George Clooney Denies Text-Message Relationship With Obama

CNN:

George Clooney and Scarlett Johansson have more in common than their A-list star status: both have had to shoot down reports they're e-mail buddies of presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama.

Clooney is flatly denying a report in the Los Angeles Times that he "frequently text messages the Illinois senator with whom he's been friends for many years."

"I have never texted or e-mailed Senator Obama. And I'll offer a million dollars to anyone who could prove otherwise," Clooney said in a statement. "I've spent more time with Senator McCain (he did my TV show) then I have with Senator Obama. I would hope that my friend John McCain would join me in condemning this kind of politics."

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Comments

[BethinIllinois]

This report originated, I believe, in the UK, and I think the LA Times picked it up from that. I know I read it (was a link off of a different page) several days before I saw a reference to the LA Times item. The original piece (and I don't remember the name of the paper, maybe "something Telegraph") said that the two e-mailed at least a couple times a week and that Clooney was giving Obama advice on foreign policy. (That, to me, is a really scary thought... come on! That's why you have foreign policy advisors!)

So -- blame the UK paper before the Times!

[wanj]

Dear George,
Can you text me instead?

[jackpinesavage]

I hope they haven't been sending Kwame Kilpatrick type text messages...

[walk0nwalls]

...Then proceeded to prank the entire reporting staff, sticking "Kick me" signs on all their backs. Brad Pitt was not available for comment, but he did offer up a single suggestion as communicated through Clooney: "I Suck".

More at 11

[Mapleave]

Great answer, George. You shut it down. Hope McCain takes your challenge and codemns these tactics. He's so "honorable," afterall!

[jethrock]

"I've spent more time with Senator McCain (he did my TV show)"

Which TV show??? Was that E.R. or The Facts Of Life???

I would love to dig up that clip... It's not on IMDB... Please follow up Huff Po.

[JimR]

Despite what some of you may have heard, I too, have never texted or e-mailed Senator Obama.

[4real]

Did George Clooney just throw Obama under the bus?

[Chiang]

It is arrogant for Clooney to refuse texting from Obama. Perhaps Clooney isracist.

[JimR]

Tangent: Can we throw the phrase "throw... under the bus" under the bus? Is there a more hackneyed and overused phrase?

[pupbayer]

This kind of raised O in my eyes. I love Clooney and heavens knows he's a heck of a lot smarter and politically active than Scarlett Johansson. Oh, well...

[LemonFreshScent]

good grief, since when did it become a big deal to communicate with each other?

[texanna]

This is very unfortunate news, because Clooney is definitely one VP that I wouldn't mind looking at for the next 8 years!

[RatgurlSD]

Who comes up with this crap? & why is HuffPo bothering to report it?

[PKSSK]

More garbage from the main stream media. This is unbelievable.

[plafayette]

Calm down, Clooney is helping to establish the fact that John McCain is the "Celebrity Candidate" not Barack Obama!

[WFV]

This really isn't a story at all, is it?

But I have to ask this one question: who is emailing and texting McSturgis? NO ONE. He can't use the technology. It amazes me how few people are bothered by this. It does matter in 2008.