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George Clooney has been absolutely everywhere this past week, the embodiment of both Hollywood royalty and wry self-awareness as he wraps up a bruising two-month publicity tour for his latest film Jay Kelly. The Netflix release—directed by Noah Baumbach and co-written with Emily Mortimer—has generated both curiosity and mid-range reviews, with some critics branding it a sentimental riff “pitched at the intersection of regrets and glories,” a tag Clooney himself seems only too happy to lampoon. As the release date of November 14 approaches, he’s been making appearances at festivals and premieres, most recently lighting up the red carpet at AFI Fest in Los Angeles.
The big headline, however, came courtesy of a real-life art caper in Paris. During a sequence of red carpet interviews with outlets like Variety, the Associated Press, and Entertainment Tonight, Clooney was asked about the recent headline-making $100 million Louvre heist. Channeling his Ocean’s Eleven alter ego, he quipped, “It was cool…I was very proud of those guys.” He admitted to being amazed by the scale and audacity of the daylight burglary, adding with typical smirk that—if there’s another Ocean’s movie—it should be about robbing the Louvre, though the real thieves beat him to the punch. The French, one imagines, may wince at his devil-may-care tone about a grand crime on national turf, but Clooney has made a career out of charm and self-reference, and he played these comments with a smile. Celebitchy, which covered the exchange, noted that there was little sign of concern for the fate of the jewels or the public loss and more of a desire to riff on the Danny Ocean connection.
For someone pushing 65—his words, not mine—he’s been reflecting a lot on aging and stardom. In an Empire magazine interview flagged by KATV, Clooney vented about the pressures on leading men, dryly noting that “Hollywood stars aren’t allowed to get old,” and recounting with typical frankness, “People come up and say, you’re a lot older than I thought. Like, f*** off! I’m 64!” He recalled sharing the spotlight in Jay Kelly with his real-life security guard, Giovanni, who also happens to be a dear friend and helps run his Italian villa. The family theme extends off-screen as well: in an Extra TV interview, Clooney discussed balancing fame with parenting his twins with Amal, and joked about throwing a birthday party with Adam Sandler while shooting in Italy.
As for social media, George doesn’t court viral drama, but his Louvre comments—equal parts rock-star and rascal—were widely shared, drawing predictable mix of amusement, eye-rolls, and critiques about celebrity flippancy. For a man so often the center of attention, it’s vintage Clooney, blending irreverence, Hollywood gravitas, and an ever-ready wisecrack as art and life blur again. No major new business ventures or projects were announced this week, nor did he tease any concrete details about that much-rumored next installment of Ocean’s. But if recent days are any measure, George Clooney’s aura—half class, half chaos—shows no signs of fading from cultural view.
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