Clooney loves being 'Martini Man'

George Clooney has hit out at critics who mock him for starring in TV adverts, after appearing in commercials across the world for companies including Italian car giant Fiat and Martini, as well as Budweiser in the US.

The Ocean's Twelve star previously faced a scathing attack from Gladiator hunk Russell Crowe, who slammed Clooney for such extra-curricular pursuits.

But Clooney has no problem making extra cash through advertising, insisting: "Why not do them? After all, they help fund the kind of movies I want to make. I'll keep doing them for as long as people ask me."