Why George Clooney declined a $35 million check ‘for one day’s work’

Alec Baldwin is hitting back at George Clooney.

George Clooney has revealed his wife Amal Clooney had never seen his hit 90s TV show ER - and so she binged it during maternity leave.MORE: All the times Amal Clooney stunned us with her impeccable styleThe pair wed in 2014 and are parents to twins Alexander and Ella, but George - who likes to keep his personal life private - revealed some surprising tidbits of information about home life with his family in a new interview.WATCH: George and Amal's cutest moments togetherSpeaking to the Guardian, George shared how his wife's last two clients, Maria Ressa and Nadia Murad, had each won the Nobel peace prize and that she has helped many journalists be released from jail, before also sharing that Amal also watched the emergency department drama

George Clooney was once offered $35 million to appear in a commercial, which would have only required one day of work.

the Guardian about his upcoming film “The Tender Bar” and whether he thinks he has “enough money now.”“Well, yeah. I was offered $35 million for one day’s work for an airline commercial, but I talked to [my wife] about it and we decided it’s not worth it,” the director said.Alluding to wife Amal Clooney’s longtime work in human-rights law, George explained that the airline is associated with “a country that, although it’s an ally, is questionable at times, and so I thought: ‘Well, if it takes a minute’s sleep away from me, it’s not worth it.'”George and Amal, 43, married in 2014, and they have 4-year-old twins, Ella and Alexander.

Guardian while promoting his upcoming directorial effort The Tender Bar. “I thought: ‘Well, if it takes a minute’s sleep away from me, it’s not worth it.’”Elsewhere, Clooney has opened up about his near-fatal motorcycle accident in 2018, saying he was “waiting for [his] switch to turn off”.Clooney was hospitalised after his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck in Sardinia in June 2018, where he was filming the TV drama Catch 22.

George Clooney once turned down a life-changing amount of money for one day's work because the paycheck would come from a "questionable" country. The actor, 60, didn't say what country that was, but implied that his wife, Amal, a human rights attorney, dissuaded him taking the job. "I was offered $35 million for one day's work for an airline commercial, but I talked to Amal about it and we decided it's not worth it," he told The Guardian. "It was [associated with] a country that, although it's an ally, is questionable at times, and so I thought, 'Well, if it takes a minute's sleep away from me, it's not worth it.'"George is reportedly worth $500 million, so he's certainly in a position to back away from a massive payday.

George Clooney is opening up about turning down millions. In an interview with , the 60-year-old actor revealed why he passed on $35 million for one day of work.«I was offered $35 million for one day’s work for an airline commercial, but I talked to [my wife] Amal [Clooney] about it and we decided it’s not worth it,» he explains.

Principles come before money for George Clooney.

Naman Ramachandran George Clooney turned down an offer of $35 million for a day’s work for an airline commercial, the star revealed to the U.K.’s The Guardian newspaper.In an interview published in the newspaper on Friday, Clooney said: “I was offered $35 million for one day’s work for an airline commercial, but I talked to Amal about it and we decided it’s not worth it.”Clooney married human rights lawyer Amal Clooney née Alamuddin in 2014.

George Clooney has revealed he was once offered $35 million (around £26.3 million) for ‘one day’s work,’ but turned it down.The actor – who celebrated his 60th birthday this year – was asked to star in an airline commercial but, after speaking to his wife, human rights lawyer Amal, he had decided against it.He told the Guardian: ‘I was offered 35 million dollars for one day’s work for an airline commercial, but I talked to Amal about it and we decided it’s not worth it.‘It was [associated with] a country that, although it’s an ally, is questionable at times, and so I thought, “Well, if it takes a minute’s sleep away from me, it’s not worth it.”‘Elsewhere in his interview, George, spoke about the nanny they have for their two children.The

George Clooney, 60, has shared how he decided to turn down a huge sum of money after his wife admitted it “wasn’t worth it”.Speaking in a recent chat, the Hollywood star admitted he’d been offered $35 million (£26.3 million) for a commercial.The actor was asked to appear in an advert for an airline company.However, after discussing it with his wife, they decided it was “questionable”.He explained: "I was offered 35 million dollars for one day's work for an airline commercial.“But I talked to Amal about it and we decided it's not worth it."It was (associated with) a country that, although it's an ally, is questionable at times.“And so I thought 'Well, if it takes a minute's sleep away from me, it's not worth it'."Amal is a human right’s

There are still some things money can’t buy, apparently. George Clooney, for one.

