Lebanese-British barrister Amal Alamuddin Clooney wearing an Alexander McQueen dress and her husband/American actor and filmmaker George Clooney arrive at the Los Angeles Premiere Of Universal Pictures' 'Ticket To Paradise,' held at Regency Village Theatre on October 17, 2022 in Westwood, Los Angeles, California. AVALON / STARFACE
Hollywood star George Clooney has become French, along with his wife Amal Alamuddin Clooney and their two children, an official decree seen by AFP on Monday, December 29 showed.
The publication, in France's government gazette, confirms an ambition Clooney alluded to early in December when he hailed French privacy laws that keep his family shielded from paparazzi.
"I love the French culture, your language, even if I'm still bad at it after 400 days of courses," the 64-year-old actor told RTL radio at the time – in English. "Here, they don't take photos of kids. There aren't any paparazzi hidden at the school gates. That's number one for us," he said.
The now-dual US-French citizen has a long attachment to Europe, which even pre-dates his 2014 marriage to Amal, a British-Lebanese human rights lawyer who speaks fluent French.
