I swear, I’m not making fun of the older people or the people with back problems. My dad had bad back problems for all of my life, and I know the look of someone struggling with their back. And I’m here to tell you – George Clooney is in a lot of pain. He had a well-publicized problem with his back during and after filming on Syriana back in 2005 and Clooney claimed that he got everything taken care of back then. I didn’t believe him. It’s the way he walks, the pained expression he has when he thinks he’s not being photographed: he’s still struggling. Plus, I always thought that… er, how to say this? I always thought Stacy Keibler’s sexual “acrobatics” probably exacerbated his back problems. Since George has been with Amal Alamuddin, he hasn’t been photographed that much, but on those rare times when I do see photos of him, he’s always hunched over and walking like… well, an old man. Anyway, this happened:
Almost ten years after filming the Oscar-nominated movie, Syriana, George Clooney is still feeling the effects of his on-set injury.
E! News has learned the actor traveled to Duke University earlier this month and then to a hospital in Dusseldorf, Germany to get his back injury looked at.
After hurting his spinal cord while filming a particularly violent torture scene, the 53-year-old actor periodically loses spinal fluid. As a result, it’s routine for the actor to tend to the injury when it’s warranted.
Clooney’s rep could not be reached for comment.
Clooney has had to cope with lingering effects since the accident occurred in 2004. The back injury turned out to be a torn dura mater, a membrane that covers the spinal cord. Symptoms included severe headaches that give way to spinal fluid leaks. Along the way, Clooney has still been able to maintain a sense of humor about the injury.
“What you learn after you’re 40 is it’s just about plugging up holes in the boat,” he told Men’s Vogue in 2005.
E! News can confirm Clooney is back in Italy relaxing comfortably.
Yep, pretty much. Despite statements to the contrary over the years, George is still in bad shape and he’s still feeling those old injuries. I feel sorry for him. I feel sorry for Amal Alamuddin a little bit too – she’s looking less like the power-partner and more like his pretty nursemaid.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.
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