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  • Elisabetta Canalis, George Clooney’s Ex, Marries Fiancé Brian Perri in Italy

    Elisabetta Canalis, who famously dated George Clooney, married her fiancé, Brian Perri, in Italy on Sunday.

    The 36-year-old beauty tied the knot with the orthopaedic surgeon, 46, at the Cathedral of Santa Maria in Alghero, Sardinia, just days (or perhaps weeks) before her famous ex marries Amal Alamuddin.

    The couple, who became engaged earlier this year, exchanged vows in front of 150 guests in the resort town.

    Before Canalis dated Clooney for 18 months, she was engaged to soccer star Christian Vieri and film director Gabriele Muccino.

    Canalis has finally found her man and she looked beautiful for her wedding in a white bridal gown with layers of lace embellishments and a 12-foot-long train.

    Before the wedding, the bride-to-be dished on her plans for the big day.

    “For our wedding I chose a place where no one has ever got married,” the Italian star told Chi magazine. A historic estate in the Sardinian countryside, a huge vineyard that we are setting up for the occasion. There is no hotel or restaurant, we will do everything ourselves. Seventy guests will come from the United States and I want them to be amazed. The function will be in the church, I love the tradition and I’m getting married in a white dress.”

    Following the wedding, Canalis tweeted her thanks to the town where the ceremony was held and the guests that attended.

    “Thanks for making this dream possible. Thanks to all the people for the affection you have shown me!,” she wrote in Italian.

    Clooney, 53, is also expected to walk down the aisle in Italy very soon and professed his love for Alamuddin, 36, in a touching speech at Celebrity Fight Night in Italy.

    “I met my bride-to-be here in Italy, whom I will be marrying in a couple of weeks, in Venice, of all places,” said Clooney. “I guess in closing that I would just like to say to my bride-to-be Amal that I love you very much, and I can’t wait to be your husband.

  • George Clooney Was Beat to the Altar by Friend Brad Pitt, But He Couldn’t Be Happier

    Despite predictions from Angelina Jolie that George Clooney and his fiancé, Amal Alamuddin, would beat them to the aisle, the stunning actress and her new husband, Brad Pitt, were actually the first to say “I do.”

    And Clooney couldn’t be happier for his friend and reported best man and his new wife.

    The Oscar-winning actor told E! News of the ridiculously good-looking couple’s weekend wedding, “How great is that?! I’m really happy for Brad and Angie and their whole family.”

    In a May 2014 interview with Entertainment Weekly, Jolie was asked which couple would marry first, to which the mother of six responded, “Probably George!”

    With few details coming from the wedding that transpired in France on Aug. 23, it’s unknown if Clooney and Alamuddin attended the intimate nuptials.

    As for Clooney and his bride-to-be, they continue to prepare for their wedding, which some reports say will likely take place at Clooney’s Italian villa at Lake Como, Italy within the month. It’s been several months since the couple first obtained their marriage license in London. However, since they plan to marry in Italy as noted on their marriage license, there are a few additional requirements from that country they need to take care of, like getting documents legalized and translated.

    A source told E! News earlier this month it should only take a matter of days to complete the clerical requirements.

    Soon it will be Clooney‘s turn to say “I do” at his beloved Lake Como holiday home.

    “George has always loved Como, he finds it very peaceful and relaxing and now Amal has fallen in love with the area as well,” a source told E! News about Clooney’s reported choice to marry at his Italian getaway, Villa Oleandra, in Laglio. “They want to start their married life there with the beautiful lake as a backdrop. George’s home on the lake is like a very well oiled machine. He has the local mayor fully on his side and the locals too and he can ensure that press and paparazzi are kept away.”

  • Julianna Margulies ‘Thrilled’ For George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin’s Upcoming Wedding

    Julianna Margulies is super happy for her former ER co-star George Clooney and his fiancé, Amal Alamuddin, on their upcoming nuptials.

    The 48-year-old Good Wife star shared her excitement for the couple Sunday at a Variety and Women in Film’s Emmys party.

    “I’m thrilled!” Margulies told E! News at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood where the party took place. “She’s a great girl.”

