Ellen Barkin hosted a bridal shower for George Clooney’s fiancée Amal Alamuddin on Tuesday.
Sources say the “intimate dinner” at Barkin’s West 12th Street home was for guests including Clooney’s mother and sister, and Alamuddin’s mom. A source said there were also “a few men” at the coed fête. Clooney and Alamuddin’s nuptials will reportedly take place in September in Italy.
Page Six reported they’re eyeing a palace in Venice that would allow maximum privacy, and that Clooney wants to tie the knot a year after he and Alamuddin met. Barkin and Clooney starred in “Ocean’s Thirteen” together, and the actress made headlines when she joked at a 2006 event honoring Clooney while the blockbuster was filming: “I am the only actress willing to stand here and say, ‘I have f—ed George Clooney’ … I’m very proud of it … If you don’t have chemistry with George Clooney, you need to check your pulse.”
Clooney clarified by later telling Esquire of any romance between the two, “Never . . . she’s a great friend.” Otherwise, the bridal shower might’ve been a little awkward.