Clooney pressures Beijing sponsor

BOX-OFFICE favourite George Clooney is stepping up the pressure on one of the main Olympic sponsors to take a stand over China’s foreign policy, the BBC reported yesterday.

A long-time critic of China’s role in the Darfur crisis in Sudan, Clooney advertises Omega Watches, one of the worldwide partners for Beijing 2008.

“I have talked with Omega [about China] for over a year and will continue to talk to Omega,” the Hollywood superstar told BBC Sport.