It's a well known fact that George Clooney throws European arugula fetes for Barack Obama that cost $10,000 to get into. Perhaps it's that sort of thing that led to rumors that the two men are drinking buddies who text message each other about Middle Eastern policy and "body language."

Were that true, it might understandably turn off voters who can't relate to being so rich that the world's most important people are just a phone call away, but Clooney swears it's not, and he's putting his money where his protestation is:

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