Sarah Larson is nobody without George Clooney, and she knows it!

The aspiring model says she only spies the ruthless and relentless paparazzi when her famous beau is around.

“That only happens when I’m with George,” Sarah tells Extra. “If I’m by myself, I seem to get away so far.”

That may change soon though, just like the rest of her life has. A year ago, she was a cocktail waitress in Las Vegas living in anonymity and these days she’s on tabloid covers and modeling for Ocean Drive magazine.

“I really like my privacy, so having it unearthed is a little different!”

Since she’s now in the spotlight, the 28-year-old must deal with the obligatory rumor mill as well. There’s been so much talk about her and George, from moving in together to getting married, that the former Fear Factor contestant says she’s “lost track” of some of the gossip.

“I just came to the realization that some people are just going to say stuff and you just have to brush it off I guess!” Sarah says. “I try not to pay attention to most of the gossipy rumors.”

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George Clooney has hit back at Rupert Everett for criticizing the Ocean’s Eleven franchise – by ridiculing the Brit’s own film roles.

Everett claimed the fellow actor was “not the brightest spark in the boulevard” and branded the Ocean’s Eleven franchise “a cancer to world culture”.

But Clooney has retaliated by telling U.S. journalists, “Where did that come from? You kind of go, ‘Dude, weren’t you in Dunston Checks In’?”

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George Clooney has called for an end to the global hate campaign against China – insisting plans to boycott the forthcoming Beijing Olympics are “excessive”.

Actress Mia Farrow has publicly condemned China for its alleged support of genocide in Sudan’s Darfur region and director Steven Spielberg stepped down from his position as artistic director for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. But Clooney – a staunch Darfur campaigner – insists boycotting the Games isn’t the necessary action to bring peace to the stricken region.

He says, “”It seems excessive to boycott the Games because China does business in Darfur. It’s always more important to keep a line of communication open.”

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Producers of hit U.S. medical drama E.R. are still hopeful Hollywood heart-throb George Clooney will agree to return to the show, to help the program “go out with style”.

Clooney shot to stardom playing Dr. Doug Ross on the hit NBC drama for five years from 1994. He went on to carve out a successful movie career, winning an Oscar for 2005 film Syriana.

The drama is set to come to an end after a 15-year run and program-makers are reportedly courting Clooney to reprise his role for the show’s final episodes. Producers are also said to be in talks with fellow former E.R. star Juliana Marguiles and are hopeful that both stars will agree to appear in the grand finale.

A source tells British newspaper the Sunday Express, “We aim to go out in style. We’re hoping George and Juliana will agree for old time’s sake. E.R. was the vehicle that turned them both into A-list stars and if the salaries on offer are not huge by their standards, we can promise the storylines will be.”

Although Clooney recently dismissed rumors he had agreed to an E.R. comeback, his representative told the publication that the Oscar-winning actor may be considering it, insisting, “George has a huge soft spot for E.R.”

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George Clooney never tires of his sex symbol status – because he accepts he won’t always be admired for his good looks.

The Leatherheads star insists he didn’t appreciate compliments about his appearance in his younger years, fearing the praise implied he had a handsome face, but an unintelligent mind.

But at 46 years old, Clooney now revels in his fans’ admiration.

He says, “Well, you know, people have been nice to me most of my life. I mean, fairly kind. But there was a time when compliments about your appearance were used to make it sound as though you weren’t bright, in some way – so much so that you almost wanted to avoid them. But you get to an age when you’ll take any compliments you can get – you know, ‘Yeah, thanks’ – so when people are trying to be nice, I’m never bothered.”

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John Krasinski was so paranoid George Clooney would pull one of his trademark pranks on him while shooting new movie Leatherheads, he checked under his bed and in his closet every night.

Before filming on Leatherheads began, Krasinski was warned of Clooney’s reputation for staging elaborate practical jokes – and he was determined not to become the actor/director’s latest victim.

Krasinksi says, “I love all the (Clooney) prank stories. Luckily, he was too busy doing his directing/acting/producing/writing thing. He brought out serious George.

“I was so scared. I’d heard from literally everybody I came into contact with – even people at Starbucks – that said, ‘George is going to pull a prank on you, you know that right?’ I was like, ‘Is this a prank?’ I was so nervous.

“I did, every night, look under my bed and look in my closet.”

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From cocktail waitress to A-list girlfriend – Sarah Larson is living the dream.

Now the former Fear Factor winner is opening up about how she snagged George Clooney, one of the planet’s most eligible bachelors.

Although it’s been widely reported that the two met at the June 2007 Ocean’s Thirteen premiere at the Palms Casino Resort on Las Vegas, she says they actually met much earlier.

“It was on his birthday three or four years ago at Whiskey at [Vegas's] Green Valley Ranch,” Larson says, according to the Las Vegas Review Journal.

The actor was with a group of pals, including Whiskey Bar owner Rande Gerber (Cindy Crawford’s husband). “I was with some friends. We were all dancing, taking pictures, being silly.”

At the time, Larson worked as a cocktail server at the venue – but she was dating someone else.

Then, when Clooney arrived in Vegas for the Ocean premiere last summer, “he heard I was working at Moon [nightclub].” The actor tracked her down, she says, and “we hung out.” A month later, he invited her to go to Italy.

Road to Romance
As their one-year anniversary approaches, Clooney and Larson can certainly look back on a very eventful year.

They’ve survived a motorcycle crash. They’ve ruled the red carpet at film festivals and the Academy Awards. And, the Review Journal reports, she’s even met his parents.

Next up for the couple? Clooney, who turns 47 next month, will whisk Larson away for a vacation at his Italian villa.

It’s a trip, she said, that could help her burgeoning modeling career. (The 28-year-old recently strutted her stuff in a swimsuit in an Ashley Paige fashion show.) “We’ll be in Como,” she says, “which isn’t that far from Milano.”

The Leatherheads star is very supportive of her career, she added.

“Your boyfriend better be,” she noted. “If they aren’t, you gotta kick ‘em in the butt and walk away.”

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