George Clooney: 'Fabio could probably beat me up'

**CherryDarling** · March 8th, 2008, 08:37 AM

What do you do when Donald Trump pokes fun at your height and Fabio threatens to beat you up? If you're George Clooney, you take it all in stride – and make a couple jokes, of course.

The Michael Clayton star, 46, agreed to a good-natured Googling session in the April issue of Esquire magazine, and in it he's asked about a laundry list of recent rumors about him – including his reported run-in with I Can't Believe It's Not Butter pitchman Fabio.

When asked about his alleged feud with Fabio last fall (in which the model said he could beat Clooney up), the actor responds, "Yeah, that's probably true. He's a big guy. There is a moment when you are actually in the argument and you're thinking, 'If I do get beaten down by Fabio, that will be far worse than the pain. I wouldn't shake that."

Also found in the magazine's Web search:

• When Esquire discovers a Web site that calls Clooney "gay, gay, gay," the good-natured actor quips, "No, I'm gay, gay. The third gay – that was pushing it."

• Donald Trump's recent "short guy" comments about Clooney. George, who is 5- feet 11-inches tall, responds, "I saw Donald Trump on Larry King and he was saying, 'Clooney is a very short guy. I mean he's a tiny guy.' I've met Donald Trump once, and I was sitting at a table. He came over, shook my hand, and walked away. I guess I looked about three foot five sitting at that table."

• They also surface a quote from Rupert Everett criticizing Clooney's Ocean's movies as a "cancer," to which Clooney replies: "Where did that come from? You kind of go, Dude, weren't you in Dunston Checks in?"

source: George Clooney: Fabio Could 'Probably' Beat Me Up : People.com

DitaPage* · March 8th, 2008, 08:38 AM

Was that 'gay,gay,gay' on this site? HAHA.

**kalirga** · March 8th, 2008, 08:40 AM

Fabio, haha...'memba this?

1999

Bird slams into Fabio's face

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia (CNN) -- It was a shocking scene as hunky model Fabio stepped off the inaugural run of a roller coaster Tuesday, his nose splattered with blood. But the man seen on dozens of romance book covers proved to be OK after an unfortunate bird apparently collided with Fabio's face sometime during the ride.

**aabbcc** · March 8th, 2008, 08:40 AM

I could probably beat you up, George ... and I'm not even five feet tall.

**Honey** · March 8th, 2008, 08:34 PM

George looks about 85 on that cover

**sparkly** · March 8th, 2008, 10:07 PM

I bet he has a little wee wee.

**Sojiita** · March 8th, 2008, 10:26 PM

So five eleven is tiny Donald? Die and ROT IN HELL you freaky haired motherfucker!

Is Rupert turning into a bitchy thing or what in his advancing age?

**sparkly** · March 8th, 2008, 10:29 PM

Originally Posted by Sojiita

So five eleven is tiny Donald? Die and ROT IN HELL you freaky haired motherfucker!

Wow, that struck a nerve. lol

You have to keep in mind that Donald Trump is a big boy, I think he's like 6'3" and has very broad shoulders.

And Clooney is probably a little nymph, even if he is tall.

**Sojiita** · March 8th, 2008, 10:37 PM

^^ How could you tell?

**msdeb** · March 8th, 2008, 10:38 PM

good for Clooney, he's funny. i like him

DitaPage* · March 8th, 2008, 10:39 PM

I've met Donald Trump once, and I was sitting at a table. He came over, shook my hand, and walked away. I guess I looked about three foot five sitting at that table."

I love George's sense of humour.

Its true; how can Donald say he is a small guy if he wasn't even standing up when they met. Pftt.

**sparkly** · March 8th, 2008, 11:07 PM

Originally Posted by Sojiita

^^ How could you tell?

LDS, otherwise known as Little Dick Syndrome.

**Palermo** · March 8th, 2008, 11:36 PM

Ain't no probably about it George, Fabio could DEFINITELY beat you up

**cherrypye** · March 9th, 2008, 12:41 AM

I really like and respect Clooney. He's one of the few with an intelligent sense of humor and some sense in his head. Granted, he appears to rent women, but 2 out 3 ain't bad!