George Clooney engaged to girlfriend Amal
LOS ANGELES: Oscar-winning heartthrob George Clooney,
one of Hollywood’s most coveted bachelors, has got engaged to his British
lawyer girlfriend Amal Alamuddin, People magazine reported today.
“George and Amal are trying to keep things very
low-key but they also aren’t really trying to hide this, it doesn’t seem,” the
celebrity publication reported, citing an unnamed source “with knowledge of the
situation.”
“I think it’s like they want the people they love to
know that this is real, that they plan on being together forever,” the source
said.
The engagement happened “not that long ago, I think,”
according to the source, which added that there don’t appear to be any wedding
plans yet.
A different source told the magazine that Clooney and
Alamuddin were seen Thursday at a swank Los Angeles restaurant dining with
supermodel Cindy Crawford and her husband, described as longtime Clooney
friends.
At that time Alamuddin was wearing a “huge ring,” the
witness told the magazine.
Clooney, 52, has had a string of younger model and
actress girlfriends over the years but shown little interest in settling down.
Alamuddin, 36, is a British attorney specialising in
international law and human rights. Clooney has long shown interest in human
rights issues such as the humanitarian crisis in Darfur.
They came out as a couple in October in London,
according to People, and since have been seen together in New York and on trips
to places like Tanzania and the Seychelles Islands.
