Article: George won't settle down..he'd rather be with his pig and his pals; EXCLUSIVE: WHY CLOONEY THE CLOWN COULD GROW OLD ALONE.(Features)

Byline: CLAIRE DONNELLY

IT SOUNDS like every woman's dream. But as Talia Balsam found out, marriage to George Clooney comes with a lot of unwelcome extras.

She had no idea that agreeing to spend the rest of her life with the heart-throb meant spending it with his friends, too.

Notoriously close to a group of seven old mates he calls The Boys, his devotion to male bonding sessions left his marriage in tatters.

The pair split in 1992, after just three years, with George, then 31, vowing never to tie the knot again. Despite girlfriends and ...

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