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Amal Alamuddin & George Clooney's wedding photos cover People, Hello Mags
Added 9 years agoSource: CeleBitchy
Amal Alamuddin & George Clooney's wedding photos cover People, Hello Mags
Lainey at LaineyGossip was right! George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin did not give/sell their first wedding photos to Vogue. Sources told Lainey that George and Amal negotiated some kind of Brangelina-like deal with People Magazine and Hello to publish the official photos. And here we are! People and Hello released their covers early this morning – People chose the photo of George and Amal looking at each other and Hello chose the photo of them looking at the camera for their cover. Brangelina got something like $3-5 million for their wedding photos. I wonder how much George and Amal got? FOR CHARITY! I will donate $5 to their charity if they name it The Alamooney Foundation. Here’s some of People’s write-up:

After George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin exchanged traditional vows, platinum bands and, yes, a lengthy kiss at their 30-minute wedding ceremony on Sept. 27 in Venice, Italy, the newlyweds turned to their family and friends. And the place went wild. Cheers and applause filled the gilded hall at Italy’s historic Aman Canal Grande Venice as around 100 guests, many with tears in their eyes, celebrated the much-anticipated union of the Oscar winner and his barrister bride. The intimate wedding ? including 25 exclusive photos of the emotional ceremony, star-studded parties and all the sweet candid moments ? is featured in this week’s issue of PEOPLE, in conjunction with Hello! magazine internationally.

Marriage, Clooney, 53, tells PEOPLE, “feels pretty damn great.”

“George and Amal radiated love all night,” Alamuddin’s mother Baria tells PEOPLE. “The wedding was so unbelievably special, it was legendary. These three days ? the friends, the families, the atmosphere, everything ? will stay with me all the rest of my life.”

One of four loved ones to deliver heartfelt speeches during the short ceremony, Baria, an editor at the Arabic newspaper Al-Hayat, addressed Clooney at one point. “I said, ‘George, we love you truly, deeply and sincerely. We enjoy your charm, your wit, intelligent conversation and generosity. You are simply perfect.’ ”

His tux wasn’t so bad either. Created by Giorgio Armani as part of his Made to Measure collection, the black tuxedo in ultra-fine wool/cashmere was paired with a white shirt, black bow tie and oxfords in smooth, brushed black leather. (To finish off his look, Clooney wore customized cufflinks, a gift from his bride, with “George” inscribed in Arabic.)

“It is a privilege and a pleasure for me to dress him for this occasion, in which he stars in the most important role: that of the groom,” Armani tells PEOPLE.

“[Giorgio is] the class act of all class acts,” the actor says. “He’s been a good friend for many years and the night wouldn’t be complete without him.”

Of course nothing could upstage the bride, stunning in a custom Oscar de la Renta French lace wedding gown, hand-embroidered with pearls and diamant accents, featuring an off-the-shoulder neckline and a full circular train.

“He’s such an elegant designer and such an elegant man,” Alamuddin, 36, tells PEOPLE.

With three days of parties followed by a civil ceremony, the festivities took center stage in Venice, which the actor calls “the most romantic city in the world” and a natural choice for their wedding locale. “We met in Italy,” says Clooney, who has long owned an estate on Lake Como. “We have a home there. We knew that was where we wanted to get married.”

While the guest list included famous pals like Matt Damon and Bono, the couple kept the celebration intimate and sentimental. They tapped Nora Sagal, the daughter of friends, to sing the Irving Berlin standard Always at the ceremony ? which happened to be the song Clooney’s parents, Nick and Nina, danced to at their wedding ? and Cole Porter’s “Why Shouldn’t I?” for their first dance at the reception.

As Nick Clooney said in his speech during the ceremony, “George and Amal present us with … belief that in this place and at this moment, love is alive and well.”

The bride’s close friend Jae Kim couldn’t agree more. “I had never seen her smile like that,” Kim said sweetly during the ceremony of witnessing her Alamuddin find the love of her life. “She has had that smile now for almost a year straight!”

Besides the afterglow of an unforgettable weekend, did the guests take anything home? “Other than a hangover? Yes,” cracks Clooney, whose favors included iPods loaded with a playlist chosen by the couple. And what’s next for the newlyweds after a brief honeymoon? Quite simply, Clooney tells PEOPLE, “We’re looking forward to everything.”

