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People not letting Lisa Snowdon forget about times with George Clooney

Lisa Snowdon, who dated Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney on and off for five years from 2000, has said that they still keep in touch. The 41-year-old English model told new! magazine that it doesn't bother her any more, the Daily Express reported. She said that at the end of the day he is Clooney so people will be interested in knowing about him. Snowdon that though she hasn't seen him ...
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Email ARLINGTON -- Yoenis Cespedes, who is nursing a tight left hamstring, has still not been cleared to play the field and started at designated hitter for the sixth straight game on Wednesday. Cespedes missed two games with the hamstring issue before returning to the lineup as the DH and has had just three hits in 20 at-bats in the five games since. He is hitting .232 with two home runs and ...

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People not letting Lisa Snowdon forget about times with George Clooney

Lisa Snowdon, who dated Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney on and off for five years from 2000, has said that they still keep in touch.

The 41-year-old English model told new! magazine that it doesn't bother her any more, the Daily Express reported.

She said that at the end of the day he is Clooney so people will be interested in knowing about him.

Snowdon that though she hasn't seen him for a while the former couple keep in touch via text messages. (ANI)