and what people have to remember is that people are getting famous from Facebook and Twitter, so it's not just about people here, it's about everybody. There won't be any version of privacy. So it's going to be a tricky thing."
It's a tricky subject indeed. Where do you stand on it? Should 911 calls be made public?
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SAG Awards Fashion Face-Off: Brangelina vs. Klooney
It takes a lot to topple Brangelina.
But, let's face it, if one man were up for the job, it would be George Clooney.
That's the mission facing this wildly popular actor below, as he and girlfriend Stacy Keibler have teamed up to take on Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in a SAG Awards-based Fashion Face-Off. Which couple looks hottest? Vote now:
Among other match-ups from last night's star-packed event:
- Emma Stone is up against Michelle Williams.
- Meryl Streep has challenged Viola Davis.
- Lea Michele is posing down fellow Glee star Dianna Agron.
Golden Globes Fashion Face-Off: Klooney vs. Wammer
The two most dramatic men at the Golden Globe Awards last night are squaring off below.
George Clooney took home the trophy for Best Actor in a Movie Drama at the ceremony, for his role in The Descendants, while Kelsey Grammer's win over Bryan Cranston, Damian Lewis and others in the category of Best Actor in a TV Drama was one of the night's biggest upsets.
Both of these stars arrived on the red carpet with lovely ladies on their arms, as well. Stacy Keibler is Clooney's latest young conquest, while Grammer is married to 30-year old - and pregnant! - Kayte Walsh. Which of these couples looked the hottest? That's for you to decide right now...
George Clooney Speaks on... Suicide?!?
George Clooney is an Oscar winner, a philanthropist and a bachelor with a new beautiful woman on his arm almost every year.
Yet the actor tells the latest issue of Rolling Stone that life wasn't always so perfect. Far from it, in fact.
Referring to a spinal injury he suffered on the set of Syriana in 2005, Clooney said he was bedridden and "at a point where I thought, 'I can't exist like this. I can't actually live."
