George Clooney Spends His Nespresso Paycheck on a Satellite…Find Out Why!

Jennifer Aniston, Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Connery, Meg Ryan, Dennis Hopper, George Clooney — and of course, John Travolta with this recent gem — these are just a few A-List celebrities who have pocketed big dollars starring in foreign commercials.

Sudan's leader Omar al-Bashir (Getty Images)“I’m trying to make movies in my life … that last longer than opening weekend," Clooney toldNewsweek in 2012, explaining why he does these ads. "That’s it, that’s my whole goal. I don’t have to make money; I do films for scale and then, you know, I go do coffee commercials overseas, and I make a lot of money so I get to live in a nice house. … And I don’t give a sh-t. And people will go, ‘Oh that’s a sellout.’ And you know what? F--k you.”

While Stacy Keibler's ex may have made light of being called a "sellout," he's putting his money where his mouth is when it comes to spending what he earns. Many stars pocket their ridiculously large paychecks, but George — who appears in commercials for Nespresso — said he's spending the cash on a satellite aimed at Sudan.

"Most of the money I make on the [Nespresso] commercials I spend keeping a satellite over the border of North and South Sudan to keep an eye on Omar al-Bashir [the Sudanese dictator charged with war crimes at The Hague]," the Oscar winner said in Paris on Tuesday. "Then [Omar al-Bashir] puts out a statement saying that I'm spying on him and how would I like it if a camera was following me everywhere I went and I go 'Well, welcome to my life Mr. War Criminal.' I want the war criminal to have the same amount of attention that I get. I think that's fair."

George Clooney getting arrested in front of Sudanese Embassy in Washington DC (Getty Images)But don't let the Clooney's humor and charm take away from what he's really doing.

The Satellite Sentinel Project, Clooney's spy program, aims to use advanced satellite imagery to monitor potential human rights abuses in Sudan. The SSP tracks movements of Omar al-Bashir's army and attempts to warn civilians in advance of attacks.

Clooney's passion for Sudanese satellites is hardly random.

In March 2012, he and his father Nick Clooney were arrested during a protest outside of the Sudanese Embassy in Washington DC.

The protesters accused Omar al-Bashir of provoking a humanitarian crisis and blocking food and aid from entering the Nuba Mountains in the county's border region with South Sudan.

Clooney told The Associated Press that through his actions he hoped to draw attention to the crisis in Sudan.

After all, actions speak louder than words and the "Gravity" star is certainly doing both.