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Civil Disobedience Arrest for George Clooney in Washington DC


Posted on Mar 16, 2012 @ 12:07PM - Add a comment
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George Clooney is arrested in Washington DC for civil disobedience after protesting at the Sudan Embassy.

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George Clooney Arrested In DC Protest!


Posted on Mar 16, 2012 @ 02:00AM - 12 comments

By Alexis Tereszcuk - Radar Senior Reporter

George Clooney has been arrested!

The Oscar winning actor followed in the footsteps of many Hollywood activists on Friday morning, getting arrested for civil disobedience and taken away by police when he was protesting outside the Sudanese Embassy in Washington, DC.

Clooney spoke passionately before being arrested, saying that he had two demands for the government of Sudan.

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George Clooney: Awards Season Makes Me Feel 'Unclean'


Posted on Feb 23, 2011 @ 11:52AM - 2 comments

It's a dirty job, but someone's got to do it!

For most actors, the Oscars are like the Noble Prize of the movie world, but for George Clooney the awards season just makes him feel dirty and RadarOnline.com has all the answers as to why.

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It's a dirty job, but someone's got to do it!

For most actors, the Oscars are like the Noble Prize of the movie world, but for George Clooney the awards season just makes him feel dirty and RadarOnline.com has all the answers as to why.

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Speaking out in a candid interview with Newsweek, the humanitarian talks openly about his tireless campaigning for worn-torn Sudan and why his political battles help keep him grounded.

“I had just come out of Oscar season," he said of his decision to travel to Sudan in 2005. "I had two movies up, and you really do campaign, like kissing babies.

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George Clooney Writes Op-Ed, Trying To Stop 'The Next Darfur'


Posted on Oct 17, 2010 @ 07:00AM - 5 comments

He's already met with President Obama and been interviewed on CNN by Larry King, now George Clooney has taken his campaign against "the next Darfur" to the Op-Ed pages of The Washington Post.

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He's already met with President Obama and been interviewed on CNN by Larry King, now George Clooney has taken his campaign against "the next Darfur" to the Op-Ed pages of The Washington Post.

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As RadarOnline.com has reported, Clooney is one of Hollywood's leading activist stars, raising awareness and funds for several causes. He's become most closely identified with trying to help people caught up in the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan.

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Now he's campaigning to stop what may be a repeat of that catastrophe in another Sudanese region, Abyei.

Clooney and John Prendergast, co-founder of the Enough Project, penned a compelling piece for Sunday's The Washington Post, begging the world's developed nations to step in and prevent another deadly ethnic war.

Clooney seems to relish following in the footsteps of his journalist dad, Nick Clooney.  The two even traveled to Darfur together last year in what Clooney Sr. called a "life-changing" experience.

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Angelina Jolie Tours Hospital In Haiti


Posted on Feb 09, 2010 @ 05:22PM - 26 comments
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UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie landed in Haiti Tuesday and headed to a Doctors Without Borders Hospital in the Delmas neighborhood of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince.

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As RadarOnline.com previously reported Jolie was in the Dominican Republic Monday, visiting with Haitian children that are in the neighboring country to receive medical treatment following the devastating 7.0 earthquake that hit Haiti on January 12th, killing more than 200,000 people.

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Jolie also took time to meet with the President of the Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernandez at the presidential National Palace.

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Angelina takes her role as Goodwill Ambassador seriously, and never lets the threat of danger or disease get in the way of her duties. She has previously visited other war torn and disaster damaged countries with the UNHCR to raise awareness of the plight of the world's refugees, including Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Sudan.

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Angelina also isn't afraid to put her money where her mouth is, she, along with partner Brad Pitt, was one of the first in Hollywood to rush to the aid of Haiti, following news of the massive quake, donating $1 million to assist in rescue efforts.

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