[From People]

Yes, it’s all pretty over-the-top. Thoughts on Amal’s dress? I don’t hate it. It’s a classic, lovely, traditional wedding gown and it looks very pretty on her. I’m glad she wore her amazing hair gown.

Other random details, from other sources… Page Six says the wedding probably cost about $13 million, which is pretty interesting considering Amal’s parents supposedly paid. I didn?t know Amal came from that kind of wealth. I mean, I figured her family was probably upper-middle-class, more like an academic family rather than a wealthy family. Oh, and sources claim that George and Amal went from Venice to Marrakech for their honeymoon. That?s really cool! I?ve always wanted to go to Marrakech.

Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet.

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George Clooney & Amal Alamuddin's first married-couple photos: lovely'
Added 9 years agoSource: CeleBitchy
George Clooney & Amal Alamuddin's first married-couple photos: lovely'
Yay! The first married photos of Mr. and Mrs. George Clooney. George and Amal stepped out on Sunday, the day after their Venice wedding. They were leaving the Aman Canal Grande Hotel, which I guess is where they spent their first night together as a married couple. Amal?s gorgeous hair looks a little bit? well, she doesn?t look blow-out perfect, let?s say that. According to People Mag, Amal and George were headed to the Belmond Hotel Cipriani for a post-wedding brunch with guests.

My general vibe: Amal looks really happy. And George looks like his back hurts. So, it was a successful wedding night! I can?t say I love Amal?s married-lady style though. This dress is so short and stiff!! It looks like something Duchess Kate would pick out for herself so she could flash everybody. As for the wedding, there are some assorted details that we can discuss:

*The actual wedding had George and Amal standing on ?a podium in front of a large wall of white candles.?

*The venue was ?decorated with white flowers, including tiny roses, lilies and carnations as well as hundreds of additional hand-crafted flickering candles.? The music: disco and jazz ?from bands like Blondie, Jackson 5, Amy Winehouse, and Daft Punk.?

*Every guest got a ?bag of goodies? which ?included a wedding weekend itinerary, suggestions for what to do, and yes, rules for the big day.? No cell photos allowed. The guests all got an iPod and speaker with George and Amal?s personalized playlist.

*George and Amal arranged for drinks, piano entertainment and food for their guests at the Cipriani for Friday.

*The reception food: ? Guests then feasted on lobster, lemon risotto, and fried polenta with mushrooms.?

*As their guests prepared to leave Venice, ?Clooney and Alamuddin gifted everyone with a framed picture of themselves.? Each guest also received a short note/letter reading: ?We’re both so glad you’re here. You’ve come a long way so we’ll make it worth the trip. Thanks for being here. It means the world to us.”

[From Us Weekly & E! News]

I love the menu! I bet George and Amal had a real cake too (please, let the eat a real cake). I also love that the guests got a photo of George and Amal because that?s just cla$$y.

Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet.

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George Clooney looked happy, relaxed ahead of his wedding: no jitters?
Added 9 years agoSource: CeleBitchy
George Clooney looked happy, relaxed ahead of his wedding: no jitters?
While we?re waiting on photos of the bride, I just thought you?d like to see this assortment of photos. I?m including a full-length photo of Amal Alamuddin in her black-and-white Dolce & Gabbana gown, arriving in Venice yesterday afternoon. I?m including photos of George Clooney in his black tux, about to head to the wedding venue just a short time ago. And I?m including some photos of George enjoying a low-key brunch with Rande Gerber and Cindy Crawford this morning at the Cipriani.

Do you think that Amal and George decided to go with tradition/superstition and they didn?t see each other on their wedding day before the ceremony? Do you think George slept alone last night? I bet George was really, really drunk last night (it was his bachelor party, after all), but I have to say, in the brunch photos? he doesn?t look pained at all. He looks relaxed and healthy. I wouldn?t swear to it, but I think he?s had some fillers. Nothing major or anything, just a few little injections to look ?fresh?.

