George Clooney offers New Year greeting to French mayor

MARSEILLE, Jan 14 — Hollywood star George Clooney surprised the mayor of a southern French town with a video sending him new year greetings. Clooney addressed his video in English to Didier Bremond, the mayor of Brignoles, in the southern Var region, where he owns an estate. “Bonjour Didier, first of all I wanted to say Happy New Year,” he said in the video, which the mayor posted on Facebook. Thanking him for the time they had spent in Brignoles and the Var region, Clooney added: “We hope everyone has a wonderful holiday.” Clooney acquired the Domaine Le Canadel near the small town of Brignoles in May 2001. The property includes an 18th-century country house, a pond, a swimming pool…