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December 2008
- Year's Top 10 Moments of Celeb Activism
  
  Los Angeles Times | Dec 29, 08 11:50 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - It’s been a big year for celebrity activism—so big that it deserves its own year-end top 10 list, Tina Daunt writes in the Los Angeles Times . Some famous faces that made a difference in 2008: Oprah Winfrey fought hard for Barack Obama, including hosting a traffic-stopping garden party. Norman Lear targeted young people in an online, nonpartisan get-out-the-vote effort. Paris Hilton became a YouTube phenomenon—for politics. More »
November 2008
- Clooney Slams Gay Marriage Ban
  
  E! Online | Nov 13, 08 10:09 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - George Clooney is none too happy with residents of California for passing Proposition 8, reports E! Online. The actor says he looks forward to the day when opponents of gay marriage “will look as outdated as George Wallace standing on the school steps keeping James Hood from entering the University of Alabama because he was black.” More »
August 2008
- Clooney Mulls Movie on Qaeda Driver
  
  Independent (UK) | Aug 14, 08 2:39 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Activist actor George Clooney is considering making the most politically charged film of his career, the Independent reports. The Syriana star has bought the movie rights to The Challenge , a book documenting the life and trial of Osama bin Laden's chauffeur Salim Hamdan, who was sentenced last week to nearly six years in prison for supporting terror. Clooney would likely play Hamdan's lawyer, More »
- Clooney: I'm Not Part of Obama's Brain Trust
  
  People | Aug 13, 08 2:16 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - George Clooney supports Barack Obama, but unlike Scarlett Johansson he's not claiming to be a campaign consultant or in regular contact. The actor today refuted an LA Times story saying he “frequently text messages” the candidate, People reports. “I have never texted or emailed Sen. Obama,” Clooney said. “And I'll offer a million dollars to anyone who could prove otherwise.” More »
May 2008
- Clooney's Back on the Market
  
  In Touch | May 28, 08 5:21 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - George Clooney and Sarah Larson are splitsville after a year of dating, inTouch reports today. "He just didn't want to be tied down," a friend of 29-year-old Larson said, claiming that Clooney, 47, has moved out of his Los Angeles home, and the former Las Vegas cocktail waitress packed up her things. The actor's rep gave People the standard no-comment. More »
- Save the Spurmo: Straight, Single Men Face Extinction
  
  Times (UK) | May 28, 08 4:51 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Are you a straight, proud, unmarried man over 30? Then you're part of a dying breed, writes Tad Safran in the Times UK . Dubbed "Spurmos," these endangered bachelors drink in increasing isolation as friends succumb to marriage, wine racks and child-rearing. Having roamed in great herds in their 20s, Spurmos can find themselves hard up for buddies, if not female companionship. Notable Spurmos include George Clooney, Vincent van Gogh, Voltaire and Indiana Jones. More »
April 2008
- Olympic Protesters Zero In on Sponsors
  
  Guardian (UK) | Apr 23, 08 8:42 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - As the Beijing Olympics approach, advocates for a free Tibet and peace in Darfur are trying to hit the Games where it hurts: in the wallet. A coalition of groups has been petitioning the corporations that are sponsoring this year's Olympics to press China on their behalf. The strategy seems to be having at least modest success, writes the Guardian . More »
- Profiles: Somebody Has to Be in Control
  
  New Yorker | Apr 14, 08
  
  The effort behind George Clooney’s effortless charm. George Clooney was at home in Los Angeles one afternoon in mid-January, a few days before he flew to Sudan in his new role as a United Nations “Messenger of Peace” (an appointment that overlooked reports of a recent public scuffle with Fabio, the leonine model). Clooney, who is unusual in being both very famous and, apparently, at ease with the fact—he can sometimes look like a spokesman for celebrity itself—was sitting on a long pale sofa, alongside Sarah Larson, his girlfriend. Bowls of chopped salad were on the coffee table in front of them:...
- Hollywood's Hottest Bromances
  
  ABC News | Apr 7, 08 4:54 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Tabloids have speculated that "Gossip Girl" star Chace Crawford and former 'N Sync-er JC Chasez are more than friends, but the two insist they just love to hang out. They're not the only ones: ABC News has compiled a list of the top 10 high-profile "bromances." Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau, best known for co-starring in Swingers , act