You can read some of People Magazine?s coverage here. Apparently, George rode in a water taxi to the wedding locale (the Aman, reportedly) with Amal?s parents, Amal?s brother Zak and some of his (George?s relatives).

PS? You know what?s a little bit funny to me? I don?t think any of George?s celebrity friends brought their kids along. No kids allowed at George?s wedding!

Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet.

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George Clooney & Amal Alamuddin arrive in Venice ahead of their wedding
Added 9 years agoSource: CeleBitchy
George Clooney & Amal Alamuddin arrive in Venice ahead of their wedding
Here are some brand new photos of George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin arriving in Venice just a short time ago. HER HAIR!! People, I have great hair (truly!) and Amal’s hair totally makes me jealous. She looks blow-out perfect every single time we see her. Anyway, as you can see… George and Amal want to be seen. They’re totally okay with their wedding being a spectacle. So here we go.

Just take this post as a preview of coming attractions. In all likelihood, George and Amal will be married in Venice tomorrow. This will be George?s second marriage and Amal?s first. Amal?s romantic history is a blank slate as far as gossip goes ? we have no idea who any of her previous boyfriends are or anything like that. All we know about Amal is what George?s press people want us to know. She?s a brilliant and high-powered barrister. She?s George?s ?equal.? She?s politically active.

As for the wedding plans? various outlets are all abuzz. Us Weekly has an exclusive photo of the interior of the Hotel Cipriani, which is the alleged locale of the post-wedding reception party, I guess? Amal arrived in Milan yesterday, and I guess she?s already in Venice. Amal?s family has been in Venice this week, taking care of some of the last-minute details.

Us Weekly says the game plan for the wedding events include: a big rehearsal dinner tonight at the Cipriani, then a lavish breakfast at the Cipriani as well. After breakfast, the wedding party will move to the Aman hotel for the wedding ceremony (they will have to use boats or gondolas), then they will stay at the Aman for the reception. The wedding feast will be a ?five course banquet created by Italian chef Riccardo de Pra, famous for his pairing European and Asian cuisines.? Then the party will return to the Cipriani for ?late-night drinks around the pool, and fireworks. Festivities will continue into Sunday, with another dinner planned at the Cipriani that evening, before the couple finish off their European wedding weekend with a civil ceremony on Monday.?

Amal?s dress is going to be either Sarah Burton for McQueen or Oscar de la Renta. Amal?s sister Tala will be her maid of honor, and we don?t know who Clooney is using as his Best Man. I suspect it?s Rande Gerber. Matt Damon is already there, but he’s the only big celebrity I’ve seen so far. But I?ll be doing coverage of everything tomorrow, IF it goes down (it will go down).

Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet.

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George Clooney's public declaration of love to Amal now has a video, you guys
Added 9 years agoSource: CeleBitchy
George Clooney's public declaration of love to Amal now has a video, you guys
Allegedly, George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin are going to have a very small civil service today in London, which I suppose will be the ?legally binding? wedding ahead of the ?just for fun? wedding in Venice in a few weeks. If you believe the words coming out of George Clooney?s mouth, that is. Star Mag?s conspiracy (which is also a theory I mentioned on Monday) is that George said they would marry in Venice to throw people off the scent of a Como wedding. We?ll see. Speaking of George’s Sunday confessions, when George and Amal attended the Celebrity Fight Night event on Sunday, it was widely reported that he publicly declared his love to Amal from the stage. For the record, his exact words were: ?To my bride-to-be Amal, I love you very much and I can?t wait to be your husband.? NOW WITH

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Amal Alamuddin 'showed off her huge engagement ring' at an 'intimate' dinner
Added 9 years agoSource: CeleBitchy
Amal Alamuddin 'showed off her huge engagement ring' at an 'intimate' dinner
I?ve sort of come out on the other side on George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin?s engagement and the flurry of nonsensical reports about how loved-up they are. I used to just feel bewildered and disconcerted by how out of character all of this was. Now I?m just sitting back and enjoying it. It?s crazy and it will get even crazier if and when they finally do get hitched, which is maybe two weekends away. In the meantime, E! News reports that George and Amal had another lovey-dovey outing this week:

The love is definitely in the air for George Clooney and his bride-to-be Amal Alamuddin.

