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Post by macs Sun 26 Feb 2012, 23:25

The next mrs clooney wrote:I said Ivory or Gold, whats my prize??? A night with George???
you've earned a green... about your night, if i met George I'll ask !
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Post by cindigirl Sun 26 Feb 2012, 23:33

George and Stacy just arrived about 10 minutes ago and I have to admit she looks GREAT with her gold gown, even her hair looks good. Alexander Payne arrived too with his mother who looks a little overwhelmed, as I certainly would. LOL. And George looks good too.
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Post by hathaross Sun 26 Feb 2012, 23:36

She cant walk well... she should be choose one more comfortable for the after parties
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Post by silly girl Sun 26 Feb 2012, 23:36

I am not liking her look....but that is just me....I liked her in the red and the white better.....he looks great.....he did tease about her height alot...her hair was bothering me....too much in her face....

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Post by Atalante Sun 26 Feb 2012, 23:38

I'm watching three onlineprogrammes, now I've got a headache ! ohsnap
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Post by hathaross Sun 26 Feb 2012, 23:39

LOL! Me two
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Post by The next mrs clooney Sun 26 Feb 2012, 23:39

Silly Girl I'm with you, not the right look for the oscars, dress looks cheap with the hair and fake tan. She looked better at some of his premieres so I am shocked that she didn't knock it out of the park here. Oh well, at least George looks fabulous.
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Dear God. She laughs with her shoulders. hahahahahahahahaha. flower
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Post by cindigirl Sun 26 Feb 2012, 23:42

I guess I'm the only one so far who thinks Stacy looks good. I'm easy to please. LOL
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Post by it's me Sun 26 Feb 2012, 23:46

he was the only one, if I'm not wrong, to stop to the fan
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Post by silly girl Sun 26 Feb 2012, 23:46

that's ok Cindi....the red carpet people love it....I think we are in the minority... Laughing

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Post by Missa Sun 26 Feb 2012, 23:48

The dress isn't actively bad, like some of her others have been. I think the flower thing on the hip is a little too much, but otherwise it's okay. At least her hair looks like it was combed. Progress! Very Happy

Kelly Osborne just pronounce them the couple of the night, with Stacy's Marchesa dress "exquisite". To each her own, I guess.
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Post by silly girl Sun 26 Feb 2012, 23:48

kelly on E is raving about the dress....I want someone to mention Judy Greer....

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Post by hathaross Sun 26 Feb 2012, 23:49

Yeah, he always do that!! Very Happy He is always gratefull to the fans.
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Post by Joanna Sun 26 Feb 2012, 23:51

No cindi I'm with you....I like the way she looks too.
George looks good too....but has he cut his hair too short again ??
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Post by Atalante Sun 26 Feb 2012, 23:52

Link Lysa's dress, with a touch of gold too ! Very Happy
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Post by hathaross Sun 26 Feb 2012, 23:57

Ok, time to go... hope he wins something!!!!

I´ll know in 8 hours... Laughing
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Post by it's me Sun 26 Feb 2012, 23:59

good luck hon!!!!! Very Happy
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Post by cindigirl Mon 27 Feb 2012, 00:04

Joanna wrote:No cindi I'm with you....I like the way she looks too.
George looks good too....but has he cut his hair too short again ??

Thanks Joanna. I do like the dress but think it would look much better without the rose. Never did like flowers on a dress. OK, her hair looks better but his not so much. IMO
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Post by madsky Mon 27 Feb 2012, 00:04

I really just don't like Marchesa, the bow reminds me of wedding dresses in the 90's and most all had big bows somewhere. Bad flashback. I wish she didn't spray tan since it is gold. Makes her look a bit cheap. Overall, she looks okay, better than Elisabetta at the Oscars for sure.

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Post by annemarie Mon 27 Feb 2012, 00:08

I like his hair hers could be better and the bow is just odd it would look better without it.

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Post by it's me Mon 27 Feb 2012, 00:12

hathaross wrote:Yeah, he always do that!! Very Happy He is always gratefull to the fans.

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Post by zizi Mon 27 Feb 2012, 00:16

Why do we talk about Stacy here, not in SK thread ????

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Post by LornaDoone Mon 27 Feb 2012, 00:17

She was going for the "well I may be out the door soon but I'll be damn if they'll ever forget this Oscar dress" look!

Brahahahaha!

Ok, seriously, she looks good but really, such an obvious "homage" to Oscar gold shows little imagination on both her AND the stylist's part.

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Post by LornaDoone Mon 27 Feb 2012, 00:18

We're talking about Stacy here in relation to her appearance at the Oscars as she is obviously part of the topic of Clooney at the Oscars, 2012. If the arm candy is walking down the red carpet with him then she, what she's wearing and also what she may say OTRC makes sense to me as being part of this particular topic.

If you go to twitter and type in George Clooney you will see that many of the Oscar related comments are also about her.

