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Gravity actor hits out at tabloid whose facts he argues were 'negligent' and 'dangerous'

 

GEORGE Clooney has slammed a popular tabloid over their "irresponsible" story written about his soon-to-be mother-in-law. 

The publication in question reported his fiancée's mum opposed his and Amal Alamuddin's marriage for religious reasons. 

George Clooney is angered by a false report written about his fiancée's mother [Wenn]

The Gravity actor says Amal Alamuddin's mum is 'not against' their marriage [Wenn]

"It says Amal's mother has been telling "half of Beirut" that she's against the wedding. It says they joke about traditions in the Druze religion that end up with the death of the bride. Let me repeat that: the death of the bride," George wrote in an online statement. 

"First of all, none of the story is factually true. Amal's mother is not Druze. She has not been to Beirut since Amal and I have been dating, and she is in no way against the marriage — but none of that is the issue."

The 53-year-old goes on to say he's used to reading the "idiotic stories" and that he usually doesn't care, but this story is different.  

"This lie involves larger issues. The irresponsibility, in this day and age, to exploit religious differences where none exist, is at the very least negligent and more appropriately dangerous. 

The 53-year-old believes the report is 'dangerous' [Splash]

"We have family members all over the world, and the idea that someone would inflame any part of that world for the sole reason of selling papers should be criminal.

"I'm the son of a newsman; I accept the idea that freedom of speech can be an inconvenience to my private life from time to time, but this story, like so many others, is picked up by hundreds of other outlets," he says. 

The Gravity actor concludes by calling the tabloid "laughable", saying: "They must be so very proud."