This is a simple story about a man and a ballbuster. What makes it interesting is that the man has a nasty habit of never dating women who are ballbusters. That man is none other than George Clooney. Clooney picked up his new girlfriend, Elisabetta Canalis, in Italy over the summer. At first I had odds that they wouldn’t make it past the summer, but it looks like Elisabetta is settling in to become a permanent fixture. “Permanent” meaning “at least a year”. In Touch Weekly has an interesting story this week about how Clooney “met his match” in Elisabetta, and that she’s not going to be dazzled by his crap, like all of the waitresses, hostesses, escorts, wannabe actresses and showgirls who came before her.
George Clooney recently showed Elisabetta around LA, but when he picked out the restaurants, a friend reveals that Elisabetta often picked up the tab.
“Elisabetta doesn’t need George’s money,” the friend says. “She does quite well by herself, and she’s not the type of women to allow a man to pay for everything, so she insists on going Dutch. She’s his match.”
George reportedly appreciates the gesture. “He knows it’s hard dating a movie star, especially because you need to dress the part… when he was dating Sarah Larson, he basically bought her a new wardrobe, but with Elisabetta, he doesn’t need to do that.”
She’s also more famour than George in her native Italy. “Elisabetta has more clout there, so when they need a reservation, she’ll use her name instead of his… she’s the one in control.”
Elisabetta seems to be calling the shots in LA, by refusing to move in with George. “She broke the news to George that she wants her own home… he offered to pay her rent, and she laughed.”
George is impressed by her take-charge attitude. “He loves that she’s her own woman… George doesn’t need to show her the ropes – she’s actually shown him a few!”
“He doesn’t want to lose Elisabetta. She hasn’t even brought up marriage, but if she did, George might cave.”
[From In Touch Weekly, print edition, December 21, 2009]
Several things: first, that “show her the ropes” comment is hysterical, especially given the old gossip about Clooney liking it rough and chokey. Second, if George really loved a woman who was her own woman, he shouldn’t have been seeking out the neverending line of big-breasted brunettes who were at his beck and call. Third, Elisabetta is a smart cookie, but I wonder if she’s playing a little too hard to get, if all of this true. I mean, she wants her own place? Great. But what happens when Clooney dumps her? I shouldn’t worry, though. I’m sure she’s already formulating her strategy for when he moves on.
Elisabetta Canalis with friends, and holding a friend’s baby, in LA on December 2, 2009. Also, George and Elisabetta at the ‘Up In the Air’ premiere on November 30, 2009. Credit: WENN
Oh, she is his match because she likes to go dutch and has her own wardrobe that he approves of and is famous in her native Italy?! Big deal.
This smells of ‘leaked’. But if it is true, then good for her, she has zero chemistry with dear old George.
Hmmm. I like this woman already. It sounds as if whatever happens she has a life of her own-just like a real adult woman. To me a match is someone you can respect and admire while love and like. Do not really care what George does but I like to read about him bec. I am very happy with my Taurus, but we have a very equal relationship (some days 60/40, other days 40/60).
Yeah, George is going to cave in and marry her if she tosses down an ultimatum.
Maybe she’s not playing hard to get, it could just be that she’s not going to lie down and simper all over George like I assume his past girlfriends/arm candy did.
She’s growing on me. I still hate her tattoos though.
I dunno what George’s deal is. I’m starting to think either all his women are beards OR he is seriously neurotic and messed up. I doubt this one will last.
To borrow two terms for the SATC book: George is a toxic bachelor and a perennial bachelor.
Once women realize you will never settle down, your value seriously falls. I’m over George Clooney’s “romances” because I doubt ANY of them will stick.
Yeah, Iggles, I’m with you. The string of girlfriends and lack of a ‘real’ relationship is very offputting. Seriously – I’m just not going to take any of his calls – he blew it with me…Sorry, George but you’ll just have to try someone else.
I think Leni’s figured it out.
People assume that George ended up with poor women because he knew what he was doing. I don’t think that’s the case. I think he liked these women but didn’t like the “ball and chain” aspect of having to be financially responsible for them. Over time that bothered him more and he ended up moving on, while continuing to assume that it was expected in relationships with women. It reminds me of the line given by Dana Andrews’ character in Laura about the “dame who got a mink coat off him.” This woman is different and may be opening his eyes. In fact, maybe she’s not that interested in marriage with him, but is going for the adventure of it.
You can never belive anthing you read in the tabloids . It’s funny what people come up with to sell mags . Somebody is spending a lot of money whitewashing her . I hope this story is true .
If I recall the whole Sarah Larson timeline, the guy just likes a regular piece of arm candy for awards season. Less hassle, more classy, and probably gives a stable almost-family man appearance to appeal to the older academy voters. She will be dumped as quickly as Larson was after the Oscars. Unless he wins — maybe that’ll buy her a few extra weeks being roughed up by la Clooney?
Lovely looking couple. Its about time he’s with someone who can hold her own. He won’t marry her, and I think I love him more for that.
@Snowball – yeah, those tattoos aren’t attractive on anyone (imo). But she even manages to rock that. I love these two together.
He’s gay that’s why he isn’t interested in a long term relationship with a woman.
I think he chose “poor” women because regular people, usually, is less fake than actresses.
