With his new scooter from Ellen, Clooney calls himself the "AARP Sexiest Man Still Alive" George Clooney Says Motorcycle Accident Used Up His 'Nine Lives' While George Clooney may not be allowed to ride motorcycles anymore, Ellen DeGeneres had a hilarious surprise for the famous actor that might get him back on the road. Joining DeGeneres on The Ellen DeGeneres Show Thursday morning — almost a year after his terrifying motorcycle accident last summer — Clooney, 57, opened up about the incident that sent him to the hospital and gave everyone quite the scare. Get push notifications with news, features and more. “I was on a motorcycle scooter — but a big one — and a guy turned in front of me and I hit him at about 70 miles an hour,” the Oceans Eleven star recalled. “So I got launched, and I crushed his windshield in with my head and then I went flying up in the air afterward. It knocked me out of my shoes, I mean a proper accident.” Ellen and George Clooney Credit: Michael Rozman/Warner Bros. The father of two was in Italy filming his upcoming Hulu show Catch-22 when the incident happened. He was rushed to the hospital and later released without serious injury, but the incident left Clooney and his wife Amal Clooney shaken. “I actually thought that was it,” he added. “Do that 100 times, 99 [of those] times I wouldn’t be around [after]. So I used up nine lives, and then my wife and I said, ‘Ok, I’m off two wheels.’ ” And DeGeneres explained she felt bad that the Oscar winner couldn’t ride on his motorcycle anymore, so she got him a special gift — a decked out, three-wheeled, senior scooter complete with flames racing up the sides and a copy of PEOPLE’s 1997 Sexiest Man Alive issue, featuring Clooney. “I’m now the AARP Sexiest Man Still Alive,” Clooney laughed as he got on the scooter to try it out. RELATED VIDEO: George Clooney Released from Hospital After Scooter Collides with Car in Italy: Reports “Oh, I like it, I like it,” he added while riding around the studio. “I’ve never felt more masculine, honestly. It’s a good thing I’m married because it’s over.” Police told NBC’s Claudio Lavanga at the time that the accident occurred around 8:15 a.m. local time. The driver of a car allegedly did not “respect the right of way,” cutting across the star’s path and hitting him.<doc-sep>George Clooney claims his wife, Amal, has forbidden him from riding a motorcycle ever again following a serious crash in Italy. The “Ocean's Eleven” star, 57 was tossed over the top of his motorbike while riding on a highway in July. The star was traveling at a high speed when another car unexpectedly pulled in front of him. The ensuing collision sent Clooney flying roughly 20 feet in the air and required a visit to a hospital in Olbia. GEORGE CLOONEY LOOKS BACK ON 'ER' 10 YEARS LATER: IT 'WAS A NUTTY MOMENT IN MY CAREER' “I’m not allowed to ride motorcycles,” Clooney joked during a panel for “Catch-22” in New York on Wednesday (via Us Weekly). “I got into a really bad accident. I hit a guy at 70 miles an hour on my bike. Got launched. And so that’s it, I’m off of bikes.” The star also mentioned that Oscar-winning producer Grant Heslov was barred from riding by his wife as well, saying: “Grant’s off. We screwed up and our wives were like, ‘You can never get on a bike again.’” Fortunately, Clooney was released from the hospital very shortly after being admitted, as his injuries were minor. However, a source close to the family previously said that Amal was “furious” that it happened. 'CATCH-22'S' GEORGE CLOONEY TALKS RETURNING TO TV SINCE 'ER,' JOKES THAT HE 'CRIES A LOT' “While George is blowing it off as no big deal, Amal is furious,” the insider claimed at the time. “She and his friends have been wanting him to get rid of that scooter. His mother even called him to admonish him about it, that she’s been wanting him to get rid of it, too.” It was not the first time the “Up in the Air” actor had been injured in a motorcycle accident. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Clooney suffered a broken rib when he crashed riding with his then-girlfriend Sarah Larson in New Jersey in 2007. Larson suffered a broken foot.<doc-sep>“It’s not fixed yet, there’s a lot of work to be done," said the Catch-22 actor. George Clooney is not done fighting Brunei. The Catch-22 actor spoke to Ellen DeGeneres about the success of the recent boycott of the hotels owned by the country's sultan, including the Beverly Hills Hotel. The anti-LGBTQ leader recently announced that a law that would have required gay people to be stoned to death was put on a moratorium. “[Boycotting hotels] doesn’t matter so much to a rich guy. You can’t shame the bad guys, but you can shame the people that do business with him," Clooney said in a clip released Thursday by The Ellen DeGeneres Show. “When the banks and the financial institutions started saying ‘We’re out of the Brunei business,’ then he backed off," Clooney added of the sultan. However, the actor stressed that the victory is not complete. “It’s not fixed yet, there’s a lot of work to be done," Clooney said. "But it’s a huge step forward.” Brunei instituted its Sharia Penal Code Order in April, sparking an international outcry. Clooney and DeGeneres were among the most prominent celebrity voices to speak out against Brunei and advocate for a boycott of the Dorchester Collection, a company owned by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah that operates international hotels. While the stoning law is not currently being enforced, homosexuality among men still remains illegal and punishable by 10 years in jail in Brunei. And lesbian sex carries a different penalty of 40 lashes with a cane and 10 years in jail. Watch the interview below.<doc-sep>
George Clooney collided with a car who came into his lane in Italy last summer George Clooney Says Amal Banned Him from Motorcycles After 'Bad Accident' While Filming Catch-22 George Clooney is opening up about his scary motorcycle accident while in Italy last summer that sent him to the hospital. The Oscar winner, 57, was traveling on his scooter when a car cut into his lane and crashed into him, flinging him into the air. Clooney was rushed to the hospital and later released without serious injury. The father of two was in Italy filming his upcoming Hulu show Catch-22 when the incident happened. He revealed at panel for the show in New York City on Wednesday that his wife Amal Clooney banned him from riding two-wheel vehicles again, and fellow producer Grant Heslov’s wife followed suit. “I’m not allowed to ride motorcycles,” Clooney told the audience at the DGA Theater. “I got into a really bad accident. I hit a guy at 70 miles an hour on my bike. Got launched. And so that’s, I’m off of bikes. Grant’s off. We screwed up and our wives were like, ‘You can never get on a bike again.’ ” george-clooney Credit: Joe Scarnici/Getty Images Police told NBC’s Claudio Lavanga at the time that the accident occurred around 8:15 a.m. local time when a driver of a car allegedly did not “respect the right of way,” cutting across the star’s path and hitting him. Video of the crash showed the impact throwing Clooney high into the air before landing on the ground nearby. Clooney was taken to the emergency room of John Paul II hospital after complaining of “a slight trauma to the pelvis and bruises to one leg and an arm,” according to La Nuova. He also reportedly underwent an MRI. His wife, Amal, rushed to his side but, after he was given the all clear, they left the hospital together in a private car, La Nuova added. A rep for Clooney told PEOPLE he “was treated and released from an Olbia hospital. He is recovering at home and will be fine.” george-clooney Catch-22 Clooney stars in Catch-22 alongside Kyle Chandler and Christopher Abbott, who also appeared on the panel with him and Heslov. Abbott, 32, plays the main character, John Yossarian, while Chandler, 53, plays Colonel Cathcart. The story will be told through the eyes of Yossarian — a divergence from Heller’s original novel of the same name, which famously describes events from the point of view of different characters. Yossarian is a U.S. Army bombardier stationed off the Mediterranean coast in the early ’40s. (Production wrapped in September in Santa Teresa Gallura, Italy.)