George Clooney's infamous nipple-enhanced Batman suit up for auction with starting bid of $40K

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The notorious bat suit worn by George Clooney in Batman & Robin (1997), which was the fourthand final installment of Warner Bros.'s initial Batman film series, is set to go up for auction.This piece of movie memorabilia is best known for its very visible nipples, and the ridicule it has received in the 25 years since the film's premiere.The Batsuit is part ofHeritage Auctions' Hollywood & Entertainment Signature Auction that goes from July 22 through 23, with the starting bid set at $40,000.

Up for auction: The Batsuit worn by George Clooney in the film Batman & Robin (1997), complete with its notorious nipple enhancements, is up for auction through Heritage Auctions Nipple-gate: Jose Fernandez, the man who constructed the Clooney Batsuit, claimslate director Joel Schumacher told hm to enhance the nipples that were first added to Val Kilmer's version of Batman in Batman Forever (1995) Heritage Auctions went on to describe the Batsuit as 'constructed of cast foam latex, vinyl, resin components, leather, and other mixed media elements all expertly painted, finished and assembled on a life-size pose-able mannequin with a hyper-realistic George Clooney head with prosthetic grade false eyes.' It continued, 'Costume pieces include hero signature cowl, full length superhero cape with 2-cape clips, muscle tunic with signature "Batman" icon on the chest, muscled tights, peaked and finned gauntlet gloves, and knee-high character boots.'The cowl and cape were actually both personalized with a "GC" on them, which are the initials for George Clooney.