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EXCLUSIVE: George Clooney Offers To Set Up Strike "Mediation Panel"
EXCLUSIVE: George Clooney Offers To Set Up Strike "Mediation Panel"
Hollywood's Triple-A list actors have started becoming integrally involved in trying to solve the writers strike with the Hollywood CEOs. I've just been told that George Clooney today is volunteering to personally set up a so-called "mediation panel" including himself and with plans to ask Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and John Wells to be part of it, plus [...]
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The Peacemaker
Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton — ... George Clooney has offered to set up a "mediation panel" to hopefully put an end to the months-long writers strike. ...

Strike update: Tom Hanks and George Clooney speak out, Les Moonves drops some hints, etc.
No Fact Zone — ... decisions up high in their corporate boardrooms and what not get down to honest bargaining and everyone can get back to work.” . . . Full text of article Hot on the heels of that interview, Deadline Hollywood Daily reports that George Clooney has also spoken out, offering to set up a “Mediation Panel” and locking everyone in the room until they reach an agreement. EXCLUSIVE: George Clooney Offers To Set Up “Mediation Panel” ...

While You Were Using Paper Cut-Outs To Create Your Own New Episode Of The Office
Best Week Ever — ... George Clooney has offered to set up a "mediation panel" to help end the writers strike more swiftly. I suspect he's actually just looking for a few more people to swindle in his regular Thursday night poker game, but still, nice gesture. ...

Can George Save the Day?
Oh No They Didn't! — ... Source George couldn't save Darfur, but maybe he can help here.  He would be a hero if he could bring "The Office" back.

AMPTP exposed
GALACTICA SITREP — ... But in a piece of positive news Finke reports that A list stars are uniting to try to mediate a deal between the Guild and the AMPTP in an effort to save the Oscars. ...

Mollygood — ... PEER MEDIATION “…George Clooney today is volunteering to personally set up a so-called ‘mediation panel‘ including himself and with plans to ask Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and John Wells (the executive producer of ER and a controversial ex-WGA president) to be part of it, plus 3 or 4 bigwigs who are siding with the producers.” ...

George Clooney, Tom Hanks and others trying to end the Writer’s Strike
A Mike Life — ... Nikki Finke from Deadline Hollywood is reporting today that George Clooney has personally offered to set up a “mediation” panel to help solve the differences between the two sides. He wants to ask Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and some other top brass to be there as well. ...

Could George Clooney Solve the Writers' Strike?
BuzzSugar — ... Clooney has reportedly offered to set up a strike mediation panel, and he has plans to ask Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, and ER producer/writer John Wells to join. News of the offer came during a call with Harvey Weinstein, whose own production company just ...

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