George Clooney lampooned his friend Brad Pitt at the Golden Globes, by walking on stage to present an award, aided by a big stick.
Pitt, who was seen smiling with his partner Angelina Jolie and evidently taking the ribbing in good spirits, has been seen on the red carpet, cane in hand, in recent weeks.
The actor had injured his leg skiing. He explained to press that he had deliberately fallen to ensure his daughter Vivien, whom he was carrying at the time, didn't hurt herself.
Both he and Jolie played down the incident, with Jolie saying she too hurt herself while looking after their six children.
Clooney said of the cane, "I'm going to have to give it back to him. He can't make it to the bar."
Later, Clooney picked up the Award for Best Actor in a Drama for his role in The Descendants, where he plays a man whose philandering wife falls into a coma.
He beat his friend Brad, who was also nominated for his role in Moneyball, a film he also produced.
Clooney is now the frontrunner for the Oscar alongside Jean Dujardin, who won Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical, for his role in The Artist, which also won Best Film in that category.
During his speech, Clooney was his usual jokey self, thanking fellow nominee Michael Fassbender for taking over the full frontal nudity responsibility, suggesting he should even play golf with his hands behind his back.
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