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Political analyst David Gergen's drunken George Clooney party

By April MacIntyre Sep 28, 2011, 1:39 GMT

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Weird news as political analyst David Gergen talks openly about a hedonistic drinking party with George Clooney, shared with Parade.com.
 
You’ve probably seen PARADE’s recent cover story on George Clooney this past Sunday, but you might not have heard about the back story conducted by political analyst David Gergen at the actor’s villa in Lake Como, Italy, where “wine and talk both flowed copiously.” 

Gergen writes about his experience with the actor in a follow-up piece on Parade.com, recounting his wild weekend in Italy. Drunk night swimming? Partying until 4:30am? Yes.

“I lost track of time, but by 2 a.m. or so — when I was hammered and was reasonably certain that others were, too — we had become raucous. Out of nowhere, Clooney jumps out of his chair and starts climbing a fence that overlooks the lake below. From the top, fully clothed, he counted, One... two... and jumped. I heard three just before he hit the water. Within seconds, he was challenging our masculinity. Okay, guys, let's see your stuff. One other guest was next up and jumped. Hell, I thought, I have an early morning plane and I don't want wet clothes. So... what choice did I have? I stripped down to my skivvies, climbed that darn fence.... And whoa, it seemed like I was 30 feet above the water. One... two... I was in the water by three. It was very dark, a little cold, but terrific. So we kept jumping.   Eventually we repaired to his kitchen in bathrobes, trying to warm up. Out came a bottle of limoncello, and the conversation flowed on until I finally crawled up to bed at 4:30.”
 
Check out Parade.com for more about George Clooney interview, including the time Clooney played one of his infamous pranks on Walter Cronkite!
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