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George Clooney gets French citizenship — and another dust-up with Trump
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The French government says it granted George and Amal Clooney citizenship because of their contributions to its international influence. Their family has primarily lived in France since 2021.
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France grants citizenship to George and Amal Clooney and their twins Ella and Alexander
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George Clooney gets French citizenship — and another dust-up with Trump
George Clooney, wife Amal and their 8-year-old twins have become French citizens after moving to France to escape Hollywood culture, according to reports.
George Clooney, his wife Amal and their 8-year-old twins are French citizens as of last week, reports say. The Clooneys bought property in France in 2021.
The Hollywood star, now a dual US-French citizen, has previously praised France's strict privacy laws, saying they protect his children from paparazzi.
Actor George Clooney and his family have been granted French citizenship, official government documents show, after he has previously voiced concern about raising his children amid the glitz of Hollywood.
George Clooney publicly said this past fall that he was concerned about raising children in Hollywood and that a farm in France was the family's primary residence.
The Hollywood star, now a dual US-French citizen, has previously praised France's strict privacy laws, saying they protect his children from paparazzi.
It can be said that a famous American actor is now also French, as it was announced that George Clooney, his wife, and his two children have obtained French citizenship. Here's what to know about having more than one citizenship at the same time.
The French citizenship speedily granted to Hollywood star George Clooney and his family despite his confessed poor level of French suggests a "double standard" available only to the global elites, a government minister said Wednesday.
France's government is defending its decision to grant citizenship to George Clooney and his wife Amal Clooney, citing their contributions to France's international influence and cultural outreach. The government announced the naturalizations of the Kentucky-born actor, his wife Amal, and their twin…
George Clooney and his wife, Amal Clooney, were granted French citizenship because "they contribute, through their distinguished actions, to France's international influence and cultural outreach," the French government said.
