George had recently donated his Oscar gift-bag to the United Way for charity. The bag includes: a two-night getaway in Carmel, Calif., a BlackBerry 8700c, a vintage silk kimono, a Tahitian pearl necklace – and a handwritten thank-you note from Clooney.

The winner has not been identified, but the money will be used for the United Way’s hurricane response and relief recovery fund, organization spokeswoman Sheila Consaul tells the Associated Press.

Clooney Donates Oscar Gift Bag to Charity [ABC]
Clooney’s Gift-Bag Fetches $45K for Charity [People Magazine]

Gawker Stalker has become a celebrity nightmare. The service which offers sightings of celebs in the Big Apple area and make stalkers life a tid bit easier was set as a target by many publicists who worry about their clients and have offered several laws to protect their privacy.

Clooney, on the other hand has a different idea for immediate action. In an email sent by his publicist to related show-biz publicists he offers:

“There is a simple way to render these guys useless, flood their Web site with bogus sightings. Get your clients to get 10 friends to text in fake sightings of any number of stars. A couple hundred conflicting sightings and this Web site is worthless. No need to try to create new laws to restrict free speech. Just make them useless. That’s the fun of it. And then sit back and enjoy the ride. Thanks, George.”

See Gawker’s answer to this announcement here.

[Found via NYPost]