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George Clooney Calls Out ‘Authoritarians’ and ‘People Who Peddle in Fear’ in Moving Venice Golden Lion Speech: They’re ‘Never the Heroes in History’

Variety · September 2, 2026 at 2:03 PM

George Clooney Calls Out ‘Authoritarians’ and ‘People Who Peddle in Fear’ in Moving Venice Golden Lion Speech: They’re ‘Never the Heroes in History’

George Clooney delivered a moving speech about the power of art in times of political turmoil at Venice Film Festival as he accepted the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.

“We’re living through a moment in time where the people in charge and people with the most money are telling us to fear one another,” Clooney […]

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