As one of Hollywood’s leading men, he has earned a string of glittering prizes for his commanding on-screen presence.
But for more than a decade, one treasure has eluded Oscar-winning actor George Clooney after he waded into a long-running diplomatic row over the Elgin Marbles, named after the Scots nobleman who removed them from the Parthenon building in Athens.
Now, Clooney has stoked the debate further after insisting that he and his wife, human rights lawyer Amal, will personally ‘keep pushing until it happens’, even though UK law prohibits their removal from the British Museum where they have been housed since the early 19th century.
Amid delicate talks between the Greek government and chairman of the British Museum, George Osborne, over the future of the 2,500-year-old marbles, the actor declared confidently that they will head to Greece.
In an interview with the Greek newspaper Ta Nea, Clooney reportedly said: ‘They’re going to come back. I know they are.’
