September 9, 2009.Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney had to deal with a near-naked man who declared his love for the actor while pleading for “just one kiss, please, George,” during a news conference at the Venice Film Festival yesterday. The man, who peeled off his shirt and pants until he was wearing nothing but a black tie and boxers, asked Clooney if he and Ewan McGregor, his co-star in the film The Men Who Stare at Goats, had intentionally played "queer" roles, Earthtimes.org reports. The front of the man's shorts was emblazoned with the words, "George, pick me!" via Magic Marker.
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The nearly nude man at The Men Who Stare At Goats press conference tells George Clooney that although he hasn't seen the movie, "I think I'm in love with you, George!" 9-8-09 video photo.
But before Clooney could answer, the man, later identified as Italian fan Mauro Casciari, shouted: "I'm gay, George. I want you to choose me, George! Come with me, George! Could I have just one kiss, George? Just one?" amid catcalls from other conference participants.
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It wasn't clear if the virtually naked fan, Mauro Casciari, shown here pleading with George, was an actual reporter or had simply crashed the press conference. Video capture photo 9-8-09.
Clooney smiled wryly, remarking how some people take a "big chance" only that "it doesn't really work." Then addressing the man he added: "But that's a very good tie. It’s just long enough."
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George Clooney waves an injured hand at onlookers as his water taxi pulls up in Venice, Italy. 9-6-09 photo.
Clooney kept his cool, telling the room full of reporters, “There’s a little ambulance on its way.” Filled with guys wearing white coats, no doubt!
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George Clooney and his new girl friend, Elisabetta Canalis, at the Venice Film Festival premiere of The Men Who Stare At Goats 9-8-09 photo. She remained fully clothed, unlike his gay suitor! Is it just me, or does she look like a man in drag?.
The actor kept the joke going throughout much of the rest of the press conference, telling the next journalist to step up to the mic and “take your clothes off before you ask this question.”
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Shirtless photo of George Clooney taking time off from filming to get some sun on a yacht last year.
Earlier at the news conference, which had been billed as open only to accredited media and film industry personnel, Clooney drew admiring comments from several female participants.
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George Clooney shirtless in The Man Who Stares At Goats, October 2008 photo. The film opensin the US nationwide Friday, November 6, 2009.
The star, sporting a bandaged right hand—accidentally broken "by a car door," he explained—turned on some roguish charm for one woman reporter who asked him if he believed in psychic powers in the same way that his character in The Men Who Stare At Goats does.
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Photo of George Clooney being photographed by the paparazzi in Venice Italy yesterday.
"Shame on you, that is filthy," Clooney said to the woman, jokingly implying he could read her thoughts about him.
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Photo of shirtless, swimsuit-clad George Clooney clowning around in the water.
Clooney, who produced as well as starred in The Men Who Stare At Goats—a quirky farce-like story about a top secret wing of the US military—was joined at the news conference by co-star Ewan McGregor and the film's director, Grant Heslov.
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Recent head shot photo of George Clooney looking good in a tuxedoMcGregor plays an ambitious but insecure reporter, Bob Wilton, who in search of his next big story, encounters Lyn Cassady (Clooney) a mysterious figure who claims to be part of the New Earth Army.
Photo of co-stars Ewan McGregor and George Clooney at the Venice Film Festival 9-8-09 for The Men Who Stare At Goats premiere
The unit supposedly consists of "Warrior Monks" who with their psychic powers can read the enemy's thoughts, pass through solid walls, and, as one scene of the film suggests, kill a goat simply by staring at it. Watch the official trailer video of The Men Who Stare at Goats at the bottom of this post.
Photo of George Clooney from The Men Who Stare At Goats film, sporting a moustache and looking a bit like Hitler. Not his best look!
But before the trailer, here’s the video of George Clooney getting a bit of a surprise at the Venice Film Festival when Italian fan Mauro Casciari, announcing himself as a gay man, strips down to a long tie and boxers while declaring his love for the actor. This is the short version for those who want to get to the meat of the matter:
For those of you who can't get enough of the handsome, diplomatic star, here’s the long version video of George Clooney being propositioned at the Venice Film Festival by the stripping gay "reporter," with follow-up questions:
Watch the The Men Who Stare At Goats Official Video Trailer, with George Clooney, Ewan McGregor and Jeff Bridges, which will be in theatres Friday, November 6, 2009 :
.Watch the The Men Who Stare At Goats Official Video Trailer, with George Clooney, Ewan McGregor and Jeff Bridges, which will be in theatres Friday, November 6, 2009 :
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