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George Clooney and Elisabetta Canalis walk the red carpet at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards

If you watched the 82nd Annual Academy Awards last night, you may be wondering if the George Clooney Alec Baldwin feud alluded to in the opening monologue was real — especially in light of Clooney’s seemingly less than stellar mood during the ceremony.

According to Clooney’s rep, Stan Rosenfield, the bit was part of a planned back and forth between the two, and had nothing to do with Clooney’s mood. In fact, Rosenfield says the actor was in a totally fine mood, and was just under the weather.

And theories about Clooney being upset about not winning an Oscar? Hogwash. The “Up in the Air” star had already predicted he wouldn’t take home the award on the red carpet.

“It’s probably not going to be Vera or Anna, and it’s certainly not going to be me,” he said of himself and co-stars Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick. “But what you do know is that a nomination for Vera and Anna changes their career. They will suddenly be first on the list to get jobs and that is a tremendous jump in their careers.”

Watch Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin opening monologue video below:



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