Clooney Signs On at Green Firm

'Homeland' also does well at the Golden Globes

(NEWSER) - Be honest: You tuned in to the Golden Globes tonight mostly to see what Ricky Gervais would say . But awards were handed out too, and The Artist and The Descendants were the big film winners. Both won best picture and best actor in their respective categories (comedy or musical for the former, drama for the latter), and The Artist also won best original score. In the TV categories, Homeland did well, winning best drama series and best actress in a drama series. More big winners: More»

Star says he wasn't at Italian PM's 'bunga bunga' party

(NEWSER) - Coming soon to an Italian courtroom: The Berlusconi Bunga Bunga Trial, starring George Clooney, Silvio Berlusconi, a former belly dancer, and dozens of starlets and showgirls. Clooney is among the 214 defense witnesses to be called at the former Italian prime minister's trial on charges that he paid an underage prostitute, the Guardian reports. Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo and several government ministers will also be among the witnesses at the trial, which begins next week. More»

'Rare earth' mining can hurt the environment

(NEWSER) - So, you bought a Prius or know someone who has. Beautiful. But look under the hood and you'll find some neodymium, one of the "rare earth" minerals that help run all kinds of green technology—and other high-tech stuff like smartphones and flat-screen TVs. So far so good, but rare-earth mining can be environmentally destructive, reportedly causing cancer and leaking radioactive waste in some cases. What's more, the rare-earth mining business is booming, Mother Jones reports. More»

And more highlights from 'Rolling Stone' interview

(NEWSER) - George Clooney covers the latest issue of Rolling Stone , out today. Highlights from the sometimes steamy, surprisingly revealing interview:

• His first orgasm: He lost his virginity at the “young, very young, too young” age of 16, but had his first orgasm at age six or seven. “I believe it was while climbing a rope,” 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!’”

OK, that's not weird or anything

(NEWSER) - You may have thought George Clooney and Elisabetta Canalis had a steamy Hollywood romance, but apparently it was “more of a father-daughter relationship,” Canalis explains in a new book. In Questo Amore (This Love), Italian journalist Bruno Vespa also quotes Canalis as saying that Clooney was "the person who valued my feminine side the most." He was "special for me, and very important, just as a father would be," she says, as reported by People . More»