OlderGeorge Clooney Donates $25,000 to Writers
George Clooney has generously donated $25,000 to the Actors Fund, according to Variety.
The donated funds will provide emergency assistance to workers in the entertainment industry who fall on hard times because of the strike.
“To people like myself, the strike is a forced vacation, but with the rhetoric high, and two other strikes looming, there is the fear that a prolonged strike can destroy people who make a living in this industry,” Clooney, 46, said. “My hope is that people who can afford it will take responsibility for this and help out. This felt like the right place, because the Actors Fund is the most inclusive. It helps writers, and everyone from craft services workers to agency assistants who have been laid off.”
Bless George’s heart!
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That’s nice.
That’s a really nice gesture. I really love George Clooney. He seems very grounded and very normal. Anyone else think so?
only 25,000?
WHO FNK CARES……WHAT IS 1$ GOING TO EVERYONE ON STRIKE…BIG DEAL…..I GOTTA GO TO WORK..
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Liar-PR!!!
i hope that the end of the strike will come soon!
I need 25,000 too George send to me.
Go George!! So very thoughtful of him to know how important the writers are to the industry.
It will be interesting to see who steps up and matches it. Sure couldn’t hurt Ellen at all to follow in his footsteps.
Thank you Jared!!
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And thus George’s Oscar campaign has started.
12 sara : 11/19/2007 at 12:43 pm
And thus George’s Oscar campaign has started.
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PREACH IT, SISTA!!
They’re victims of their own cause, would you rather have some income (ie your old job back), or nothing at all? Humble up.
12 sara : 11/19/2007 at 12:43 pm
I was thinking the exact same thing. Oscar campaigning at its best. It might have been genuine, but I’m not convinced.
huh ?? only that?
Skeptical , no ulterior motives ? He doesn’t strike me as a compassionate guy.
He’s aging fast, looks like a 60 yr.old.
Dig a little deeper George
I think it was very nice for him to do that, seeing as how a lot of the main shows that ppl watch like supernatural, gossip girl, etc. only have 5 new episodes left. until this strike is over, the writers can’t write new episodes resulting in shows being cancelled early.
The ppl who are in charge in handing out the money believe that the fans “will be too lazy to get off the couch to support their shows”.
So thank you George Clooney for doing something about it.
11 lol Hey come on George I need the money, I’m a writer too. See, I’m writing!
Whether it’s genuine or not, and whether you think he could have given more or not, I suspect it’s more than any of you geezers gave. I’m just happy to hear something positive about Clooney since the stupid Fabio debacle.
Good for George! I hope many other celebs will do the same.
If it wasnt for the writers actors wouldnt have jobs.
And from what he says this stike is affecting a lot of people, not just the writers.
Glad to read this about George.
Wow Jared you’re slipping FRIDAY’S NEWS!!!
that’s a nice gesture.
“Clooney said he plans to make this the first of periodic donations to the fund”
Guess there’ll be more where that came from then?
It’s always George, being proactive. Great going! If the actors are going to strike (or threaten to), it’s nice to see them doing something like this to help out.
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