US EditionGeorge and Amal Clooney Granted French Citizenship After Concerns of Raising Children in Hollywood
The Clooneys secured French citizenship to protect their family’s privacy and raise their children away from Hollywood, citing France’s strong privacy laws and lifestyle benefits.
- On Monday, an official decree seen by AFP confirmed that George Clooney, Amal Alamuddin Clooney and their two children were granted French citizenship in the Journal officiel.
- They cited France's privacy laws and said their French home is where we're happiest, emphasising raising their children away from Hollywood paparazzi with no photographers at school gates.
- The family includes Ella and Alexander, eight-year-old twins, and they spend most of their time on Domaine du Canadel, former wine estate in Brignoles, southern France, also owning Lake Como villa, historic manor in England, New York apartment, and property in Kentucky.
- The announcement has sparked online debate about motives, and since Monday, George Clooney, actor, has not publicly explained if politics motivated his naturalisation.
- Policy context shows that the Clooneys likely gained citizenship via the Interior Ministry fast-track naturalisation scheme, while language requirement changes starting next year may challenge applicants like George Clooney, who admitted limited French after 400 days of courses.
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The naturalization of George Clooney is a debate: the minister responsible for the interior believes that this decision does not send "the right message" to the French. ...
Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Minister Delegate for the Interior, returned to the microphone of France Info, on the announcement of the naturalization of the family of George Clooney, for her, the "message sent" is "not the good".
The American star, who still finds it difficult to speak French, received citizenship last Saturday just before the entry into force of new civic and language tests on Friday.
France has granted citizenship to Hollywood star George Clooney and his wife, human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, according to government decrees issued over the weekend. The naturalization orders for the couple and their 8-year-old twins were issued by documents published by the French Ministry of Justice. Mr Clooney, born in Kentucky, also possesses American citizenship, which French law allows him to retain. Mr Clooney, 64, has praised French c…
PARIS — To obtain French citizenship, American actor George Clooney and his family were able to count on the support of the French government. According to a letter from Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, seen by POLITICO, the French government granted him French nationality through an exceptional procedure known as the “distinguished foreigner” procedure. This procedure allowed George Clooney and his family to be naturalized as French citizens …
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