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George and Amal Clooney Just Donated $100,000 to Help Migrant Children Separated From Their Parents


George and Amal Clooney are the latest celebrities to take a stand against the immigration crisis and child detention centers at the U.S.-Mexico border: The couple just announced that their Clooney Foundation for Justice will donate $100,000 to the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights, according to People.

The parents to 1-year-old twins Ella and Alexander said their own young children inspired them to act in defense of the families being separated at our borders.

“At some point in the future our children will ask us: ‘Is it true, did our country really take babies from their parents and put them in detention centers?’ And when we answer yes, they’ll ask us what we did about it. What we said. Where we stood,” the Clooneys said in a statement. “We can’t change this administration’s policy but we can help defend the victims of it.”

The Clooneys aren’t the first celebrities to step up in the wake of the separation of migrant families—a practice that has even been condemned by the pope. Last week when Chrissy Teigen and John Legend marked President Donald Trump’s 72nd birthday by donating $72,000 for each member of their family to the ACLU—which prompted more than 20,000 people to donate—they raised more than $1 million total.

And this is hardly the first time that the Clooneys have shown their support, both in action and donations, to critical causes: The power couple have previously taken a[Yazidi refugee into their home after he narrowly escaped ISIS, pledged $500,000 to the March for Our Lives following the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, and worked to combat hate groups in the U.S. and seek justice for refugees abroad through their foundation.

Additionally, Amal Clooney has spent her 16-year legal career specializing in international law and human rights.

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Amal and George Clooney Gave Out Noise-Canceling Headphones on a Plane to Block Their Twins' Crying


It is a truth universally acknowledged that it’s majorly stressful—for parents and nearby passengers alike—to travel with a newborn baby. But new parents Amal and George Clooney, of course, have already mastered the art of flying with two infants on an international flight.

Sources told Page Six that during a recent flight to the UK, the Clooneys “gave all the first-class passengers noise-canceling headphones” just in case their 6-month-old twins Ella and Alexander started crying in midair. The headphones were reportedly emblazoned with the logo of Casamigos, Clooney’s tequila company, and came with a note “apologizing ahead of time” for any noisiness from the twins. Among the recipients of the headphones was Quentin Tarantino, per the insider, but the new parents’ preparedness was all for naught. “The babies didn’t make a peep!” the source said.

Amal and George Clooney aren’t the first air travel experts to distract their fellow passengers from any potential tantrums with material goods. Other parents have passed out ear plugs, goody bags, and gracious notes. And during a flight from New York City to Long Beach, California, around Mother’s Day in 2016, JetBlue actually rewarded passengers every time a baby cried: For each cry sesh, passengers received a voucher for 25 percent off a future JetBlue flight. Needless to say, tears and tantrums on the cross-country flight were met with cheers and applause rather than eyerolls and grumbles.

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Here's the Inspiration Behind the Totally Normal Names of George and Amal Clooney's Twins


The celebrity world abounds with creative, modern, or totally out-there baby names—depending, of course, on your stance on the matter. Sometimes, however, new parents bless their A-list progeny with classic names: last year, Keri Russell and partner Matthew Rhys named their newborn son Sam, for example. Such is the case with George and Amal Clooney, who, 12 weeks ago, welcomed their twins, Alexander and Ella. And now, we know where the twins’ perfectly normal names came from—thanks to an interview George and pal/actor Matt Damon did with ET at the Venice Film Festival on Friday.

Apparently, he and Amal “just didn’t want to have really dumb names.” Fair enough.

“We figured these kids are going to be looked at a lot and watched and [have their] every move sort of judged, and we wanted them to at least have a break with the names,” George told ET. “So we looked for some sort of normal names. We didn’t have any great inspiration. It wasn’t Alexander the Great and Ella Fitzgerald.”

Damon asked if the couple’s son was named after Alexander Hamilton instead (so timely!).

“It was Alexander Hamilton,” Clooney said. (He was joking.)

He also spoke candidly about what it felt like the moment he became a father, and it’s too good not to share, to be honest:

“I suppose [the realest moment is] just the minute they came out,” Clooney told EW. “None of it is real until all of a sudden they’re standing there covered in slime and crying. You’re like, wait a minute, what is that? We were just two and now we’re four.”

