George Clooney sparks bidding war by auctioning himself off for charity

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George Clooney is offering up a ticket to paradise — a one night on the town with him!The 63-year-old is auctioning himself off for a good cause next month alongside Charitybuzz.The auction — “A Good Evening with George Clooney” — will have one lucky bidder attend an “intimate” night in New York City with the actor.The bidding started at $10,000 and is currently up to $31,000.

The charity hopes to collect $60,000 for the night out with Clooney.The press release reads about the “ER” star’s charity of choice: “The Clooney Foundation for Justice wages justice for human rights abuses around the world.

The private dinner party is raising funds for Waging Justice for Women.”It continued, “The foundation has multiple programs (TrialWatch, Waging Justice for Women and The Docket) that are dedicated to achieving justice for the most vulnerable people among us.”The winner will also be able to bring a guest along to a private cocktail before their dinner party, which includes two dozen others.The dinner will take place at 6:30 p.m.

on September 24 in New York City and will also have a photo opportunity.“Join Mr. Clooney for a private cocktail before dinner, take photos, and enjoy a private, intimate dinner and Q&A,” the release added.The fortunate winner may be able to dive deeper into Clooney’s recent comments about Quentin Tarantino over the private meal.In Tuesday’s GQ interview alongside his “Wolfs” co-star Brad Pitt, the Golden Globe winner fired back at the director for putting down almost his entire filmography.“Quentin said some s–t about me recently, so I’m a little irritated by him,” Clooney said. “He did some interview where he was naming movie stars, and he was talking about [Pitt], and somebody else, and then this guy.