US EditionWhy George Clooney Won't Be "Kissing a Girl Anymore" Onscreen
George Clooney, inspired by Paul Newman and after talks with wife Amal, will avoid onscreen romantic kissing while continuing acting in non-romantic roles.
- On Dec. 12, George Clooney said he will stop kissing other women onscreen, referencing Paul Newman and a conversation with his wife Amal after turning 60.
- When he turned 60, Clooney said private talks with Amal Clooney and parenting eight-year-old twins Ella and Alexander prompted him to change career choices, including stepping back from directing.
- In Noah Baumbach's Jay Kelly, the 64-year-old actor George Clooney stars as an ageing actor travelling Europe with Adam Sandler and says he will not do romantic films or compete with 25-year-old leads.
- Continuing to work, he argued, Clooney says he has no plans to retire and will keep acting in non-romantic roles, as he told USA Today published Dec. 2.
- Prioritising family, Clooney said directing duties reduced to prioritise parenting because he wants to be home for eight-year-old twins Ella and Alexander, emphasizing, `We also have to make sure we are spending time doing things with our family, with the people we love more.
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Why George Clooney Is 'Not Kissing' His Costars Anymore
George Clooney is officially taking a step back from playing romantic leads. In an interview with The Daily Mail published Monday, December 15, Clooney, 64, revealed the decision was part of a conversation he had with his wife, Amal Clooney. “I’ve been trying to go the route Paul Newman did: ‘OK, well, I’m not kissing a girl anymore,” he explained. “When I turned 60, I had a conversation with my wife. I said, ‘Look, I can still play basketball w…
In an interview, 64-year-old actor admitted to having made a radical decision about his roles on the big screen. ...
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Movie star George Clooney will no longer kiss his co-stars
Movie star George Clooney has agreed to abandon kissing co-stars on screen
George Clooney Explains Why He Won’t Kiss Women on Screen Anymore | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
George Clooney is opening up about a new development regarding his acting. The 64-year-old Ocean’s Eleven actor got candid in a new interview published on Friday (December 12), revealing that he will not be kissing women on screen anymore. Keep reading to find out more… During a conversation, George shared that after a talk with wife Amal Alamuddin Clooney, he is ceasing kisses with female actors. George said that because of that conversation, h…
George Clooney Reveals He Will No Longer Be 'Kissing Girls' in Movies, So That Era Is Officially Over
George Clooney’s over it. Over what, you might be asking? Well, he’s done "kissing girls" and making romance films — which, when you think about being a go-to romantic lead made him the heartthrob he is in the zeitgeist, is truly the end of an era. “I’ve been trying to go the route Paul Newman did — ‘Okay, well, I’m not kissing a girl anymore,’” Clooney recently revealed in an interview with the Daily Mail, noting that it was a bit of a discussi…
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