After gushing about his fiance at the Celebrity Fight Night Gala over the weekend, Clooney and his future wife went out for an “intimate” Italian dinner date at Harry’s Bar on Tuesday night.

An eyewitness tells E! News that the couple were “all smiles as they made their way inside the restaurant and looked very much in love” as they cozied up to each other at one point. “Amal showed off her huge engagement ring as the pair shared a romantic moment,” the insider added, noting that they were there for a couple of hours and that George frequents Harry’s often while in Italy.

The pair made their first red carpet appearance over the weekend, and their romantic evening out on the town was overflowing with PDA.

Clooney gushed about his lady while giving a speech at the event, telling the crowd, “I’ve met my bride-to-be in Italy and I will be married in Italy soon, in a couple of weeks. In Venice of all places! In closing, I guess what I would like to say is to my bride-to-be, Amal, that I love you very much and I can’t wait to be your husband.”

A guest told E! News, “She seemed so touched and overwhelmed and at that moment they looked right at each other and it was as if there was no one else in the room.”

[From E! News]

Who is providing these sappy quotes to media outlets? Is it George?s publicist? Or is it the gossip zeitgeist, that George ?has changed? and Amal is The One? And she adores her Sexiest Man Alive, The Forever Bachelor as well? ?it was as if there was no one else in the room.? Barf.

Also ? there are reports that George and Amal?s Venice wedding with just include about 60 people. 60 people plus Anna Wintour and the Vogue photographers, I?m hoping. Us Weekly says that they’ll do the civil ceremony this Friday in London, then on September 27th, they’ll do a bigger (but exclusive) wedding party at Venice’s Hotel Cipriani. So far the guest list does not include Brangelina, Matt Damon or Ben Affleck but does include Cindy Crawford, John Krasinski and Julianna Margulies.

Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet.

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George Clooney to Amal: 'I love you to death & I can't wait to become your husband'
Added 9 years agoSource: CeleBitchy
George Clooney to Amal: 'I love you to death & I can't wait to become your husband'
Here are some more pics of George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin on Sunday night in Florence for Celebrity Fight Night. Just FYI, these are totally the photos we?re going to use when they finally do get married. Celebrities have to think about that kind of thing: ?When I announce my wedding/engagement, which photos will be used?? Generally, most media and gossip sites will use the most current photos we have, or failing that, the last red carpet photos we have. Considering Amal has been dodging the paparazzi for the most part for more than a month and considering these are literally the only red carpet photos we have of her, these are the photos we?re probably/definitely going to use. Unless Amal goes on a pap-friendly walkabout in the next week, then all bets are off!

Anyway, I really wanted to use these photos specifically because they came in later than the photos I used yesterday. There?s not much new stuff to report ? George said in his speech (he picked up a humanitarian award) that he and Amal would be getting married in Venice ?in a few weeks.? A source told E! News: ?He said he is an honorary 12-year resident of Italy and then said they were getting married in Venice. He also said to Amal [from the podium], ‘I love you very much.’” I still don?t know if I believe that.

Italian reports are more specific about Clooney?s wording ? they have him saying ?I’m getting married on September 26th. In Venice, in an ancient palace.? He also said they would only honeymoon for three days before he had to go back to work. Amal apparently told reporters that she?s definitely going to wear an Oscar de la Renta wedding gown. George apparently said: ?I would say to Amal ‘I love you to death and I cannot wait to become your husband?.? WHO ARE YOU, George Clooney? He?s never, never been this guy. He?s never made public declarations of love. He?s never been this forthcoming with details about his personal life! What is he selling and why is he selling it so hard?

PS? I love the earrings but I hate her posture.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.

