George Clooney

One of the conspiracy theories going around in the wake of 'Star Wars - Episode 7' news was that Brad Bird was secretly working on it already and that the Damon Lindeloff-penned script for '1952' was actually the new 'Star Wars.' This seems untrue at this point, and unless this is the greatest hoax of all time, it seems all the more unlikely as George Clooney is now in talks to play the lead in '1

For some reason, whispers have always persisted that George Clooney is gay -- probably because he always has trophy girlfriends but never a trophy wife. He doesn’t seem to care what anyone says or thinks, but apparently his sister is tired of all the talk. So she's trying to put the rumors to rest.

Let no one say that George Clooney can do no wrong, as evidenced by this slightly off-tune cover of Neil Diamond's 'Sweet Caroline,' performed by the duo with help from a (possibly inebriated) audience at the Carousel of Hope Ball this weekend.

In the unlikely event you find yourself in a soiree full of Hollywood celebs this New Year’s Eve, which A-lister would you start sidling up to around 11:58 in hopes of stealing a kiss when 2011 becomes 2012? Turns out that–wait for it–a lot of women want to lay a tipsy smooch on the lips of George Clooney while men want to “make friends” under the mistletoe with Jennifer Aniston.

I turn 50 years old at the end of January.  And while I'm not a star by any means or stretch of the imagination, I was looking at a list of celebs hitting the big 5-0 earlier today.  They are all peers in age, if not status. Some of those prominent people make me feel better about reaching a 'milestone', while others tend to make me feel just plain old...