Clooney is off limits, declares Italian mayor
The mayor of Laglio has imposed a fine of up to €500 (R6500) for anyone who approaches George Clooney's luxury lakeside villa on the shores of Lake Como in Italy. Roberto Pozzi, mayor of Laglio, has issued the ordinance to guard the privacy of the actor and his wife, Amal Alamuddin.Anyone who leaves their car or boat within 100m of Clooney's two villas - Villa Oleandra and Villa Margherita - will be liable to pay the fine.The Hollywood star of Gravity and Ocean's Eleven has owned the magnificent Villa Oleandra, in the heart of the village, for more than a decade, after buying it for €7.5-million in 2002.Since the actor bought the 18th-century villa, photographers and fans have flocked to the town, loitering around the Clooneys' home.The more daring autograph-seekers even ring his bell. Clooney later bought Villa Margherita, which adjoins it, to increase privacy.Last year, a similar no-go zone was declared around Clooney's villa to protect the Hollywood star from prying eyes and the unwanted snooping of paparazzi photographers. ..
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