Beyond the premiere of George’s new movie, Suburbicon, at the film festival—where Amal, by the way, looked gorgeous at her first red carpet since the babies—the couple has been staying busy donating $1 million to fight “violent extremism” in the U.S. and prepping to open a school for Syrian refugees. We can only imagine how cool those twins are going to grow up to be.

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Amal Clooney Wore a Atelier Versace Gown for Her First Red Carpet Appearance Since the Twins


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Human-rights lawyer Amal Clooney stepped out on the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival for the first time since she and her husband, actor George Clooney, had their twins. Named Ella and Alexander, the two babies were born at the beginning of June. Since then, the power couple has been busy—and not just with the newborns. They’ve been busy planning to open a school for Syrian refugees in the U.S., and George has been prepping for the premiere of his latest directorial effort, Suburbicon. And that brings us back to the Venice Film Festival, where Amal looked stunning. (But did you expect anything else?)

Amal paired her red lipstick, on-point brows, and vintage curls with a gorgeous full-length lavender silk dress—with a hint of peach peeking through from the last layer of chiffon. The gown itself is Atelier Versace, a line she’s worn more than a few times.

On Friday, she wore another elegant look. She was pictured leaving a restaurant in Venice with George wearing a strapless sapphire Missoni Resort 2018 gown, complete with layers of iridescent blue fringe that definitely call for some twirling.

But back to that Venice Film Festival dress: Check it out, below. Dreamy, right?

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So floaty!

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Of course, we’ve always kept an eye on Amal’s style because it’s just so damn good. After all, she took her maternity outfits to the next level pretty much right after the couple announced their pregnancy (that dramatic red coat!).

We’re hoping to see more of the Clooneys after this first official post-baby appearance—if only to catch more of Amal’s beautiful wardrobe.

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Amal and George Clooney Donate $1 Million to the Southern Poverty Law Center's Fight Against Hate Groups


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Amal and George Clooney are adding their considerable power to the fight against bigotry and hate in the U.S. In a press release issued Monday, the Southern Poverty Law Center revealed that the Clooneys have donated $1 million via their Clooney Foundation for Justice to the center’s fight against hate groups.

“We are proud to support the Southern Poverty Law Center in its efforts to prevent violent extremism in the United States. What happened in Charlottesville, and what is happening in communities across our country, demands our collective engagement to stand up to hate,” the new parents said in the release. SPLC President Richard Cohen added, “Like George and Amal Clooney, we were shocked by the size, ugliness, and ferocity of the white supremacist gathering in Charlottesville. It was a reflection of just how much Trump’s incendiary campaign and presidency has energized the radical right. We are deeply grateful to the Clooney Foundation for standing with us at this critical moment in our country’s fight against hate.”

In another statement released to Deadline, the power couple said, “Amal and I wanted to add our voice (and financial assistance) to the ongoing fight for equality. There are no two sides to bigotry and hate.”

The additional statement is possibly a direct reference to President Donald Trump’s own statement on the clash between white supremacist groups and counter-protestors in Charlottesville earlier this month, which resulted in the death of one counter-protestor. “We condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence, on many sides. On many sides,” he said on Saturday, August 13, before doubling down in the following week, telling reporters, “I think there is blame on both sides. You had a group on one side that was bad. You had a group on the other side that was also very violent. Nobody wants to say that. I’ll say it right now.”

Per the press release, the SPLC is a nonprofit watchdog organization that keeps a close eye on hate groups in America. “It currently tracks more than 1,600 extremist groups operating across the country, and has used litigation to win crushing court judgments against 10 major white supremacist organizations and 50 individuals who led them or participated in violent acts.” The Clooney Foundation for Justice was founded in 2016 “to advance justice in courtrooms, communities, and classrooms around the world,” according to its website. In the span of less than a year, the foundation has partnered with UNICEF to expand educational opportunities for Syrian refugees, offered support and assistance to Syrian and Yazidi refugees seeking resettlement in the U.S. and developed TrialWatch, an initiative to prevent especially susceptible courtrooms from committing human rights violations.



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