George Clooney Won’t Apologize For Making A Living in Commercials

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George Clooney wants us all to know he needs to make a living and the press should stop giving him shit about appearing in ads. Specifically, ads for Nestle which, in the past, has been maligned for its baby milk marketing practices in third world countries. George tells us all to shut up at the Venice film festival last week telling reporters, “I’m not going to apologize to you for trying to make a living every once in a while. I find that an irritating question.” OK, George, we got the message loud and clear

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