London, Sep 8 - Hollywood star George Clooney was once turned down by Australian writer Kathy Lette after he propositioned her for sex.

Lette was writing sitcoms in the US in the 1980s and gave Clooney his first major acting role in 1987 but she admits the star asked her out on a date and she refused, reports celebrifi.com.

'I turned down George Clooney for sex. He was cute, and he asked me out! But there was always hostility between the writers and the actors, because the actors earned more. So I said, 'I don't go out with actors',' she said.

Lette later regretted the move as soon the hunk turned up on TV medical drama 'ER'.