GEORGE CLOONEY - CLOONEY'S PANIC OVER BRITNEY'S MAD NIGHT

CLOONEY'S PANIC OVER BRITNEY'S MAD NIGHT

GEORGE CLOONEY was all set to defend his Hollywood home from an escaped convict on the night neighbour BRITNEY SPEARS was hospitalised for a mental evaluation. The movie star insists he had no idea he lived so close to the pop singer until the helicopters started circling overhead after Spears' stand-off with police at the beginning of January (08). And even then, he figured the media fuss near his home was linked to a much more serious matter. He reveals, "I just found out, like, 10 days ago I must live within, like, 300 or 400 yards from Britney Spears. I found out because I came home at 10 o'clock at night and there was all these helicopters over my house with these lights. "I think, 'Someone's broken out of prison...' I get my baseball bat, which is what you always get in every film, and I called up my assistant, who I thought was in my guesthouse. "I said, `Are you OK?' She's like, `Yes.' I said, 'If there's someone in the place, say the word Stonehenge,' and she's like, 'What the f**k are you talking about?'" The actor/director quickly realised his home wasn't at risk, but he's far from happy he lives so close to Spears. He jokes, "So now I have to move."