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Clooney's back
Showbiz
09:30 27 August 2005
George Clooney resorted to risky surgery to relieve him of agonising headaches and short-term memory loss caused by a back injury.
The Hollywood heartthrob has spoken out for the first time about the back problems that forced him to miss 'Ocean's Twelve' promotional appearances - and admits his condition was more serious than he let on at the time.
Although the actor played down his ailment, claiming he had ruptured a disc, he has now confessed he had a torn dura mater, a membrane which protects the spinal cord.
The injury left George with painful headaches, which caused spinal fluid to run from his nose, as well as short-term memory loss.
Clooney also admits to taking painkillers Xanax and Motrin every day to cure his headaches.
George quipped in an interview with the new Men's Vogue magazine: "What you learn after you're 40 is it's just about plugging up holes in the boat."
(c) BANG Media International
The Hollywood heartthrob has spoken out for the first time about the back problems that forced him to miss 'Ocean's Twelve' promotional appearances - and admits his condition was more serious than he let on at the time.
Although the actor played down his ailment, claiming he had ruptured a disc, he has now confessed he had a torn dura mater, a membrane which protects the spinal cord.
The injury left George with painful headaches, which caused spinal fluid to run from his nose, as well as short-term memory loss.
Clooney also admits to taking painkillers Xanax and Motrin every day to cure his headaches.
George quipped in an interview with the new Men's Vogue magazine: "What you learn after you're 40 is it's just about plugging up holes in the boat."
(c) BANG Media International
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