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George Clooney checked into 2 medical facilities last month to treat his bad back
Added 9 years agoSource: CeleBitchy
George Clooney checked into 2 medical facilities last month to treat his bad back
I swear, I?m not making fun of the older people or the people with back problems. My dad had bad back problems for all of my life, and I know the look of someone struggling with their back. And I?m here to tell you ? George Clooney is in a lot of pain. He had a well-publicized problem with his back during and after filming on Syriana back in 2005 and Clooney claimed that he got everything taken care of back then. I didn?t believe him. It?s the way he walks, the pained expression he has when he thinks he?s not being photographed: he?s still struggling. Plus, I always thought that? er, how to say this? I always thought Stacy Keibler?s sexual ?acrobatics? probably exacerbated his back problems. Since George has been with Amal Alamuddin, he hasn?t been photographed that much, but on those rare times when I do see photos of him, he?s always hunched over and walking like? well, an old man. Anyway, this happened:

Almost ten years after filming the Oscar-nominated movie, Syriana, George Clooney is still feeling the effects of his on-set injury.

E! News has learned the actor traveled to Duke University earlier this month and then to a hospital in Dusseldorf, Germany to get his back injury looked at.

After hurting his spinal cord while filming a particularly violent torture scene, the 53-year-old actor periodically loses spinal fluid. As a result, it’s routine for the actor to tend to the injury when it’s warranted.

Clooney’s rep could not be reached for comment.

Clooney has had to cope with lingering effects since the accident occurred in 2004. The back injury turned out to be a torn dura mater, a membrane that covers the spinal cord. Symptoms included severe headaches that give way to spinal fluid leaks. Along the way, Clooney has still been able to maintain a sense of humor about the injury.

“What you learn after you’re 40 is it’s just about plugging up holes in the boat,” he told Men’s Vogue in 2005.

E! News can confirm Clooney is back in Italy relaxing comfortably.

[From E! News]

Yep, pretty much. Despite statements to the contrary over the years, George is still in bad shape and he?s still feeling those old injuries. I feel sorry for him. I feel sorry for Amal Alamuddin a little bit too ? she?s looking less like the power-partner and more like his pretty nursemaid.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.

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George Clooney: 'It's just fun to slap those bad guys every once in a while'
Added 9 years agoSource: CeleBitchy
George Clooney: 'It's just fun to slap those bad guys every once in a while'
Just FYI, I would much rather cover THIS STORY at Variety which is the Queen?s Guard covering the Game of Thrones theme music. But this is what we get. George Clooney taking a victory lap because he likes to ?slap those bad guys.? Seriously. I guess it?s smart ? George picked a fight with The Daily Mail and instead of letting the controversy slip away, George is declaring victory and dancing a jig about it. George gave an interview to Variety, apparently conducted over the phone while he?s in Como, planning his wedding. George is SO weird these days, right? He literally just called Variety to talk about his fight with the Daily Mail.

?It?s just fun to slap those bad guys every once in a while, knock ?em around,? George Clooney told Variety Friday about triumphing in his spat with British tabloid the Daily Mail? Clooney, the son of newsman Nick Clooney, has held journalism in high regard (as seen in his film ?Good Night, and Good Luck?). So while he says he understands that some tabloids have always made things up, he is concerned about bigger issues than the Daily Mail?s lies about himself or even his family.

Speaking by phone from Lake Como in Italy, Clooney said ?I would sit with my friends and we?d just go, ?So they just sat at a computer and just went, ?OK, this is what I?m gonna say today.? I mean, literally, because you just go ?There isn?t literally an element of truth in this.? You just laugh, and let it go. I?m used to it after all these years. But the thing that bothers me is how much the Daily Mail is now bleeding into American press and becoming a source for some pretty legitimate newspapers. So that?s the thing that worries me.?

?Those are really bad guys and they do tend to tee off on everybody,? said Clooney. ?It?s fun when you can go, ?Well, this one, I know I have all the facts right.? Usually the argument is: ?Hey, we?re not gonna tell you our source,? and, ?Prove it.? And when they actually do it themselves it?s so great. You go, ?OK, well you obviously just screwed this (up), so I think I can get you now.?

The actor-activist said he?s learned that he has to choose his battles, whether it?s choosing which atrocities in East Africa to spotlight or which lies out of London to object to. ?That?s why you pick your fights at a tabloid. Every day they write things that aren?t true, but every once in a while they write something that is actually dangerous to your family, and it?s probably not true. And that?s the one you pick.?

Of his engagement to activist-lawyer-author Amal Alamuddin, Clooney quipped ?I?m marrying up.?

