Angelina Jolie Beau Brad Pitt on Spill: Pal George Clooney Film Dispute
By Philippa Bourke
Nov 5, 2009
Brad Pitt reportedly upset partner Angelina Jolie recently when he took a spill recently on his motorcycle. Now Brad explains the accident. His pal George Clooney has a different type of problem, he's been dragged into a film dispute, according to reports. Both stories follow.
Angelina Jolie Beau Bead Pitt on Spill (Image: Splash News)
One - Hollywood star Brad Pitt has spoken out for the first time about his recent motorbike accident. The hunky actor took a tumble off his custom-made favorite bike in Los Angeles as he tried to squeeze between a car and a van. The bike had to be towed away from the scene, but Pitt escaped the fall injury free. Now Pitt has revealed the only hurt in the spill was his ego as he spoke about the accident while promoting his movie Inglourious Basterds in Tokyo.
He said: "I had a little mishap. No injuries, except my ego. I was trying to get away from some paparazzi and instead gave them a good story. "It was my favorite bike, so that is really sad." But, Pitt added, he is already looking for another bike to add to his collection. He said: "I will definitely be looking at motorcycles. You've got some of the best builders right here."
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Two - George Clooney has been drawn into a dispute between a writer and a filmmaker claiming credit on a screen adaptation that Clooney stars in. Documentary filmmaker John Sergeant alleges the writer of the movie The Men Who Stare At Goats has airbrushed him out of the movie's credits. Sergeant's work inspired writer Jon Ronson to credit him in the pages of a book he wrote.
The pair were said to be one-time best friends. But Ronson, whose work inspired The Men Who Stare At Goats, is accused of leaving out Sergeant's contribution. Sergeant told The Independent newspaper: "I worked intensely through 2003 and 2004 on it. I never formally agreed for the material I unearthed to be used in other media and I was extremely uncomfortable when it was, especially when I was airbrushed out of things. Ewan McGregor is playing this character who finds the story. [Jon] presents that person as [himself] but really, it is me."
The credit given to Ronson, however, is loose. The filmmakers state that the work is "inspired by Jon Ronson", the Times Of London reports. Sergeant has now written to Clooney, a move he took when he was left off the guest list of the film's screening at the London Film Festival on October 15. But Stan Rosenfield, Clooney's Los Angeles publicist, said: "George is not aware of any attempt to reach him."
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