George Clooney And Family

George Clooney and his wife Amal have been granted French citizenship. Their eight-year-old twins now also have dual citizenship, the French news agency AFP reports.

The 64-year-old American actor has lived in France for years and previously stated that he was considering becoming a French citizen. In early December, Clooney spoke positively about French privacy laws, which he believes better protect his family from paparazzi.

In 2021, Clooney purchased a home near the southern French town of Brignoles. Although he also owns properties in Italy, England, and the United States, he told the French broadcaster RTL that their home in France is “the place where we are happiest.”

In previous interviews, Clooney indicated that he had consciously distanced himself from Los Angeles. He believed his children would be exposed to too much fame and social pressure there. “I felt like they would never get a fair chance.”

According to Clooney, “nobody cares about fame” in France, which he calls a healthier environment for his family. He emphasized that he wants to protect his children from constant media attention. “I don’t want them to be compared to someone else’s famous children.”

Clooney and his wife Amal, a British-Lebanese human rights lawyer, became parents of twins Alexander and Ella in 2017. In 2021, the actor wrote an open letter to the Daily Mail, among others, urging them not to publish photos of his children.

He warned at the time that recognizable images of the twins could pose risks due to his wife’s work.