George Clooney Hit a Fan’s Car, Suprised Her with a New Replacement

By Alex in Auto & Transportation on Aug 24, 2008 at 3:09 pm

That George Clooney is one classy guy. Here’s what happened when he accidentally hit someone’s car:

The 47-year-old Ocean’s Eleven star shunted the woman’s Lancia Ypsilon from behind in his black saloon, leaving minor damages.

But he quickly accepted blame for the accident, which happened in Penabilli, central Italy.

When the woman went to collect it from the repair garage she found a brand new model and a note of apology on the windscreen.

The Hollywood star, who rose to fame in ER, had written: "I’m so sorry . Hope you’ll forgive me. George Clooney."

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Patrick B
Aug 24th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
Damn, now that was class. George just grew a point in my book.
Ashley
Aug 24th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
Awesome! I’m glad he didn’t act like the stuck up snobs that Hollywood cultivates these days.
Paul in Boca
Aug 24th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
So a typical Ypsilon goes for 9,700 Euros, which is about $14,300 USD. He earns, on average, $15,000,000 per movie. So he spent 0.000936 of his movie earnings to replace this car. I am so not impressed. And what the hell was he driving, a “black saloon”? WTF??
SenorMysterioso
Aug 24th, 2008 at 10:42 pm
I hope he hits my car
blaze
Aug 24th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
I don’t have a car. can he hit my legs and buy me one so i don’t have to walk anymore?
Johnny Cat
Aug 24th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
George has always struck me as a class act. This is just padding to that effect. And he’s not even a $cientologist.
Joe
Aug 25th, 2008 at 1:20 am
Well that was nice of him. Still doesn’t make up for Batman and Robin though.
Pat J
Aug 25th, 2008 at 9:33 am
@Paul in Boca:

Years of watching “Top Gear” have taught me that “saloon car” is what British folks call a “sedan”.
Paul in Boca
Aug 25th, 2008 at 10:02 am
Pat J,
thank you, now it makes sense.
Jimbo
Aug 25th, 2008 at 10:08 am
George Clooney is still off mentally, but I think he was afraid of a lawsuit costing him more.
Thomas
Aug 25th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
Definitely more than he had to do. I mean hell, remember when J-Lo lost her wedding ring valued at a few million dollars down a drain, and the plumber got a shiny new 100-dollar bill for it? Definitely a different ballpark.
kaniz
Aug 25th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Wow, he goes out of his way to buy the person a new car – and people are /still/ ripping on him? Some people can never do any good in the eyes of others I suppose.
leongsoon
Aug 25th, 2008 at 11:38 pm
I know he’s a very nice guy, but really, replacing a whole car for minor damage is overkill.
Camillo Miller
Aug 27th, 2008 at 5:14 am
It’s Pennabilli, with two “N”.

Here’s the town’s site. (BE aware: 90s styled site)

http://www.montefeltro.net/pennabilli/

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