    Like all of Clooney’s friends, Margulies refused to elaborate on any details she might be privy to on the upcoming Italian wedding.

    The 53-year-old actor and Alamuddin‘s most likely scenario for their wedding is an intimate affair at Clooney’s Lake Como getaway home, Villa Oleandra, in Laglio.

    “George has always loved Como, he finds it very peaceful and relaxing and now Amal has fallen in love with the area as well,” a source told E! News last week. “They want to start their married life there with the beautiful lake as a backdrop.”

    If E!‘s source is to be believed, it’s unlikely Margulies, who will attend tonight’s Emmys with her ninth nomination, will be an invitee at the wedding.

    “This is not going to be a huge Hollywood wedding with Julia Roberts and Sandra Bullock flying in to Italy for a week,” said the source. “George and Amal don’t want a media circus with paparazzi helicopters flying overhead and motorbikes chasing after them as they all arrive at the airport in Milan from Los Angeles. They want the wedding to be intimate with quiet but happy and fun dinners and lunches after they’ve said short but meaningful, hand-written vows in front of their loved ones.”

  • George Clooney, Amal Alamuddin Full Steam Ahead in Preparing for Lake Como Wedding

    George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin are full steam ahead in preparing for their much-anticipated wedding.

    Reports claim the 53-year-old actor and his fiancé will be married next month at his Lake Como villa in an intimate ceremony.

    “George has always loved Como, he finds it very peaceful and relaxing and now Amal has fallen in love with the area as well,” a source told E! News of Clooney’s Italian getaway, Villa Oleandra, in Laglio. “They want to start their married life there with the beautiful lake as a backdrop. George’s home on the lake is like a very well oiled machine. He has the local mayor fully on his side and the locals too and he can ensure that press and paparazzi are kept away.”

    “Doing the wedding in another area of Italy would involve too many people that he doesn’t know or trust and George wants to make sure that Amal and both their families enjoy the big day,” the source added. “They want it to be about them celebrating their love and respect for each other with their loved ones watching. And they can do that in Como while keeping everything fully under their control.”

    “This is not going to be a huge Hollywood wedding with Julia Roberts and Sandra Bullock flying in to Italy for a week,” said the source. “George and Amal don’t want a media circus with paparazzi helicopters flying overhead and motorbikes chasing after them as they all arrive at the airport in Milan from Los Angeles. They want the wedding to be intimate with quiet but happy and fun dinners and lunches after they’ve said short but meaningful, hand-written vows in front of their loved ones. They want their guests to enjoy it as much as they do and they know that if the guest list reads like the Oscars invite list with lots of big Hollywood names there it will be intimidating for their families. They can do a party for movie industry friends in Los Angeles at a later date.”

    Sounds about right, considering Clooney‘s desire to keep his private life private.

    Clooney allegedly told The Studio Exec the wedding will be a cheap affair out of respect for those less fortunate.

    “We are very concerned about the message we as celebrities and ambassadors to the world send out, especially in a time of financial crisis and austerity,” said the Gravity star, the magazine reports. “So the plan is a simple civic ceremony, followed by a lunch at Denny’s, the nearest one to save on cab fare and then back to a friend’s place for drinks and everyone brings a bottle…”

  • George Clooney and Fiancée Amal Alamuddin Get Marriage License, List Italy as Wedding Location

    It’s getting real for George Clooney and his fiancée, Amal Alamuddin.

    The couple posted their marriage license outside Chelsea Old Town Hall in London, per the legal requirement for U.K. citizens. Alamuddin is a renowned lawyer in the city where the couple received their license to tie the knot.

    The notice, which must remain on the town hall for 21 days, lists the actor’s full name, George Timothy Clooney, and lists his profession as “actor and director”. Alamuddin is listed as “barrister”, and the wedding location is listed as Italy.

    The marriage license is valid for one year.

    Clooney, 53, and his love have been spending a lot of time recently in the Italian resort of Lake Como, where the Oscar-winning actor has a villa. In July, the couple were spotted having dinner with his parents in the area.

    The future bride and groom’s mothers were also pictured shopping together during their Italian vacation.

