George Clooney bailing out money troubled Nicolas Cage?

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1:58 pm, November 25th, 2009

 

A couple of week ago the National Enquirer ran a headline that read, “Johnny Depp Sails to Rescue of Pal Nic Cage,” and went on to say that when “The Pirates of the Caribbean” star had learned of Nicolas Cage’s financial troubles, “Johnny called Nic and basically told him, ‘Look, don’t worry. I’ll help you. You just let me know, all right?’”

At the time, Gossip Cop was told by Cage’s rep that the story was “not true.” Oh don’t worry — it’s still not true.

But now comes word – also via the Enquirer – that George Clooney is “meeting with Nic and told him he would help him any way he can, including movie projects.”

Not only is this offer similarly gracious, but it is also not true.

Clooney’s rep tells Gossip Cop, “George has met Nicolas Cage once in his life, and that was three or four years ago at the Venice Film Festival.”

We’re looking forward to next week when the Enquirer has Cage being offered help from either Robert Pattinson or Carrot Top.

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