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Look Who's Rocking: Clint Eastwood At Coachella!
Look who's rocking at Coachella this weekend: Octogenarian actor Clint Eastwood!
The star was spotted attending the popular music and arts fest in the company of his 19-year-old daughter Francesca.
Clint Eastwood is hip at Coachella: http://t.co/KTCI6sS1jy
— nadia chaudhury (@nadiachaudhury) April 14, 2013
According to the Daily Mail the father-daughter duo took in several performances together Saturday at the open-air fest. It seems while hangin' with her pops, Francesca opted for jean shorts and tank-tops, but once the ol' man wasn't with her, she stripped down to her bikini top.
Clint apparently had a late night "hitting the party scene," including attending the Armani Exchange Neon Carnival.
While at Coachella, should Clint feel the need to talk to any empty chairs, he might look more in step with some of the other inebriated attendees than he did at the 2012 RNC. No word, however, if the legendary star opted to strike up convos with any furniture while at Coachella.
This wasn't Eastwood the elder's first trip to Coachella, though. He was spotted there in 2011, an unlikely spectator at some main stage performances, including Wiz Khalifa and Death From Above 1979.
Check out some of the other famous faces enjoying Coachella this weekend.
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