George added: “And why for the life of me this low-budget film, with producers who haven’t produced anything, wouldn’t have hired, for the armourer, someone with experience…“Maybe they weren’t even using that gun to do target practice, but they had live ammo with dummies in her pack.That is insane, it’s insane and it’s infuriating.Alec was overcome with emotion while speaking to ABC News about Halyna’s passing, yet he insisted that he “didn’t pull the trigger” of the gun that killed his crew member and simultaneously injured director Joel Souza. The father of four continued to add that he did not place the bullet inside the gun and therefore refuses to take the heat for Halyna’s death. “Someone put a live bullet in a gun, a bullet that

Alec Baldwin fielded many questions related to the Rust shooting incident while speaking to ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos on Thursday, December 2. Alec, 63, shared his side of the story of the tragic incident that led to the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, and he also addressed the criticism he’s received from fellow actors like George Clooney, who called the shooting “insane” and “infuriating” on the Nov. 15 episode of Marc Maron‘s WTF podcast. “There were a lot of people who felt it necessary to contribute some comment to the situation, which really didn’t help the situation at all,” Alec said, referring to the fellow A-list actor. “If your protocol is you checking the gun every time, well, good for you. Good for you.”

Alec Baldwin has slammed George Clooney over his comments about Baldwin's accidental fatal shooting of a cinematographer. After a trailer dropped yesterday, the 63-year-old's full interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos has now been aired.In a clip from the interview, Stephanopoulos asks Baldwin: "How do you respond to actors like George Clooney who say every time they were handed a gun they checked it themselves?"Baldwin replies bluntly: "There were a lot of people who felt it necessary to contribute some comment to the situation, which really didn't help the situation at all."If your protocol is you check the gun every time - well good for you, good for you.

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentAmazon’s “The Tender Bar” is George Clooney’s eighth film as director, with William Monahan scripting from J.R. Moehinger’s book about a family that spans the years, with Daniel Ranieri, then Tye Sheridan as J.R.

George Clooney is opening up about the massive shifts in accountability and culture in Hollywood.The movie star recently opened up in an interview with, and reflected on how the bad behavior of years past is not something that bosses and execs can get away with as easily as they had before.“Just because you’re a boss, it doesn’t mean you get to s**t on people," Clooney said, adding that he's «been the boss and the guy being s**t on» at different points throughout his career.«You can’t get away with being a d**k anymore,» Clooney continued. «You’d get ratted out.»The remarks appear to be in reference to the industry-wide reckoning that largely began with the Harvey Weinstein scandal and the rise of the Me Too Movement, and has continued with

The Tender Bar.”The Clooney-directed drama, which hits theaters Dec. 17 and Amazon Prime on Jan.

George Clooney is speaking out against modern social media culture after his scary motorbike accident three years ago.  In 2018, the actor was riding his motorbike on the Italian island of Sardinia when an oncoming car turned suddenly into his lane and he was thrown several yards in the air. Fortunately, despite going around 75 mph, the actor didn’t suffer any serious long-term injuries and he was able to make a full recovery.  However, speaking to The Sunday Times, Clooney, 60, lamented the fact that no one seemed interested in helping him at the time.

George Clooney suffered an almost fatal motorcycle accident in Italy back in 2018.In an interview with The Sunday Times, the actor shared details on the crash and how he thought it was the ‘last minute of his life.’Back in 2018, the Hollywood legend was taken to hospital after being hit by a car in Sardinia, where he was filming Catch 22.The 60-year-old was launched from his bike, over the handlebars and into the windscreen of a white Mercedes, which had turned in front of him.The driver called the emergency services and police, an ambulance and fire department arrived at the scene, where George lay groggy and screaming.But, he realised a crowd was gathering while the actor was on the ground.George has called out the bystanders for filming

George has spent most of his life feeling like a “positive guy” but that moment made him feel like he was only there for the entertainment of fans. The star is married to Amal Clooney, and the couple recently celebrated his 60th birthday. The pair have a son and daughter together, who were both born in 2017. George recently opened up about the pressures of being a father. The actor admitted that having children at 56 has drained him. He spoke on the Marc Maron podcast about how the birth of his children changed his life forever. He said: “The hard part is being 60 and just the sheer running around of it."I had this discussion with Amal the other day because I turned 60.“Look, we have to rethink how we're doing our lives."George then