George Clooney hasn’t learned his lesson - antiwar films about Iraq aren’t popular at the box office. Clooney and his production company, Smoke House, just snapped up rights to Jonathan Mahler’s book “The Challenge,” the story of Salim Hamdan, Osama bin Laden’s Yemeni driver, who is charged in the first US war-crimes trial since World War II, now under way at Guantanamo Bay.

Clooney paid seven figures for the account of Hamdan’s journey from a mosque in Yemen and bin Laden’s compound in Afghanistan to solitary confinement. Clooney is said to be considering one of the lead roles, that of Navy Lt. Cmdr. Charles Swift, who was part of the legal team that took Hamdan’s case to the Supreme Court and won a pretrial decision that even terrorists are covered by the Geneva Convention.

The victory cost Swift his job and marriage.

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Even though Sarah Larson is no longer jetting around the world and hitting red carpets with George Clooney, single life is treating her just fine.

“It’s working for me,” she told People of being single Friday before hosting a party at Tao Las Vegas.

Having split from Clooney in May following a year-long whirlwind romance, Larson is now spending most of her time modeling in Los Angeles. As far as jumping into a relationship, no thanks, she says.

“I’m staying single,” said Larson, who wore a Black Halo dresss to the event. “I’m not dating anyone right now.”

Her dating life also excludes The Bank Job star Jason Statham, whom she was linked to after dinner in Las Vegas last month.

“It was a large group of people and I didn’t even know he was at the table,” she said. “We talked for a little bit but it was nothing.”

As for what’s next, “I have a few things I’m working on right now,” she says. “I’ve been focusing a lot on work and things are going very well.”

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George Clooney is Hollywood’s top bachelor, according to a new TV poll.

The movie star has beaten Leonardo DiCaprio and new dad Matthew McConaughey to the top of a new list, compiled by U.S. celebrity news show The Insider.

American Idol host Ryan Seacrest and funnyman Vince Vaughn also made the top five.

The top 10 is:
1. George Clooney
2. Leonardo DiCaprio
3. Matthew MCConaughey
4. Ryan Seacrest
5. Vince Vaughn
6. Jamie Foxx
7. Owen Wilson
8. Orlando Bloom
9. Bruce Willis
10. John Mayer

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Want George Clooney’s digits?

Well you can do better and get his phone!

The actor has put his signature cell phone up for grabs at the Art for Life Auction, as part of the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation.

A brand spankin’ new Motorola ROKR E8 was donated by George for the cause and was the phone he received at this year’s Academy Awards. Labeled “Best Actor - GEORGE CLOONEY” (he eventually lost to Daniel Day-Lewis), the mobile is packaged in a blue snakeskin box with a card stating that the phone “is being presented to the acting nominees & directing nominees only and is not available to anyone else at this time.”

The eternal bachelor is one of the numerous celebrities participating in the auction, which is aimed at raising funds to expose inner city youth to the arts.

If you’re not interested in George’s phone, you can bid online at Charity Buzz for a signed copy of the Sex and the City book by Sarah Jessica Parker, tickets to The Ellen DeGeneres Show or private tennis lessons from Serena Williams.

The auction ends July 24.

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George Clooney and Paul McCartney have topped a poll of stars people would most like to take a vacation with.

Pop superstar Madonna, presidential candidate Barack Obama, celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay and Angelina Jolie also make the top ten, voted for by 1,000 travellers and compiled by luxury travel company PIVR.co.uk.

Company boss James Robinson explains the choices: “These stars are much more than just celebrities. They have talents; are philanthropists; have interesting and complex lives and enough anecdotes to keep anyone interested during a dinner party.”

The top ten is as follows:
1: GEORGE CLOONEY
2: PAUL MCCARTNEY
3: BARACK OBAMA
4: MADONNA
5: GORDON RAMSAY
6: ANGELINA JOLIE
7: DAME HELEN MIRREN
8: HUGH LAURIE
9: NELSON MANDELA
10:DANIEL CRAIG

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Sarah Larson is grateful for her relationship with Hollywood actor George Clooney - because it has helped boost her career.

The couple ended their year-long romance in May and since the split, former cocktail waitress Larson has landed a string of high profile modelling assignments.

She is now the face of fashion designer Christian Audigier’s new line and is in talks to sign several more high profile contracts.

And although the 29-year-old is sad about the break-up, she admits the relationship has definitely changed her life for the better.
She says, “I’m very happy with how things are now. I have a lot of great opportunities, doors that have opened and I have no complaints.

“I make good money, I have a house, I have all the things I’ve always wanted.”

Larson is also determined to help use her new found fame to do more charity work.

She adds, “I’ve never had the desire to really want fame, and now that I have it, I’m trying to use it for something good.”

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Actor George Clooney certainly knows how to stay on good terms with his exes, if a new interview with Sarah Larson is anything to go by.

Clooney split with the former cocktail waitress in May after a year together. But if anyone expected her to be bitter about losing her grip on Hollywood’s most eligible bachelor, think again.

“George is a great guy, a wonderful person. I don’t regret spending time with him and he’s a great person to get to know.

“We still remain friends and have kept in touch. In fact, we spoke over the phone a couple of days ago. He’s fun to be around, down to earth, laid back, funny and smart,” she gushed to Hello! magazine.

And the Ocean’s Eleven star is apparently a man of hidden talents.

“Most people know George has a great sense of humor and is an adept storyteller, but I will always miss his extraordinary dance moves,” Larson said.

The 29-year-old met Clooney while waitressing in a Las Vegas cocktail bar.

Thanks to their relationship, however, she is now moving on to bigger and better things.

“I have a lot of great opportunities, doors that have opened, and I have no complaints.

“I make good money. I have a house. I have all the things I’ve always wanted. I’m in a good place,” she said.

“I’ve had some amazing offers come in, including one modelling campaign that may bring me to England soon.

“I can’t talk about it yet because it’s not a done deal. I hope it happens because I’ve never been to England and I’d love to spend some time there.

“If I do end up there I could find a nice British boy. I’d be open to the idea. I hear they have a good sense of humor.”

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