Snowdown backs 'friend' Clooney at Premiere

Heartthrob George Clooney’s ex-girlfriend Lisa Snowdon supported him at the premiere of his new film tonight – but the British TV presenter insisted their romance was not back on.

Crowds of fans packed into London’s Leicester Square to catch a glimpse of their hero at the unveiling of Good Night, and Good Luck.

Clooney, who directed, co-wrote and starred in the film, was enigmatic when quizzed about whether there was a woman in his life.

But Snowdon, who split with the former ER star earlier this year after an on-off relationship, said there was nothing going on.

“I’m here to support a friend,” she said.

“That’s why I’m here. I just want to see the movie.”

Asked if it was all back on, Snowdon, wearing a low-cut black frock, laughed and answered: “No, we’re just friends.”

The pair arrived separately.

Clooney said there would be no dates for him and the model, particularly as he was in London only this evening.

“I’m leaving on a plane in about two hours,” he said.

“So that would be a pretty quick date.”

The Hollywood star, who signed autographs for screaming fans outside the cinema, was non-committal when asked about his love life – and that of his friends Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.

Asked if he was set to be hosting their wedding as has been reported, he raised his eyebrows and replied: “Everybody keeps asking me that. I don’t know.”

And questioned over whether it was safe to say he was single, he replied: “I don’t know, is it safe to say that?”

Clooney said his back, which he injured in an on-set accident during the making of another film, was “pretty good”.

“If you drink enough it doesn’t hurt so much,” he joked.

Good Night, and Good Luck, Clooney’s second film as director, enjoyed warm reviews in the US.

Made in black and white, it is set against the backdrop of the communist witch-hunt of 1950s America.

The political thriller features the historic battle between TV news pioneer Edward R Murrow and Senator Joseph McCarthy.

Clooney told reporters he thought there was still “a lot of smart TV”.

“There is some great reporting going on,” he added.

He also said he found directing more fun than acting.

“You can last a little longer,” he said.

“You can get old and grey and they still let you do the job.”