    Clooney proposed to Alamuddin, 36, in April and has been a stand-up fiancé in the months to follow, supporting not only his future wife but her family as well.

    In July, George Clooney slammed a Daily Mail story about Alamuddin’s mother in an op-ed piece. Following his slap-down, the article was removed from the British tabloid’s website, with an apology.

    The article claimed Alamuddin’s mother objected to the impending marriage because of cultural differences. Clooney was livid at the report, calling it completely false and “dangerous.”

    “The irresponsibility, in this day and age, to exploit religious differences where none exist, is at the very least negligent and more appropriately dangerous,” said Clooney.

    The couple have not yet announced a date for their wedding.

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  • George Clooney Gives Us Another Reason to Love Him

    Who doesn’t love George Clooney?

    And he just seems to keep giving us reasons to love him all the more.

    Just a few weeks ago, George Clooney slammed a Daily Mail story about his fiancée Amal Alamuddin’s mother in an op-ed piece. Following his slap-down, the article was removed from the British tabloid’s website, with an apology.

    “The MailOnline story was not a fabrication but supplied in good faith by a reputable and trusted freelance journalist … We have removed the article from our website and will be contacting Mr. Clooney’s representatives to discuss giving him the opportunity to set the record straight,” said the tabloid.

    On Friday, he spoke to Variety about the incident, saying, “It’s just fun to slap those bad guys every once in a while, knock ‘em around.”

    In the same interview, Clooney made us love him just a little bit more when he said of his fiancée, “I’m marrying up.”

    Wow, she is one lucky lady!

    The Daily Mail article that started the brouhaha claimed Alamuddin’s mother objected to the impending marriage because of cultural differences. Clooney has since said that is completely false.

    To Variety, he spoke on why he felt the need to write an op-ed about the article he felt could be very damaging on so many levels.

    “I would sit with my friends and we’d just go, ‘So they just sat at a computer and just went, “OK, this is what I’m gonna say today.” I mean, literally, because you just go ‘There isn’t literally an element of truth in this.’ You just laugh, and let it go,” Clooney said. “I’m used to it after all these years. But the thing that bothers me is how much the Daily Mail is now bleeding into American press and becoming a source for some pretty legitimate newspapers. So that’s the thing that worries me.”

    The 53-year-old actor also questioned the gathering of information.

    “Those are really bad guys and they do tend to tee off on everybody,” Clooney added. “It’s fun when you can go, ‘Well, this one, I know I have all the facts right.’ Usually the argument is: ‘Hey, we’re not gonna tell you our source,’ and, ‘Prove it.’ And when they actually do it themselves it’s so great. You go, ‘OK, well you obviously just screwed this (up), so I think I can get you now.”

    Clooney also explained why this particular fight was the one to take on.

    “Every day they write things that aren’t true, but every once in a while they write something that is actually dangerous to your family, and it’s probably not true,” he said.

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  • George Clooney is Engaged to Amal Alamuddin

    Hollywood has been waiting for this day for a long, long time!

    George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin are engaged. What??

    Yep, PEOPLE reports that a source confirmed to the magazine that Clooney asked Alamuddin to be his wife.

    “George and Amal are trying to keep things very low-key but they also aren’t really trying to hide this, it doesn’t seem,” said the source. “I think it’s like they want the people they love to know that this is real, that they plan on being together forever.”

    According to the source, the engagement happened “not that long ago, I think.”

    Alamuddin, 36, was spotted with a huge ring on her left hand as she and Clooney, 52, dined at Nobu in Malibu on Thursday night with Cindy Crawford and husband Rande Gerber, long-time friends of Clooney.

    Alamuddin is definitely a change from some of the women Clooney has dated in the past. Her resume is incredible – she studied at Oxford and the New York University School of Law, has represented Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in his extradition proceedings with Sweden, speaks three languages — French, Arabic and English — and is currently an adviser to former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, the special envoy to Syria.

    “He’s with someone who is a very accomplished attorney. She isn’t someone who is pursuing a career in acting or entertainment. She’s on his level,” said a source close to the Gravity actor.

    Clooney and Alamuddin were first photographed together in London in October. The two have since been spotted embarking on several romantic, globe-trotting get-aways.

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