Rome, June 25 -- : Former US President Barack Obama on Monday was spotted riding a boat on the waters of Lake Como in Italy alongside American actor George Clooney.

The former President, who is currently on a European getaway along with his wife Michelle and daughters Sasha and Malia, continued their luxurious European vacation over the weekend with Clooney and his wife, human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, who share a home in Lake Como, People reported.

Clooney, 58, has been a longtime supporter of Obama. In 2012, the Academy Award winner raised USD15 million for Obama's re-election campaign at a fundraiser he hosted at his Los Angeles home.

The actor and humanitarian activist had called the 44th President a "good man" and "a good friend",...