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Post by sadDonkey Mon 27 Feb 2012, 00:24

Just saw him on german TV.
He was asked about his new movie, Monument Man.
They will look for locations in Germany, Austria, UK and Italy this summer. Then Stacy was asked if she would help George to babysit Brad's kids when George loses his bet. Stacy said of course and George said a bet like that doesn't exist but he likes that's out there.

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Post by Pari Mon 27 Feb 2012, 00:24

YAY George!!! Finally... it is all out there Smile Wishing you all the BEST!!! I love you cheers I love you

YUP!!! Wishing George and Stacy a good time too... as also their Teams... and a lot of excitement for us here... Very Happy Give hearts
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Post by silly girl Mon 27 Feb 2012, 00:28

On an aside....I am wearing my NY Giants T-shirt which I wore for all the playoffs....and the Superbowl....and we know how that turned out...here's hoping the luck will extend to tonight! Wink

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Post by it's me Mon 27 Feb 2012, 00:29

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Post by bamboochacha Mon 27 Feb 2012, 00:36

Missa wrote:The dress isn't actively bad, like some of her others have been. I think the flower thing on the hip is a little too much, but otherwise it's okay. At least her hair looks like it was combed. Progress! Very Happy

Kelly Osborne just pronounce them the couple of the night, with Stacy's Marchesa dress "exquisite". To each her own, I guess.

Kelly Osborne has no taste - she uses a purple wash on her hair. Horrible looking. Does she have a green card?? lol.

By the way, the true power couple hasn't arrived yet.
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Post by Missa Mon 27 Feb 2012, 00:44

Yeah, can we call a moratorium on the "Stacy comments only in Stacy's thread" rule just for tonight? Having to switch back and forth between the two tabs is kind of a hassle with everything happening so quickly.

Is anyone else watching E!? They went on forever about how stunning the dress is, and the celebrity stylist on the panel said she'd tried to get it for her client, but they'd already given it to Stacy. According to this stylist, Stacy was given first choice from the Marchesa line.
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Post by Joanna Mon 27 Feb 2012, 00:48

Yes I'm on E!...as I've said on SK thread I like her dress and hair !
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Post by Missa Mon 27 Feb 2012, 00:51

I think E! lost their rights to the live broadcast at 7:30. They seem to be doing a fashion roundup. ABC is still live on the red carpet.
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Post by Joanna Mon 27 Feb 2012, 00:56

I'm going onto Sky now ! Been online and channel hopping on TV.
It's nearly 1am but I'm awake !
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Post by Missa Mon 27 Feb 2012, 00:57

Joanna wrote:I'm going onto Sky now ! Been online and channel hopping on TV.
It's nearly 1am but I'm awake !

Only four hours to go! Hang in there! Wink
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Post by it's me Mon 27 Feb 2012, 01:01

4 hours!

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Post by Joanna Mon 27 Feb 2012, 01:03

I'll try....I'll try ! lol!
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Post by it's me Mon 27 Feb 2012, 01:13

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Post by LornaDoone Mon 27 Feb 2012, 01:14

ABC just had George on their pre-show.
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Post by lovelylois Mon 27 Feb 2012, 01:18

George looks sexy as ever. I like Stacy's hair, make-up, style and cut of the dress, but it is too metallic for me. Someone on another site said she is sending a subliminal message to George, that she is a 100% gold trophy worth keeping around.

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Post by Katiedot Mon 27 Feb 2012, 01:22

LornaDoone wrote:We're talking about Stacy here in relation to her appearance at the Oscars as she is obviously part of the topic of Clooney at the Oscars, 2012. If the arm candy is walking down the red carpet with him then she, what she's wearing and also what she may say OTRC makes sense to me as being part of this particular topic.
I know, but we should be talking about George not Stacy. Reading these comments it's easy to believe he wasn't even there at all, just Stacy. If we only want to talk about Stacy then she has her own thread.

George is the one who put in all that hard work, George is the one who's nominated, George is the one we all care about. Let's remember him just a little bit tonight, please?
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Post by silly girl Mon 27 Feb 2012, 01:26

Sorry Katie....

I think he looks really relaxed....I think he is happy that this crazy season is over. Well here we go....on to the show....enjoy ladies!

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Post by Katiedot Mon 27 Feb 2012, 01:27

MELENA RYZIK: George Clooney was so unconcerned about the show tonight that he was playing basketball a few hours before heading to the red carpet. Did he win? "I did not and I played terribly," he said, adding, "A bad sign." But don't think that means Mr. Clooney feels he has a chance of winning best actor. "I think it's going to be an all French night tonight, don't you?"

He paused to introduce his date to Tony Bennett on the red carpet. "I used to be his driver!" he told her.

From the NY Times
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Post by Missa Mon 27 Feb 2012, 01:32

And....George just kissed Billy Crystal in the opening sketch.
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