Gorgeous George ClooneyGeorge Clooney in Martini adGeorge Clooney has been quick to hit back at Russell Crowe's jibes over actors doing lucrative telly commercials.

Crowe recently slammed the likes of Clooney, Harrison Ford and Robert De Niro for selling out by making ads claiming it was "sacrilegious".

And he said that doing the extra work was a "contradiction of the ****ing social contract with your audience".

New Zealand-born Crowe, never one to mince his words, added: "I don't do ads for suits in Spain like George Clooney or cigarettes in Japan like Harrison.

"I mean, Robert De Niro advertising American Express. Gee whizz, it is not the first time he has disappointed me."

Clooney, however, was unimpressed - and claimed Crowe used his position to promote his rock band, 30 Odd Foot Of Grunts.

The 45-year-old Ocean's Twelve star - who recently fronted a Martini ad campaign - said: "I'm glad he set us straight.

"Harrison, Bob and I were putting a band together called Grunting For 30 Feet, and that would also fall under the heading 'bad use of celebrity'. Thanks for the heads up!"