# George Clooney arrested! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 16, 2012, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-clooney-arrested/615985 "2012-03-16T17:42:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-clooney-arrested/615985/1 "2012-03-16T17:42:48Z")
[He was protesting in front of the Sudanese embassy in DC.](http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/16/george-clooney-arrested-sudanese-embassy) ---
**Author:** ![Sudden\_Kestrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Sudden\_Kestrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudden_Kestrel)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-clooney-arrested/615985/2 "2012-03-16T19:16:32Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > [He was protesting in front of the Sudanese embassy in DC.](http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/16/george-clooney-arrested-sudanese-embassy) If it’s not too late, I’ll volunteer to do the pat-down. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-clooney-arrested/615985/3 "2012-03-16T19:25:31Z")
Meh, Brad Pitt will assemble a motley group of goodlooking, wise-cracking expert thieves and con-men and have him broken out of jail within the week. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-clooney-arrested/615985/4 "2012-03-16T19:38:52Z")
> [@Simplicio](#): > > Meh, Brad Pitt will assemble a motley group of goodlooking, wise-cracking expert thieves and con-men and have him broken out of jail within the week. “I hope you were the groom.” ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-clooney-arrested/615985/5 "2012-03-16T20:02:55Z")
Apparently that CLOONEY 2012 viral video worked. ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-clooney-arrested/615985/6 "2012-03-16T20:06:16Z")
Gosh, I hope he can make bail. ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-clooney-arrested/615985/7 "2012-03-16T20:30:05Z")
I predict the handsomest mug shot in the history of handsome mug shots. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-clooney-arrested/615985/8 "2012-03-16T20:31:37Z")
His cellmate must be thinking “Jackpot!” ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-clooney-arrested/615985/9 "2012-03-16T20:33:57Z")
If he tried to get away from the cops using his \*Descendants \*running style, it’s no surprise that he got caught. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-clooney-arrested/615985/10 "2012-03-16T21:12:45Z")
He was only distracting the cops while Matt Damon committed a bank heist across town. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-clooney-arrested/615985/11 "2012-03-16T21:14:02Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > Apparently that CLOONEY 2012 viral video worked. I think you mean KLOONEY. ---
**Author:** ![Chicken\_Fingers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Chicken\_Fingers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicken_Fingers)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-clooney-arrested/615985/12 "2012-03-16T21:27:58Z")
Oh, has he got a movie coming out? ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-clooney-arrested/615985/13 "2012-03-16T21:30:33Z")
He ALWAYS has a movie coming out. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-clooney-arrested/615985/14 "2012-03-16T22:18:51Z")
Damn you George Clooney! ---
**Author:** ![Eugene\_of\_Sandwich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c37758/32.png) [@Eugene\_of\_Sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eugene_of_Sandwich)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2012, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-clooney-arrested/615985/15 "2012-03-17T01:38:05Z")
Scratch another one from the bucket list. ---
**Author:** ![brittekland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@brittekland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brittekland)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2012, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-clooney-arrested/615985/16 "2012-03-17T02:05:00Z")
Here I thought he got caught doing Charlie Sheen or David Hasselhoff… ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2012, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-clooney-arrested/615985/17 "2012-03-17T03:15:23Z")
Well, at least the cops now have the satisfaction of knowing they arrested Batman. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2012, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-clooney-arrested/615985/18 "2012-03-17T05:48:41Z")
He posted bail and has been released. [Link](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17403715). ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2012, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-clooney-arrested/615985/19 "2012-03-17T06:01:45Z")
I wonder how well he’s adjusting to life on the outside. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2012, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-clooney-arrested/615985/20 "2012-03-17T06:15:48Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > I wonder how well he’s adjusting to life on the outside. I hope he’s not just another recidivism statistic. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-clooney-arrested/615985.md?page=2)