Clooney Won't Run For Office And Oprah Is Sorry About Overreacting

George Clooney has killed any hope that his celebrity friends might have for him running for office in 2008. He insists it would be a bad idea and hopes that people like Lisa Rinna are just joking when they wear shirts that promote the idea.

"Believe me, you don't want me in politics," Clooney, 45, told reporters after an event where California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation to help stop the atrocities in Darfur, the Associated Press reports. Told that fans have been wearing "George Clooney 2008" t-shirts, he said, "I think they're probably kidding." When pressed about whether he'd run, he said, "That's a bad idea." (source)

Oprah is also ensuring the public that she has no intention of running for office. BUT she also feels that her lawyers overreacted a bit when they sent a cease-and-desist order to a teacher who started to sell shirts using her image.

Oprah Winfrey has accused her lawyers of "overreacting" by slamming a cease-and-desist order on the man championing her for US presidency. The chat show queen had been tipped to be America's first female leader, and even inspired Kansas City businessman Patrick Crowe to write a book backing her bid, called Oprah For President: Run Oprah Run. However, lawyers for the TV star have asked Crowe to halt production on the project, as well as a website, saying its contents could cause "damage and irreparable injury" to Winfrey's reputation. Now Winfrey admits the affair could have been handled much better with a simple phone call, and insists she's not angry with Crowe at all. She says, "I feel flattered by it. My lawyers overreacted, I think, by sending him a cease-and-desist order because it really is a flattering thing. It should have been handled in a phone call." (source)