George Clooney's Dazzling Summer: From Netflix Buzz to Political Clout

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George Clooney is having a summer as high profile as ever. The actor and director is headlining the Noah Baumbach Netflix drama Jay Kelly, where he plays a world-famous movie star facing a late-life reckoning. Clooney told Vanity Fair that at 63, he has no interest in repetitive directing styles or criticism about playing himself, joking, “I’ve got the acting range from A to B,” and saying he couldn’t care less if people view him as typecast. The film is already getting awards buzz before its Venice Film Festival premiere this month and Clooney called Adam Sandler, his co-star, “a beautiful, heartfelt, soulful actor” deserving of more than just goofy-comedy labels, emphasizing to the press and on set that Sandler is much deeper than his “Sand Man” persona. Jay Kelly will have a limited theatrical run on November 14 before streaming on Netflix starting December 5, positioning Clooney squarely in the upcoming awards conversation according to reporting from Variety and The Daily Beast.

Meanwhile, Clooney’s recent public appearances cement his status as Hollywood royalty. On June 26, he and Amal attended the King’s Trust and TKMaxx and Homesense Awards in London, with George in a classic navy suit and Amal in a striking white column gown. The next day, they were at Buckingham Palace for the King’s Trust Awards, mingling with King Charles. Their other headline-making outing was the 2025 Tony Awards in New York, where Clooney was nominated for best actor in a play for Good Night, and Good Luck. Clooney discussed dying his hair dark for the stage, joking on Late Night with Seth Meyers that Amal was relieved when he returned to his trademark “silver fox” style after closing night. Social media has taken particular note of the couple’s dazzling summer, with Vogue and Instagram lighting up after sightings of George and Amal in Lake Como, their Italian retreat.

On the political front, Clooney recently hosted a campaign event for Joe Biden’s reëlection that set a new fundraising record for a Democrat according to Instagram. He has also been in the news for facing criticism, including a very public rebuttal from Hunter Biden following Clooney’s New York Times op-ed urging Biden not to run for reëlection. Clooney’s nonchalance toward his critics has generated headlines, especially after saying he “doesn’t give a s—” about claims that he lacks range. As for rumors or attention-grabbing stories, there have been some sensational posts online, but nothing substantiated regarding family or health. Professionally and socially, George Clooney remains firmly in the limelight, mixing old-school glamour with very modern headlines.

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