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George Clooney argues federal tax rebates would better support American film jobs than President Trump's proposed 100% tariffs on foreign-made movies, citing successes in states like New York.
- On October 4, 2025, George Clooney addressed attendees at the Albies awards event in London, an initiative he and his wife Amal established to honor global human rights advocates, and earlier that year posed for photos with the cast of Goodnight and Goodluck in New York.
- George Clooney criticized President Donald Trump's proposal to levy a 100% tariff on films made outside the United States, calling it an ineffective response to industry challenges, and instead recommended establishing a national incentive program comparable to those offered in states like Louisiana, New Jersey, and New York.
- The Albies awards, created by Clooney and his wife Amal, honored figures like Melinda French Gates, Fatou Baldeh, Marty Baron, Darren Walker, and Jose Ruben Zamora for their human rights and social contributions.
- Clooney highlighted that film industry jobs are leaving California due to insufficient tax incentives and suggested that a federal program offering similar benefits to those in states like New York, Louisiana, and New Jersey could significantly improve the situation.
- This event highlights ongoing debates over film industry support in the U.S., with calls for policy shifts from tariffs to incentives to retain jobs domestically.
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It follows "The Tortured Poets Department", which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart, and sold the equivalent of 8 million albums in the United States, according to Luminate, a firm that tracks music sales. George Clooney says Trump should create incentives, not tariffs, for movie industry Movie star George Clooney said on Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to impose a 100% tariff on all films produced overseas was t…
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George Clooney says Trump should create incentives, not tariffs, for movie industry
(Reuters) -Movie star George Clooney said on Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 100% tariff on all films produced overseas was the wrong solution for a real issue. Clooney spoke before the annual Albies awards ceremony in London, a program that he and his wife Amal created to recognize global human rights defenders. He said that Trump’s take that movie industry jobs were leaving California was true, but that it’s “becau…
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