George Clooney On Rumors He's Gay: "I Don't Give A Sh*t"

Posted on Wed Feb 29th, 2012 2:15pm PDT       By X17 Staff

George Clooney, who has been preparing for his one-night-only reading of 8, is opening up to The Advocate about working on the play revolving around Prop. 8 ... as well as those gay rumors.

Gorgeous George tells the mag:

"I think it’s funny ... I’m not going to let anyone make it seem like being gay is a bad thing. My private life is private, and I’m very happy in it. Who does it hurt if someone thinks I’m gay? I’ll be long dead and there will still be people who say I was gay. I don’t give a s**t."

Clooney also talked about his reaction to seeing Michael Fassbender's penis in Shame.

George adds, "Well, c’mon. Every guy who saw that movie was like, “Jesus Christ,” at the exact same time."

Click thru to hear what the actor says about his bromance with Brad Pitt.

"I do think we’ve set the bar very high. People think Brad and I hang out all the time, but the truth is that we see each other very rarely, maybe a couple times a year. I’ve had great fun spending time with my friend again over the awards season. Not only do I enjoy him as a person and respect his talent, but I also love what he does in the world. I can’t speak highly enough about how hard he works at making the world better. I’m very proud to call him my friend."