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Clooney Slams Trump Over Acting Insults During War
George Clooney slammed President Donald Trump and the White House for mocking his acting skills amid the war in Iran.Earlier this week the actor, 64, told Itali...
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Earlier this week the actor, 64, told Italian high school students that Trump, 79, committed a war when he threatened that 'a in Iran if the dispute over the Strait of Hormuz was not resolved.
'The only person committing is George Clooney for his awful movies and terrible acting ability,' the White House said in a statement to The Independent on Wednesday, via Communications Director Steven Cheung.
Clooney hit out at the statement, telling Us Weekly on Wednesday, 'Families are losing their loved ones. Children have been incinerated. The world's economy is on a knife's edge. This is a time for vigorous debate at the highest levels. Not for infantile name calling.'
Clooney also noted that a 'war crime is alleged "when there is intent to physically destroy a nation," as defined by the Genocide Convention and the Rome Statute.'
'What is the administration's defense? [Besides calling me a failed actor which I happily agree with having starred in Batman and Robin?]' he questioned.
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George Clooney, 64, slammed President Donald Trump, 79, and the White House for mocking his acting skills amid the war in Iran, stating that it's not the time 'for infantile name calling'
Trump and Clooney have a past of hitting out at each other. The president previously called the actor a failed movie star in December and one of the 'worst political prognosticators of all time.'
Earlier this week the actor told Italian high school students that Trump committed a war crime when he threatened that 'a whole civilization [would] die' in Iran if the dispute over the Strait of Hormuz was not resolved; Clooney seen in February
'The only person committing war crimes is George Clooney for his awful movies and terrible acting ability,' the White House said in a statement on Wednesday; Trump seen in 2024
'What is the administration's defense? [Besides calling me a failed actor which I happily agree with having starred in Batman and Robin?]' Clooney questioned in a statement to Us Weekly; Seen in a still from Batman and Robin
Trump had earlier threatened to attack Iranian bridges and power plants in a bizarre Easter message
Clooney discussed his past relationship with Trump in an interview with Variety back in 2025.
'I knew him very well. He used to call me a lot, and he tried to help me get into a hospital once to see a back surgeon. I'd see him out at clubs and at restaurants. He's a big goofball. Well, he was. That all changed.'
Meanwhile in January Trump mocked the actor and his wife, human rights attorney Amal Clooney, for obtaining French citizenship.
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'Good News! George and Amal Clooney, two of the worst political prognosticators of all time, have officially become citizens of France which is, sadly, in the midst of a major crime problem because of their absolutely horrendous handling of immigration, much like we had under Sleepy Joe Biden,' he wrote.
'Remember when Clooney, after the now infamous debate, dumped Joe during a fundraiser, only to go onto the side of another stellar candidate, Jamala(K!), who is now fighting it out with the worst governor in the Country, including Tim Waltz, Gavin Newscum, for who is going to lead the Democrats to their future defeat,' he continued.
Then, Trump referred to Clooney as 'average' and said the actor makes 'totally mediocre' films.
'Clooney got more publicity for politics than he did for his very few, and totally mediocre, movies,' he wrote.
'He wasn't a movie star at all, he was just an average guy who complained, constantly, about common sense in politics.
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Trump and Clooney have a past of hitting out at each other. The president previously called Clooney and his wife Amal the 'worst political prognosticators of all time'
Trump mocked the couple for obtaining French citizenship; Clooney and his wife pictured in December 2023
In late December, it was revealed that Clooney and his British-Lebanese wife received their French passports, joining their eight-year-old twins Alexander and Ella, in officially becoming French citizens.
Clooney, a politically outspoken liberal, previously cited the country's privacy laws as one of the reasons why he and his wife decided to raise their children in France.
In April 2025 Clooney claimed that he wasn't bothered by Trump calling him a 'fake movie actor.'
'I don’t care,' Clooney said in an interview with CBS Mornings.
'I've known Donald Trump for a long time. My job is not to please the President of the United States. My job is to try and tell the truth when I can and when I have the opportunity.'
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