George Clooney

Clooney hits red carpet with broken rib

Updated 16.12 Tue Sep 25 2007

George Clooney has shown he is a true professional as he braved the red carpet after breaking a rib just a few days earlier.

Gorgeous George attended the premiere of his new movie Michael Clayton despite being involved in a motorbike accident in New Jersey.

"If you got to go to work, you've got to show up. And this is a film I wanted to be here for" - George Clooney

His girlfriend Sarah Larson was also injured in the accident and accompanied him along to the screening on a pair of crutches.

Showing his determination, Clooney said: "Well we're not invalids on this... I broke a rib and she broke her toes but you know I still have to go to work."

"If you got to go to work, you've got to show up. And this is a film I wanted to be here for."

In his new film Clooney plays a burned out "fixer" for a New York law firm who is plagued by the crooked nature of his work.

Michael Clayton made its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival earlier this month and opens in the UK on September 28.

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