George Clooney is one of those stars who sit atop the pinnacle of Hollywood. A man who has charmed audiences for decades, Clooney needs no introduction. From his early days on television, he’s carved a path as a talented actor, producer, and director.
However, he has also been a part of some controversies including one with Donald Trump. It all started when the former President of the United States called Clooney a “Hollywood Elite”, and the Batman actor had his response to this statement.
George Clooney Responded After Donald Trump Called Him a Hollywood Elite
George Clooney sat down with The Daily Beast for an interview in 2017. They talked on a number of topics like his acting career, the cause of the defeat of Hillary Clinton in the US Presidential Elections, and Donald Trump.
The former US President had called Clooney a Hollywood Elite living in a bubble. This statement did not sit well with the Gravity actor, who revealed his early life in the interview.
“Here’s the thing: I grew up in Kentucky. I sold insurance door-to-door. I sold ladies’ shoes. I worked at an all-night liquor store. I would buy suits that were too big and too long and cut the bottom of the pants off to make ties so I’d have a tie to go on job interviews. I grew up understanding what it was like to not have health insurance for eight years.
So this idea that I’m somehow the “Hollywood elite” and this guy who takes a shit in a gold toilet is somehow the man of the people is laughable. People in Hollywood, for the most part, are people from the Midwest who moved to Hollywood to have a career. So this idea of “coastal elites” living in a bubble is ridiculous. Who lives in a bigger bubble?
He lives in a gold tower and has twelve people in his company. He doesn’t run a corporation of hundreds of thousands of people he employs and takes care of. He ran a company of twelve people! When you direct a film you have seven different unions all wanting different things, you have to find consensus with all of them, and you have to get them moving in the same direction.
He’s never had to do any of that kind of stuff. I just look at it and I laugh when I see him say “Hollywood elite.” Hollywood elite? I don’t have a star on Hollywood Boulevard, Donald Trump has a star on Hollywood Boulevard! F**k you!”
With such a detailed response to Trump’s allegations, it was certain that Clooney would not let that slide. He was visibly agitated about being called a Hollywood Elite and instead fired back. Clooney highlighted the fact that the President had a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, while Clooney himself did not.
George Clooney is Set to Reunite With Brad Pitt For Their Next Movie
George Clooney is set to star in Wolfs, his upcoming movie scheduled for a September 2024 release. He will be joined by another Hollywood heavyweight Brad Pitt. The two superstars are known for their bromance and harmless quips.
In a 2021 interview with People, Clooney said “Brad was obviously the cheapest of the actors available.” “He’s a friend of mine and we have a really good time together,” he added. “I’m really looking forward to it.”
In Wolfs, Pitt and Clooney play the role of professional fixers who find themselves hired for the same job. Produced by Apple Studios and distributed by Sony Pictures, the movie is currently scheduled to release on September 20, 2024.
