What country is George Clooney talking about? "An ally", "Questionable at times"

iamstop · 03-12-2021 11:20pm #1

He turned down a job offer of $35M for one days work.

https://torontosun.com/entertainment/celebrity/george-clooney-turned-down-35m-for-one-days-work

‘Well, if it takes a minute’s sleep away from me, it’s not worth it.'

Sleep - Priceless

The Mighty Quinn · 03-12-2021 11:27pm

Saw that..

Saudi Arabia?

Larbre34 · 04-12-2021 12:59am

No, it was Qatar Airways, as we approach the 2022 World Cup.

Qatar, a regional rival of Saudi Arabia, but every bit as bad societally.

You may have seen the controversy in recent weeks as David Beckham accepted a role as a 'goodwill ambassador' for the same Tournament. A decision he will live to regret, I suspect.

Clooney obviously had much better instincts, but then, when you're married to one of the World's preeminent human rights lawyers, there's no excuse really

Quantum Erasure · 05-12-2021 12:35am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058221110/what-country-is-george-clooney-talking-about-an-ally-questionable-at-times

35 mill would buy you a good mattress

fullstop · 05-12-2021 2:49am

Fair play to him not selling out like the likes of Beckham.

Oops! · 05-12-2021 2:55am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118270828#Comment_118270828

Beckham has made a living his whole life from selling out.

Cookie_Monster · 05-12-2021 4:36am

Should have taken the money and put it towards exposing the country and all its horrid ways

backwards_man · 05-12-2021 11:11am

Its disgusting that anyone could earn 35Million for 1 (or even a few) days work. That he would boast about it, without naming and shaming the country is equally baffling and shows how far removed he is from the daily struggles of 99.9% of the world's population. He is attempting to gain kudos for himself by even mentioning it. Better that he uses his considerable platform for naming the country and advocating against its human rights abuses instead of going out of his way to not name it.

05-12-2021 11:14am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118271265#Comment_118271265

Not naming could be on the advice of his wife who is a human rights lawyer. So naming a specific nation may simply cause her problems in her work.

backwards_man · 05-12-2021 11:49am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118271273#Comment_118271273

I am pretty sure the internationally acclaimed and entirely competent Amal Clooney can navigate an awkward situation at work without the help of her actor husband. She'll be just fine regardless of what he says, or doesn't say..

05-12-2021 12:30pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118271384#Comment_118271384

It's more likely that there was a NDA involved... contained within the offer itself. Fact is, we don't know.

In any case, when it comes to Hollywood actors their concern and involvement in humanitarian or moral issues tends to be very wishy washy. They're all media whores, considering the sheer scale of the American media, and the effect it has on the average American.

joseywhales · 05-12-2021 1:43pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118271486#Comment_118271486

What is the effect on the average american?

Potential-Monke · 06-12-2021 12:13am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118271724#Comment_118271724

They will believe anything they hear said on certain media channels, regardless of factual accuracy. Sheeple are easily led, and 'Merica has a country load of sheeple.

On one hand, fair play to him if the reason is genuine. On the other hand, he also comes across as a bit dickish. He didn't have to mention the amount at all. That was an ego booster. Imagine that, so rich that he can turn down a 1 day $35 million deal. I'm not a fan of that side of the world, for all the obvious reasons, and I think anyone who supports those places by either being a celeb and endorsing, or worse being a normie and visiting, have absolutely no right to tell me what is right/wrong and/or how to live my life. So it's good to see some standing against it, albeit just for personal gain I'd imagine. But, I would totally do a 1 day ad job for $35 million, regardless of my feelings, because that's a life changing amount of money.

If he's genuine, he'd use his power and influence to demand changes or do something other than "Yeah, I didn't need the cash and I'm not 100% on that airlines country". Pointless in the end.

06-12-2021 1:44am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118271724#Comment_118271724

Americans are constantly hooked into some kind of media. Phones, hundreds of radio stations, the same with tv, etc and then all the advertising coming from all directions. It's a bizarre nation, and I haven't experienced anything similar to it elsewhere. As such, there's the short attention spans, and desensitization of people, or alternatively the need for excessive drama. The effect would be a superficial attitude to many moral issues, being more concerned about what other people think/say as opposed to a real concern for the topic.

joseywhales · 06-12-2021 3:42am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118275560#Comment_118275560

I get you, the media production and consumption is out of control. I was just thinking myself, what does the average american even think and I really don't know. I've been here for just 4 years and I've had a lot of conversations but I really cannot tell you what the average american thinks, the ones I've met have varied opinions. I live in the north east so again there is a bias there. To be so sure how 330 million people think seems a bit naive to me though.

TheIrishGrover · 06-12-2021 10:45am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118266818#Comment_118266818

Amal: Hi honey, I'm home.

George: Hi honey. Tough day?

Amal: Oh yeah, just dealing with [REDACTED]. Wouldn't BELIEVE the people they are churning through to build infrastructure for sporting event [REDACTED]. And their position on women? and homosexuals and western values in general.

George:......... m'kay....... So uh... I was thinking of doing an ad for their national [REDACTED].... So, No?

Amal:........

George: Gotcha. Okey dokey. I'll call my agent.

06-12-2021 12:07pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118275668#Comment_118275668

To be so sure how 330 million people think seems a bit naive to me though.

I didn't make any such claim. Look back. I said the effect on Americans... not that all Americans are affected this way, nor did I say anything about what they believed in.

joseywhales · 06-12-2021 1:27pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118276577#Comment_118276577

My mistake, I assumed you were referring to the emotional and mental effect on the average american in which case we would have to know how they think in order to measure. We would need the state before and after the action to measure it's effect.

What country is George Clooney talking about? "An ally", "Questionable at times"

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