George Clooney’s actor cousin Miguel Ferrer is facing a lawsuit from bank bosses over allegations he fell behind on loan payments.
Executives at America’s City National Bank claim the RoboCop star took out a $150,000 loan in April, 2009 but failed to make several payments a few months later.
Bosses at the company filed a lawsuit this week in a bid to recoup the remaining money, as well as a credit card balance of $3,245 plus interest, according to TMZ.com.
City National Bank chiefs are suing for a total of $142,640 plus interest, costs and attorney’s fees.
The 48-year-old actor and girlfriend Elisabetta Canalis were spotted in an official Italian Superenalotto game shop, where they reportedly splashed out hundreds of pounds on tickets in a bid to win a huge £117 million jackpot, in the hope he can raise money for the earthquake-stricken Caribbean nation.
George, who has a home in Italy’s Lake Como, is quoted as telling pals: “The jackpot is so high, so why not try?”
The ‘Up in the Air’ star has been active in raising money for victims in the disaster-stricken nation, and recently fronted a telethon in the US which raised more than $50 million for Haiti.
Speaking at the event, George said: “This is a tragedy that reaches across all borders, all boundaries.
“It demands our attention, our help and our compassion. The Haitian people need help. They need to know that they are not alone. They need to see that we still care.”
A large number of other celebrities took part in the money-raising efforts, including Justin Timberlake, Madonna, Reese Witherspoon, Tom Cruise, Mel Gibson and Penelope Cruz.
MTV Networks is working with George Clooney to stage a telethon for Haitian earthquake relief.
MTV spokesman Mark Jafar said Thursday that details are still being worked out.
There’s no word yet about other stars getting involved. But Clooney representative Stan Rosenfield said the actor is in the process of helping organize the telethon, which likely would air Jan. 22 on all MTV Networks – which include VH1, Comedy Central and CMT – as well as on ABC, NBC, HBO and CNN.
Thousands are feared dead after the massive earthquake, and the Caribbean island nation desperately needs aid.
George Clooney’s Girlfriend, Elisabetta Canalis is the hot new face of Roberto Cavalli lingerie
Elisabetta Canalis is one of those girls that just seems to have all the luck.
If having a gorgeous Hollywood star boyfriend and her own flagship show on MTV in Italy wasn’t enough, she has just become the lingerie girl for Roberto Cavalli.
The 31-year-old Italian stars in the world-renowned designer’s new advertising campaign for his Spring 2010 underwear collection.
Shot in London in November in a 19th century private home, Elisabetta was snapped draped in a baroque velevt sofa in an animal print lingerie set, casting her sultry, smokey eyes towards the camera.
She also looked relaxed in some of the behind-the-scenes snaps showing her having her make-up perfectly applied and her dark hair expertly tousled.
The photos were taken by famed fashion photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Pigott and Cavallli had nothing but praise for his leading lady.
He said: For my next underwear collection I was inspired by a real woman, with appeal, charisma, and sensuality. I was sure Elisabetta was just perfect for enhancing the spirit of this advertising campaign…and I was not wrong!’
Elisabetta said: ‘It was a great pleasure and huge privilege to work for Roberto. The Cavalli brand has always been synonymous with the made in Italy excellence and known all over the world.
‘I am proud to represent it in this campaign, shot by two of the world’s greatest photographers.’
The campaign also makes it easy to see why notorious bachelor Clooney is happy to leave his single status behind.
A friend who spent New Year’s with them at Cabo San Lucas in Mexico, said, “I’ve never seen George so serious about a girlfriend before.
They were really happy together.” Our source adds, “But George is still preoccupied with the paparazzi covering his love life. He kept going on and on about how we need more laws to ban them. It’s like he’s obsessed.”
Also at Cabo were Bar Refaeli and Leonardo DiCaprio, officially back together.
“Up In The Air” – Los Angeles Premiere
George Clooney
Cindy Crawford
Eric Roberts
Vera Farmiga
Anna Kendrick
George Clooney’s sexy Italian girlfriend, Elisabetta Canalis, is showing off her hotness for Maxim.
Canalis, 31, has posed in dozens of ad campaigns, appeared on MTV Italy’s Total Request Live, and has even starred in her own best-selling calendar.
Oh la la!
You can check out the rest of the sexy pics here:
http://www.maxim.com/girls/girls-of-maxim/84557/elisabetta-canalis.html
George Clooney’s Broke Hand Makes The Rounds At The Toronto International Film Festival
According to sources George Clooney broke his hand on his property in Italy by shutting a car door on it. A likely story!
George Clooney arrived in Venice on Monday with his hot new Italian girlfriend, Elisabetta Canalis.
The couple took a water taxi to the Venice Film Festival for the premiere of his “Men Who Stare at Goats.”
Clooney, 48, and the woman Italian media call “La Canalis” or “Eli” usually hang out at his villa on Lake Como. She works in Milan as the host of the TV show “Total Request Live.”
Expect to see her and Clooney at the 2010 Oscars. According to Pete Hammond at The Envelope, he’s a shoo-in for a nod for “Up in the Air,” which just got raves at Telluride.
Clooney has reportedly had his eye on her for some time. You might even say he was obsessed. OK, let’s be honest. It kinda sounds like he was stalking the girl.
People magazine reports that a car was following Canalis while she was filming “Christmas in New York” in 2006. Her costar Siani Allessendro told an Italian magazine, “One day I finally decided to go over and confront the occupants of the car. I went over and to my surprise, who was sitting in the car? George Clooney! This isn’t a new fling.”
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