The American President, Donald Trumpcritical the granting of French citizenship to the American actor George Clooneyafter the measure sparked mixed opinions in the European country’s government.
Trump ironically said that the French nationalization of Clooney, his wife and twin children was “good news.”
“Good news! George and Amal Clooney, two of the worst political forecasters of all timehave officially become citizens of France,” Trump said of the actor, who supports Democrats and is a harsh critic of the Republican president.
The issue sparked debate in the French government, where Deputy Interior Minister Marie-Pierre Vedrenne believed “the right message is not being sent,” she added.
He spoke of a “question of fairness” at a time when language tests are becoming significantly tougher for foreigners who want to be French.
The 64-year-old actor himself admitted on radio station RTL at the beginning of December that despite “400 days of teaching,” he was still “just as bad” at French.
On the contrary, the titular Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez later distanced himself from his deputy’s opinion and made sure to do so There were no “double standards” and that it was a “decision of public authority”.
The actor, his wife Amal Alamuddin Clooney and their eight-year-old twins They acquired French nationality through a naturalization decree published in the Official Gazette on Saturday and consulted by the AFP on Monday.
The situation of George Clooney and his wife Amal Alamuddin Clooney “meets the conditions established by law” for naturalization, the French Foreign Ministry said.
The Clooneys “prove permanent residence in France” and “contribute through their outstanding work to France’s international influence and cultural prestige,” the ministry explained.
The French Foreign Ministry highlighted George Clooney’s “leadership role” in the film industry on a global scale and said that Amal Alamuddin Clooney, a “renowned lawyer,” “works regularly with university institutions and international organizations based in France.”
The couple acquired a Provençal country house in 2021 and a vineyard in Brignoles in southeastern France.
Although the Clooney family doesn’t spend all of their time there, this property is “the happiest place for us,” the actor and Oscar winner for “Syriana” (2005) told RTL.
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