Ellen Barkin stunned guests at a tribute to George Clooney by claiming she has had sex with the movie star. Barkin, who is currently filming Ocean's Thirteen with Clooney, claims the saucy remark was a joke, but it has further fueled rumors of romance on the film's set.

The New York Daily News reports Barkin, who recently divorced billionaire Ron Perelman, told party-goers at the American Cinematheque Award ceremony last Friday, "Yes, I have f**ked George Clooney. I'm very proud of it actually. If you don't have chemistry with George Clooney, you need to check your pulse."

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A collection of jewelry belonging to actress Ellen Barkin fetched $20.3 million at a New York City auction on Tuesday. The 108 lots for sale included Barkin's wedding ring from her marriage to ex-husband Ron Perelman - which collected $138,000 at Christie's auction house - and diamond rings, necklaces and earrings from jewelers including Bulgari, Cartier, Tiffany and Van Cleef and Arpels.

A single 22.76-carat diamond ring was the most expensive lot, bought for $1.8 million by an American collector. Rahul Kadakia, head of Christie's jewelry department, says the $20.3 million haul "make...

Eligible superstar George Clooney is reportedly dating his Ocean's Thirteen co-star Ellen Barkin. Clooney, 45, and twice-divorced Barkin, 52, are said to be inseparable since meeting on the set of the sequel in Los Angeles.

Barkin was divorced from her second husband Ron Perelman in February. An insider tells British newspaper the Daily Mirror, "George has been a shoulder to cry on for Ellen - he's helping her get over her divorce. She fancies him like mad and you can cut the sexual chemistry with a knife. He is so different from her ex-husband, which she loves."

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Ellen Barkin stunned Maggie Gyllenhaal by behaving coldly to her on her birthday, but her attitude soon changed when Gyllenhaal spat at her. The younger actress admits Barkin was decidedly cool towards her when they met for the first time in a make-up trailer on the set of new film Trust The Man, and she feared the star was out to ruin her happy day.

Gyllenhaal explains, "When I first met her that day she was very tough. I walked into the make-up trailer and it was my birthday and I was so happy, and she was not very interested in me at first. She's very regal and she was definitely p...

Actress Ellen Barkin is getting over her divorce from billionaire Ron Perelman by selling over $2 million worth of diamonds and emeralds he gave her. The star is auctioning off the treasure trove of necklaces and rings for charity so she is left with no reminders of her failed five-year marriage to the businessman.

The 52-year-old, who reportedly walked away from the marriage with a $20 million divorce settlement, will put her jewelry up for auction at Christies in New York City later this year.

She says, "As exquisite as the collection is, they're just not memories I want to we...

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* Al Pacino has joined the star-studded cast of Ocean's Thirteen. The Oscar-winning actor will team up with George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Ellen Barkin. Pacino will play Willie Banks, the owner of a high-profile casino and hotel in Las Vegas. The third installment ...

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Ellen Barkin has signed on as the latest leading lady for the second sequel to hit 2001 movie Ocean's Eleven. Ocean's Thirteen, a follow-up to 2004 sequel Ocean's Twelve, will begin filming July 21 at Warner Bros. studios in Burbank, California, where a fully operational casino will be built. The first Ocean film was shot at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the sequel was shot on location in Europe.

Film executives say it became too arduous to shoot a movie around the gambling traffic in a real casino and decided to build their own casino instead.

Barkin will be stepping i...

Sylvester Stallone has defended his failure to rescue choking actress Ellen Barkin in an Los Angeles restaurant earlier this month, insisting he didn't realize she was in trouble. The star almost died from suffocation at the posh Sunset Tower Hotel's Tower Bar when Hollywood agent Kevin Huvane saved her with the Heimlich maneuver. But the action hero insists he was unaware of the desperate situation.

He says, "I had no idea Ellen was in the restaurant. If she was coughing or dying, she was doing it politely. I would have been more than happy to reach down her throat or squeeze her ha...

Ellen Barkin reportedly received $20 million in her quickie divorce from billionaire Ron Perelman. The Revlon boss, 62, and the star, 51, reportedly ended their marriage on February 14, only a month after Perelman served Barkin divorce papers, according to the New York Daily News.

Perelman's lawyer Adria Hillman asked for an order to seal the case earlier this month, which was granted by Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Laura Drager. Barkin and Perelman signed a pre-nuptial agreement before their June 2000 wedding.

The newspaper claims Perelman has lost $118 million in settlements ...

Actress Ellen Barkin and Revlon boss Ron Perelman have reportedly split after five years of marriage. The New York Post reports the billionaire tycoon, 62, served the 51-year-old film star divorce papers at their Manhattan mansion yesterday.

Under the couple's prenuptial agreement - signed before their June 2000 marriage - Barkin is rumored to receive $20 million in the event of a split, before a specific date. However, sources close to the couple tell the Post the predetermined date is fast approaching and Perelman, who has a $6 billion fortune, is keen to divorce his fourth wife a...