George Clooney Says Syriana Nearly Drove Him To Suicide

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George Clooney won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in Syriana (2005), but every glimpse of that shiny trophy undoubtedly brings back painful memories.  Playing a troubled CIA operative caught up in the shifting sands of Middle East geopolitics, Clooney injured his spine during a scene in which his character is taped to a chair and tortured.

The injury left the actor bed ridden with debilitating headaches and spinal fluid leaking from his nose. | Full Story