George Clooney Rags on Brad Pitt

# African Girl Says:
November 29th, 2006 at 11:29 am

Amaya
I know….GC is so playful, that’s what I find endearing about him. How do you survive a place like Hollywood if you don’t have your sense of humor intact? Honestly, to me GC and BP make sense as friends…now throw JS in the mix, well there is no telling what will happene. Has either GC or BP been on TDS? I’m thinking GC was when he promoted Goodnight and Good Luck…..I’m not sure.
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Yes, his first appearance on TDS was last year in September. Unlike some folks, he’s a good interview and that’s where I remember Jon talking about his crush on him :)

Brad has never been on TDS, it’s one of my wish list shows that him and Angie (she’s been on twice) would go on. He does have good chemistry w/ comedians because he was great on Late Night with Conan O’Brien back in ‘04. I’m a Conan fan and there have been guests who have been so dull and it’s painful to watch Conan trying to make them look entertaining.

# QQQQ Says:
November 29th, 2006 at 11:39 am

Question….Now that BritBrit is no longer married, has she deemed it against the law to wear panties when she goes out in public…. and not only that but to also wear short skirts/dress with no panties so the paps can takes pics of her v… very sad

I know its so pathetic , plus clearly she is not breastfeeding her lil one with all the alcohol she puts down nightly.
She is being incredibly irresponsible.

The reason why some of us don’t like GC isn’t because of this joke. I can take joke and tell a few too. That’s not why I don’t like GC.

Here’s my reason for my dislike of Clooney.

The “Save Darfur” thing. Clooney goes to Darfur for a week with his father and a camera and sees the situation. Then he goes on Oprah and says “Hey look at me helping and Save Darfur”. Then he goes on CNN and Wolf Blitzer interviews him. The basic summary of the interview was “Hey look at me on a serious news channel and Save Darfur”. Then he goes to rally in D.C. and says “Hey all you people listen to me and Save Darfur”. He dresses up in a suit and goes to UN meeting and says “Save Darfur”.

What he basically did was go on multiple media outlets and said “Save Darfur”. He took his father with him to lend him credence and gravitas that he doesn’t really have on his own. What has Clooney done to really help Darfur? Heck, Matt Damon has done more for Africa (setting up a charity to provide people in Africa with clean water and organized an event at TIFF to raise money) and yet he barely toots his own horn.

Clooney is basically one of those people who says a lot things that ideally make sense yet he never takes actions to actually do something about those causes that he tries to champion. Any star can go multiple media outlets and say the same thing.

What bothers me is the perception is that Clooney is this great intellectual person who is socially aware and politically active. He plays up that image himself. He never does the actual work and but he’s always willing to put himself front and center to talk about how he cares about the issues.

He’s basically an “empty suit”. I want to know what he is truly done to help. He talks about politics and issues in an idealistic way rather than being realistic.

He talks about genocide is wrong and we need to help stop the spread of AIDs.

Good. I agree.

But everyone knows that. Just because he says the same thing that everyone believes in does not make him some profound intellectual. He never gives the how part of the questions. He’ll never get into the gritty details.

And I’m not even going to get into why Jake should have won the Oscar for Brokeback Mountain. And I’m not even a huge Jake fan. Seriously.

African Girl Says:

November 29th, 2006 at 10:28 am
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You’re welcome, AG.

I think that we all have to remember that we did agree with the way BP handled the divorce. We all saw that he did the complete opposite of what X did and respected him for it. And we should throw some respect toward Clooney’s way because he didn’t give up any juicy info about BA, he didn’t try to fan any flames regarding the split and subsequent hookup, and if anything, he tried to bring some levity to the whole situation.

IMO, he has never said anything at the expense of BP or AJ. And for those who were offended by something he said in the past, I beseech them to take a hard look at where and when these hard feelings started. I remember the ‘HW friend’ quote being harped on by Andrea Jackson on the Daily Buzz and she’s a snarky, mega b&tch who never misses an opportunity to diss BP, AJ, or even X. Her slant will never color my perception of things and I am sure that there are numerous media types that you all feel the same way about.

Seriously, Clooney’s public appearences are miniscule snippets of time; none of us know how tight Clooney really is. I mean, he could be ‘Crazy Uncle George’ to the kids for all we know. Remember, the press doesn’t know as much as they think. they do.

That was sooo funny! I really like George’s, Brad’s and Matt’s having fun at themselves. Good Sports, indeed.

clini! im asking the same, why cant we post at braddy.

Thanks Jared and Audrey for this new thread!! Good afternoon everyone!

anustin:

I believe when Jared has a new BAMZS thread he disallows comments/replies at the old thread. There had been instances of fanistons/haters who populate the older thread, spewing their bile, and the regular BAMZSers do not notice because they are already on the new thread. I believe Jen, Vanessa and I forgot which faniston literally ran an old thread to the ground with their nasty comments, and no one noticed until much later.

aw ok ariel…thanks!how are you yo!

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November 29th, 2006 at 12:06 pm
LOL If Brad started dating George HIs search stats would go up..
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Isn’t Latching-On the trend these days in Hollywood ? first we see JA doing it after 2 years , then Michael D , Donald Trump and other list of wannabes. ..

estella Says:

November 29th, 2006 at 11:34 am
Clooney is a famewhore alright. He loves to be the center of attention and I cringe every time I hear him talk about pretty boy Pitt, or how Matt Damon campaigned so hard for the title over and over again, because ya know, if it’s important to George, it has to be important to everybody else. But…obviously Brad isn’t holding a grudge about that “showbiz friends” quote and they’re still playing pranks on each other, so I can let it go.

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IMO Brad shouldn’t have a grudge for something that was all of nothing. I have never understood how/why anyone came away with feeling GC’s description of he and BP’s friendship was negative. How was what George Clooney said on LARRY KING it a slight, or insult? I thought George simply put it out there that he and Brad Pitt are two men who met because of the business they’re in, who like each other, and who ARE friends just not best friends. Personally I think they’re closer than they like to publically admit, and for the the very reasons GC downplayed that on LK. I got the feeling that he was trying to be polite while being protective as LK was trying to delve into Brangelina biz, and I don’t blame GC trying to stear clear as much as possible because I DO think he’s been privy to more than some think. IMO

jpf

Original jpf Says:

November 29th, 2006 at 12:37 pm
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I agree, Im not a george fan but, I cant see anything bad about this.. they were both joking with each other and I think it is cute! I like that others can see that Brad has friends in HW, and that he has a goofy sense of humor. That side of Brad isnt talked about often enough.

I also liked how loyal George was to Brad by NOT getting too personal about Brad’s life and divorce. You know he knows a lot more than he is saying, and I respect that he kept it light and didnt reveal much.