[From Variety]

Sigh? as I said before, George had every right to bash the Daily Mail. He had every right to set the record straight. He had every right to file a lawsuit (but he didn?t). But I don?t understand why he?s still talking about this. It sort of feels like George is trying to strengthen his political/journalistic/intellectual credibility ? with top human rights barrister Amal Alamuddin at his side, naturally ? but at the end of the day, it?s kind of bad media management. Maybe I?m alone in thinking that.

By the way, I hope everybody saw Amal?s graduation photo ? go here to see it. I?m not going to make fun of her for that stupid wig. I will make fun of Britain for still making barristers wear those stupid wigs though. I realize it?s ?tradition? but enough already.

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George Clooney bashes the Daily Mail yet again: 'The coverup is always worse'
Added 9 years agoSource: CeleBitchy
George Clooney bashes the Daily Mail yet again: 'The coverup is always worse'
On Monday, The Daily Mail published a story about George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin and how Amal?s mom didn?t care for George because, as the Mail?s sources claimed, George is not Druze. The article?s sources claimed that Amal comes from a close-knit Druze family and that her mom wanted her to marry within the Druze clan. Less than 48 hours, George sent out a lengthy statement/open letter bashing The Mail?s story as journalistic malpractice and claiming that the Mail had gotten everything wrong. The Mail deleted the story and published this apology to George:

On Monday MailOnline carried an article which alleged that the mother of George Clooney?s fiance Amal Alamuddin would prefer her daughter to be married to a member of the Druze religious group. Yesterday Mr Clooney said the story was ‘completely fabricated’ and exploited ‘religious differences where none exist.’

In a statement MailOnline said: ‘The story was not a fabrication but supplied in good faith by a reputable and trusted freelance journalist. She based her story on conversations with a long standing contact who has strong connections with senior members of the Lebanese community in the UK and the Druze in Beirut. We only became aware of Mr Clooney?s concerns this morning and have launched a full investigation.

?However, we accept Mr Clooney?s assurance that the story is inaccurate and we apologise to him, Miss Amal Alamuddin and her mother, Baria, for any distress caused. We have removed the article from our website and will be contacting Mr Clooney?s representatives to discuss giving him the opportunity to set the record straight.’

[From The Daily Mail]

I thought that was interesting. Like, the Daily Mail says that they did have legit sources on the story and they have faith in their reporter but they?re withdrawing the story and offering an apology. It wasn?t the reaction I was expecting from the DM. Still, controversy over? Not so much. George has issued another statement to USA Today. This is totally bigger than Watergate.

There is one constant when a person or company is caught doing something wrong. The coverup is always worse. In this case, the Daily Mail has printed an apology for insinuating religious tensions where there are none. In the apology, managing editor Charles Garside claims that the article was “not a fabrication,” but “based the story on conversations with senior members of the Lebanese community.”

The problem is that none of that is true. The original story never cites that source, but instead goes out of its way to insist on four different occasions that “a family friend” spoke directly to the Mail. A ” family friend” was the source. So either they were lying originally or they’re lying now.

Furthermore, they knew ahead of time that they were lying. In an article dated April 28, 2014, reporter Richard Spillett writes in the Mail that “Ramzi, (Amal’s father), married outside the Druze faith,” and a family friend said that “Baria, (Amal’s mom), is not Druze.” The Mail knew the story in question was false and printed it anyway.

What separates this from all of the ridiculous things the Mail makes up is that now, by their own admission, it can be proved to be a lie. In fact, a premeditated lie.

So I thank the Mail for its apology. Not that I would ever accept it, but because in doing so they’ve exposed themselves as the worst kind of tabloid.

One that makes up its facts to the detriment of its readers and to all the publications that blindly reprint them.

[From USA Today]

OMG, George Clooney is Twihard-Proofing the Daily Mail!! He?s got the documents! He?s got the DNA tests! He will prove journalistic malpractice, by God. Seriously though, George makes a good point about the ?sources? and the buffet of weird/false reporting about Amal. And it?s his right to do so, and hey, it makes for great gossip stories. But that?s sort of the problem if you?re George, right? He?s brought SO MUCH attention to these Daily Mail stories. It?s The Streisand Effect.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

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