George Clooney's very goodie bag

Apr 3, 2006, 16:46 GMT

George Clooney's Oscars goodie bag has sold for $45,100 at a charity auction.

The star - who won an Academy Award for his role in 'Syriana' - is well-known for giving away lavish freebies to good causes.

The actor's publicist, Stan Rosenfield, said: 'George does this all the time.

'Other people need it, and the money goes to a good cause.'

The winner - who wants to remain anonymous - is now the proud owner of a two-night getaway in Carmel, California, a handheld BlackBerry computer, a vintage silk kimono, a Tahitian pearl necklace - and a handwritten thank-you note from the 'Ocean's 11' hunk himself.

The money will go to United Way's hurricane response and relief recovery fund.

Meanwhile, Clooney is reportedly trying to put 'star stalker' website, Gawker, out of business.

The actor has come up with a plan to flood it with false celebrity sightings - making it totally unreliable.

In an email sent out by his publicist, he suggested: 'Get your clients to get 10 friends to text in fake sightings of any number of stars. A couple hundred conflicting sightings and this website is worthless.

'No need to try to create new laws to restrict free speech. Just make them useless. That's the fun of it. And then sit back and enjoy the ride. Thanks, George.'

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