PrintSUN VALLEY, Idaho (AP) ? Clint Eastwood just made Mitt Romneys day.
The Oscar-winning director and longtime movie star says hes endorsing the Republican presidential candidate.
Eastwood tells The Associated Press that hes backing Romney because, in Eastwoods words, "I think the country needs a boost."
Eastwood was among those attending a Romney fundraiser Friday night in Sun Valley, Idaho.
In February, Eastwood told Fox News that he wasnt supporting any politician at that time. Some saw the "halftime in America" ad he made for the Super Bowl as a nod toward President Barack Obama. Eastwood responded then by saying he was not "politically affiliated" with the president.
Eastwood won Academy Awards for directing and producing "Unforgiven" and "Million Dollar Baby" and starred in those films as well as the Dirty Harry movies.
Source: Terra/AP