Clooney sacrifices home

Hollywood hunk George Clooney was forced to put up his house as collateral to fund his latest movie project.

Financiers refused to back the 44-year-old's second directorial outing Good Night, And Good Luck - but Clooney was so committed to his personal project he was prepared to put one his properties on the line.

Speaking at the Venice Film Festival, Clooney recalled: "I said we'll put my house up because I wasn't going to be told I couldn't do it."

The Ocean's Twelve heart-throb also co-stars alongside Robert Downey Jr in the film charting the career of legendary 1950s newsman Ed Murrow.