“You’d think they were royalty.” I’ve heard that a lot this week around Como, Italy about local movie star George Clooney and his fiancee Amal Alamuddin. I’ve also heard that they’re getting married next week, next month, “the end of this month,” in Venice, right here in Como, or up at George’s house along the upper part of Lake Como.

One actual fact: it won’t be this month. Clooney is busy in the U.S. with a project. Also, Como is teeming with tourists.Every hotel is booked, the funicular is full, and there isn’t enough gelato to go around. (Actually there is– too much.)

At the legendary and amazing Villa D’Este, where I had lunch yesterday, no one knows a thing. The manicured grounds would be the perfect location for a star studded wedding, certainly. Beautiful people swan around. The heads of international banks take strolls. The sun glistens on a floating pool right on the lake.

Villa D’Este may be the most beautiful (and expensive) location within 100 miles of Clooney’s estate. But the very nice people there say they’re booked and haven’t had a word.

Around Como and its environs, pictures of George Clooney are hung in many establishments, from tabacs to 4 star restaurants. I asked in one place, “Does he come here?” The answer: no.

George does hang out at Harry’s Bar in Cernobbio, down river from his home. But he hasn’t been seen there in a while and no engagement parties are being planned.

At Villa D’Este they have a theory: the wedding is in England.

If only we could wait around and see. But Como means “we want all your money” in Italian. So we’ll have to hear about it from afar…

More news from last Saturday night in the Hamptons: Bill and Hillary Clinton dined with pregnant daughter Chelsea and her husband Marc at Sotta Sopra in Amagansett. This was about as far as they could get from Revlon chairman Ron Perelman’s house called The Creeks, in Wainscott, right next door to Georgica restaurant, where he was busy entertaining Republicans John McCain and Chris Christie.

Indeed, most of the guests at Perelman’s house would have preferred mixing with the Clintons at Perelman’s benefit for Harlem’s Apollo Theater. Certainly Perelman’s having McCain and Christie over the Clintons is considered a snub on so many levels. After all, Bill Clinton is very identified with Harlem, where the Apollo is located. It’s doubtful either McCain or Christie has ever been in that neighborhood, let alone at the Apollo.

Interesting: most of his Democratic leaning rock and roll friends in New York probably don’t know this but Perelman has donated quite a bit of money in the least couple of years to Republican candidates. They include McCain himself, Kentucky senator Mitch McConnell, South Carolina Sen. Lindsay Graham, and something called the Prairie PAC. Perelman donated $4,800 to the Republican Party of Kentucky in March of this year.

What’s all the interest in Kentucky? If anyone knows, drop me a line.

t was a confusing political night at Revlon chairman Ron Perelman’s Creeks on Saturday. The annual benefit for the Apollo Theater sent out a lot of weird signals despite great music by Sting, Jon Bon Jovi, Pharrell, the Roots, and actual Apollo legend Gladys Knight.

Guests at the Apollo event were Republicans Chris Christie and John McCain, neither of whom has ever shown one iota of interest in the Apollo or its legacy or Harlem.

Not at the event was Bill Clinton or wife Hillary even though Clinton has been a long time supporter of Harlem and the Apollo. The Clintons are staying in the Hamptons, too. Hillary had a book signing in East Hampton on Saturday.

Very surprised is what Barbra Streisand must have been as she and husband James Brolin were lured to the Perelman party probably thinking they were among Clinton supporters. But Barbra doesn’t mix with the McCain or Christie worlds.

Pro-Israel advocate Streisand couldn’t have been too thrilled to see Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters at the Perelman benefit. Indeed, what could Perelman have been thinking? Waters has been railing against Israel very publicly for a couple of years now.

Also at the event: former lovers Anjelica Huston and Jack Nicholson. Last year the pair showed up, separately, at Larry Gagosian’s party for Clive Davis. Anjelica is getting ready to publish part two of her memoir, called “Watch Me.”

Due November 11th, the book details at length — 384 pages– Huston’s path to an Oscar for “Prizzi’s Honor” and her long complicated relationship with Nicholson.