Celeb Scoop: George Clooney Arrested in Washington D.C. Protest

Plus: Bruce's keynote speech at SXSW, Robert Downey Jr. might have accused Kirk Douglas of raping Natalie Wood, Gaga goes all Salinger, and more of today's celebrity news.

Holy Sh#$, George Clooney Was Arrested. Police arrested George Clooney and his father at a protest outside the Sudanese embassy in Washington D.C. today. They arrested Danny Ocean?! Is that even legal? [USA Today]

The Boss at SXSW. Bruce Springsteen crushed the keynote address at the SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas yesterday. “Why are we up so f#$%ing early?” We don’t know, Boss. We don’t know. [Philly.com]



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Did Robert Downey Jr. Say Kirk Douglas Raped Natalie Wood? The Internet is abuzz after an anonymous commenter on a Hollywood blog alleged that Kirk Douglas brutally raped Natalie Wood. Then, the commenter pretty much reveals himself to be Robert Downey Jr. [Gawker]

Lady Gaga to Pull a Salinger. Lady Gaga wants to let everyone know that she’s done with media interviews for the foreseeable future. She talks about her planned vow of silence in an interview with Oprah set to air on Sunday. [E!]

Comcast Scores With Return of Community. The show was pulled mid-season for poor ratings, but returned last night and notched NBC’s highest non-sports rating for that time slot in the last year and change. The ratings were also up 38 percent from the average original episode. [The Wrap]

Celine Dion Is Not Dead. Twitter tricked everyone again. Any chance we’re going to figure out a way to stop this kind of hoax from happening once a week? [E!]

Gallagher in Medically Induced Coma. The fruit-smashing comic had a heart attack before a show in Texas Wednesday and has been placed in a medically induced coma to recover. [Fox News]