Elisabetta has balls, always had. She had been in a relationship with the most famous (at that time) Italian soccer player and yet refused to go an live with him. They are still friends now, many years later. That means that she is able to build a real relationship, something that lasts longer than infatuation. Maybe that’s precisely what George was searching for. I’ve always had the impression that all he wanted was a wise woman, in the sense of somebody who can enjoy frivolous things without letting them go to her head, and I think he has definitely found it in Elisabetta. Therefore, I hope it lasts.
I don’t like the idea of her going dutch. I’m more traditional, though. I do like that she hasn’t moved in with him.
George just doesn’t seem like the marrying kind. Time will tell.
What does she do that she is so successful at? And why is she well known throughout Italy?
Come on! she’s nothing more than a TV starlet, famous for her boobs and her footballer boyfriends, rumoured coke addict and proven airhead. Their wealth or celebrity statuses are not even comparable.
Anyway, I don’t know what the deal is but I don’t believe that’s a genuine relationship.
Italian tabloids are sceptic and they even printed the story of her alleged secret meetings with AC Milan soccer player Clarence Seedorf.
Btw, I’m Italian and yes, I’m jealous. He may be gay but he comes across as a way more educated, charming and classy person than her.
Since when “she’s is more famous than him in Italy”?
She’s a famous soccer-player-girlfriend! Only the very rich soccer players…!
And her “tettas” (boobs) are very famous in all italy!!!
Elisabetta Canalis= showing boobs and dating famous men!!!!
And i’m italian!!!
I’m not going to make any friends saying this, but I think he has secret ambitions to date much better, classier women, but women with actual class would either give him the go-by, or have a fling.
HE’s shown that he’s interested in diplomacy, politics, other stuff, but a lot of ambitious men usually marry women they know will be a social asset and bring connections through which they can succeed and climb.
She’s ‘better’ than the rest because of the fact that she already has a fairly established career of her own and can pay her own way. Perhaps that is why she has lasted as long as she has.
Now, if he had the chance I think he would leap at the opportunity to date someone who doesn’t have tattoos, doesn’t have a past as a cocktail waitress/bartender, and would gladly squire a socialite or a woman of actual standing.
The catch-22 for him though is that he’s an actor and women in those circles view actors as declasse. His problem is that he isn’t exactly a catch outside of Hollywood. Intelligent women understand that a life with an actor means being a perfect social ornament and nothing else. Women with lives of their own do not want to throw it away except if they have literally nothing else. Most successful women do have lives and don’t want to throw it away on an uncertainty.
She’s the best he’s ever had because she already has a career of her own in entertainment, but she’s hardly what he could very likely want. I see him leaping high, but not really succeeding. He has nothing to offer to a woman of substance but liabilities.
This story was leaked. He has movies to promote. Funny how she suddenly shows up right before all the movie premieres.
George, just come out of the closet already. You haven’t had a substantive relationship in almost 25 YEARS.
Why don’t people believe when men say they NEVER want to get married? He has said it many times and I for one believe him. He’s smart. Why get married when you know you aren’t going to be monogomous? At least he is honest. Look at all the cheaters out there!!
Yes, of course all strong independant women pose topless and date soccer players. Sounds like George’s PR team has found a new “kneepads” to sell their whitewash stories. Hmmm, losing respectability fast, George, all for Oscar PR? If you believe this story, you will also believe I am Princess Diana!
So lemme see why then does she always seem to be coming out of his home?????? Not living with him my ass.
Sorry, but being her own person and not letting him take charge of her life makes her a ballbuster???
Her PR people are working overtime to try and keep her relevant in the States. It might help if she actually had any talent or skills other than taking off her clothes for photographers. Or maybe if she was using this time in the States to develop a career and make contacts, not just be George’s beck and call girl (yes pun intended). She is holed up in his house, driving his Porsche, spending his money – like all the ones that came before and will come after. Like she has paid for anything in this showance. She was a tv host (on MTV) with a past in modelling who had just been fired by MTV for being crap on the air when she met George (the coverage of her dating George got her job back). Her bank balance cannot cover their expenses in George’s world. Not the private jet they travelled on to and from Mexico, the hotel bills at the top end places, not the designer dresses, etc. When they went to dinner in Italy, he was papped signing the bill more than once. She isn’t picking up that tab in LA as they haven’t gone out anywhere that required it. They have only been seen together at his premier and this charity event where food and drink was provided. This story plant is as transparent as the paps just happening to find her for three days in a row in LA shopping. As transparent as the current People ass-kiss story on their website attempting to distance George’s name from the Tiger mess. This story is to balance out the fact that she didn’t walk the red carpet at the charity event on George’s arm. She wasn’t the focus there, so here comes the PR spin to make her the focus. What next – that George is spending Christmas in Italy with her as they can’t bear to be apart? And if she is so independant, why would she drop her life to move to another country with a guy? Oh, that’s right – she has no life, no job and no prospects in Italy. Needs to keep trading on George’s name hoping to keep to attention and maybe get some work out of it. She may not be at the Spencer& Heidi Pratt level of desperate attention seeking, set up PR candids and PR story planting but she is pretty close.
have you all noticed that she looks very similar to cindy crawford … i think george has had a thing for cindy and she does look a lot like her. maybe the two couples are swingers since the four do spend a lot of time together. just a thought.
She is fantastic and she is my cousin. I think George is lucky!!!!!