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The Hollywood actor is a prominent donor to the Democratic Party in the United States. In recent years, that has regularly led to criticism from President Trump, who has called him a “second-rate movie star,” among other things. According to Clooney, it didn’t bother him much. “It’s not my job to keep the President of the United States happy.”

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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

France doesn't have a government whose president is specifically gunning for him, and his wife. That makes a big difference. Better safe than sorry, especially with your kids.

Frankly, I'd be right behind him, if I could afford it. It wouldn't be any big sacrifice to quit this version of America. We passed our "Best by" date long ago.

[–] fantasyocean@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"I was worried about raising our kids in L.A., in the culture of Hollywood,” he told the magazine. “I don’t want them to be walking around worried about paparazzi. I don’t want them being compared to somebody else’s famous kids"

This was the reason stated in the article, they're not seeking asylum. They literally just wealthy people acquiring citizenship like it's a membership to a new country club. Equating them in any way to the real struggles of people attempting to flee persecution is so wild to me, but I guess it's cool to do because we like George Clooney. He even says he can't speak French.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 points 1 week ago

A lot of Hollywood people live in other places, for that very reason, but they generally stay in America. He chose a foreign country, and it would be naive to believe that his, and his wife's, opinions and actions in defiance of MAGA had nothing to do with that decision.