Earlier this week, a gay reporter put everything on the line -- stripping down to his boxers during a press junket and declaring his love to George Clooney. While the whole ordeal looked like something out of a Sacha Baron Cohen movie, Matt Damon reveals how a sarcastic remark he and Brad Pitt made got lost in translation and ended in the best unintentional prank. Matt Damon and Brad Pitt to Blame for Clooney's Male Stripper?
By PopEater Staff Posted Sep 11th 2009 04:04PM
Earlier this week, a gay reporter put everything on the line -- stripping down to his boxers during a press junket and declaring his love to George Clooney. While the whole ordeal looked like something out of a Sacha Baron Cohen movie, Matt Damon reveals how a sarcastic remark he and Brad Pitt made got lost in translation and ended in the best unintentional prank. On 'Late Show With David Letterman,' the 'Bourne Ultimatum' actor admits he met the journalist the day before and jokingly told the reporter Clooney had a boyfriend. What Damon never expected though was to log online the next day and see the same reporter declaring his love for 'The Leatherheads' star.
"So this Italian journalist comes in and goes, 'Matt, is it true what Brad say?' And I have no idea what he is talking about. But you know, I go, 'Yeah, of course it's true.' And he says, 'Do you mean George Clooney has a boyfriend?' And now I'm trying to keep a straight face and I go, 'Yeah, of course he's got a boyfriend. And he wants to legally marry him. We've been on him about this for years...' " Damon explained.
The declaration of love occured during a packed news conference at the Venice Film Festival when a male fan stripped to his boxer shorts and announced to Clooney, "I am gay, George. Take me, choose me George, please. May I kiss you, just once?"
The actor responded with a smile, "It's hard when you take a big chance and it doesn't really work." (Watch the full video.)
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Friday 11 September
By bebe
w
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Friday 11 September
By wondertrash.blogspot.com
Matt Damon is the wing man!
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Friday 11 September
By les
forget it
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Friday 11 September
By qmeredit
Funny...
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Monday 14 September
By daniel
funniest prank ever. well not ever but still hilarious
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Friday 11 September
By Bo
Now that's the kind of prank I really enjoy!
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Friday 11 September
By wynthner
I thought Brad was Clooney's boyfriend!
;)
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Saturday 12 September
By ridge7226
lol
Friday 11 September
By TY R
I was all so happy to see Brad ditch Tom Cruz! He was such a blood SUCKER. Clooney is the TRUE MAN! Matt, we all now how young boys can be- experimenting and comparing male stuff in their youth- you know! It is so very healthy to see that you and Ben have remained very close over the years- THAT IS GOLDEN ! Don't let the general public ever tear you two apart. All that I can say in closing is that my love for Deep has kept me at bay from all afore mentioned. Truman tried to catch me ; however, he was much to old and flamboyant for me. I love my "MEN OF VERSACE" LOL, TY R
LOL, TY R.
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Friday 11 September
By kid4to5srock
i find these these guys hilarious....and their friendship is really cool....love their 'tongue in cheek' sense of humor...and the way they play the nosy incessant journalists is awesome...keep it up guys...great eye candy...great actors ALL three of them...
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Friday 11 September
By TY R
OK - I did not tell the truth. For me it would be a toss up between DEEP and BRAD........The truth shall set you free ! LOL to ALL !
TY R
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Saturday 12 September
By Gary
Do you mean DEEP as in penitration, or DEPP as in Johnny?
Sunday 13 September
By TYMOSH
Visual, as in Johnny! Deep, as in the name Johnny! Not your every day JOHN!
We "Thespians" are all about ones visual perception of the subject matter at hand! "NOT IN HAND"
LOL to you Johnny. I do hope that you will join the MEN in Italy, from Cort de Eze, for their get together. Watch out for Cruz- He will be wearing a MASK - if you will..............
Once again LOL- TYMOSH alias TY R
Saturday 12 September
By Becky
This is to funny.
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Saturday 12 September
By raiderintacoma
yea
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Saturday 12 September
By K Menozzi
I believe that reporter was from an Italian television show called "Le Iene" - which is a faux news/semi-serious news program here in Italy. These guys do this sort of thing all the time. In other words, he isn't really gay, and he really isn't proclaiming his love for George. Not that I'd blame him if he did...
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Saturday 12 September
By Stefano
This journalist in not a real journalist but a showman of Le Iene, an italian funny tv program. The truth is that Canalis is a skank and maybe even a woman! Everyone hates her in Italy, she's your Kristin Cavallari but nude too.
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Tuesday 20 October
By liz
This is how rummor star. Too bad because now so many people thinks he goes both ways. I see it now, but not before the rumor or now joke. Sme thing. Anyway, whatever makes him happy and as long as the women know so they have the option to stck around or say bye bye.
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Tuesday 20 October
By Dick
Brad believes his gay. Remember the I'll wait to marry until George and his partner can also. Matt was just trying to cover it up. Maybe Matt is the silent partner trying to fix things up.I do believe Brad for saying he's gay. And, Brad got it back from Tarantino who then exposes drag of smoking crack and having bricks of it at home. Who knows, maybe Tarantino and George had something going when they made a movie together years ago and maybe he came on to Brad and that's how Brad found out about George. When Brad said what he said he actually seemed to want to expose George so he could get the gay thing rolling with the votes and legalizing marriage. Not nice to use your friend unless it's true. George is still cute, but I wouldn't want to take a chance and would always wonder.
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Tuesday 20 October
By Lyn
He's sleeping with her and everyone else in the universe has seen her tatta and she does look wasy and skanky. You can take the girl out of the city, but can't take the city out of her. She looks like a man in drag, but does have a nice body. I also believe that George is Gay, even Tarantino and now Matts is covering it up by saying it was all a joke. For a smart guy he sure likes porno looking girls. What kind of girl takes off her clothes for the world to see. I bet his mother is dissapointed. Oh George, there are beautiful woman with degrees, who are prettier, no tattos and who don't sell their bodies for the world to see. Almost evry picture she's in she's almost naked and that's just yuck. Keep it classy and private. George is either desperate or doesn't feel comfortable with a woman with brains and beauty. Hope he's happy, but the tattas should stay private. She'll ruin his career with the nude crap. No one likes their kids to have these types of role models and evrytime we see George we see her taatttas. All woman have them, just some show them in pictures and others know better. He's become o difference tha the playboy old man. Would rather see him with a man than someone who shows her privates for a living. It's not modeling what she does. It crosses the line to something that should be kept private, but some men must like it, but don't think they would tke her home to mamma.
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