George Clooney Busts Magazine for Fake Interview

An exclusive one-on-one with Clooney was quite the get for British celebrity magazine Hello!, especially since they had him talking about his relationship with his wife of just a little more than a year, Amal Clooney. The only problem is that Clooney was out here telling everyone the interview never happened. Subscribe to Complex for More: ****** Check out more of Complex here: ****** ****** ****** ****** ****** COMPLEX is a community of creators and curators, armed with the Internet, committed to surfacing and sharing the voices and conversations that define our new America. Our videos exemplify convergence culture, exploring topics that include music, sneakers, style, sports and pop culture through original shows and Complex News segments. Featuring your favorite celebrities, authoritative commentary, and a unique voice, our videos make culture pop.

George Clooney is known for a lot of things; doing interviews is not one of them. Which made Hello! magazines advertised exclusive one-on-one where Clooney is quoted discussing his relationship with his wife Amal, that much more surprising. Turns out it didn't happen. The interview was fake, and Clooney is understandably unhappy about it. He made a statement, about the fake interview via Deadline, stating: "Hello Magazine has printed an "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW " with me that has been widely picked up and reprinted. Outlets like Vanity Fair, Marie Claire, The Sun, and The Evening Standard have all printed my exclusive interview and credited Hello Magazine." "The problem is that I have not given an interview to Hello Magazine and the quotes attributed to me are not accurate. In my experience, being misquoted is not unusual but to have an "exclusive interview" completely fabricated is something new. And a very disturbing trend." Popsugar reports that the interview featured faux quotes form Clooney about his wife, like: "We have a rule whereby we are never apart for more than a week." "We also stay in touch via social media, so we try to keep close even if we're in different parts of the world." Clooney doesn't even like social media. Hello Magazine issued a statement, apologizing for Hello! Group has established that the interview it bought from the Famous agency had, in fact, been culled together from a series of interviews that took place over a period of time, and many of the quotes attributed to Mr Clooney were never made by him. Hello! Group bought the material in good faith from a trusted independent agent, who assured us it was an authentic one-to-one interview with Mr Clooney, which we now accept was not the case. We are shocked and disappointed to discover that the representations that were made to the Hello! Group at the time of purchase of the material were not, in fact, true. We apologise unreservedly to Mr Clooney and his wife Amal for any distress that publication of this piece may have caused them and further apologise for conveying the impression that he had given an exclusive interview to Hello!. Yeah, well, good luck ever getting him on the record. As always, subscribe to our YouTube channel for all your latest updates.