Actor shrugs off London mayor's claim of 'Hitlerian agenda' as 'too much hyperbole washed down with a few whiskies'
George Clooney has dismissed comments made about him by the London mayor, Boris Johnson, as "too much hyperbole washed down with a few whiskies".
The actor spoke out after Johnson criticised him for suggesting Britain should return the Parthenon marbles to Greece.
Accusing Clooney of losing his own marbles, Johnson claimed the actor was "advocating nothing less than the Hitlerian agenda for London's cultural treasures".
But Clooney said: "I'm a great fan of the mayor, and I'm sure my right honourable friend had no real intention of comparing me to Hitler. I'd chalk it up to a little too much hyperbole washed down with a few whiskies. I've found myself in the same spot a time or two so I hold no ill will.
"When it comes to real facts, not imagined history,...
George Clooney has dismissed comments made about him by the London mayor, Boris Johnson, as "too much hyperbole washed down with a few whiskies".
The actor spoke out after Johnson criticised him for suggesting Britain should return the Parthenon marbles to Greece.
Accusing Clooney of losing his own marbles, Johnson claimed the actor was "advocating nothing less than the Hitlerian agenda for London's cultural treasures".
But Clooney said: "I'm a great fan of the mayor, and I'm sure my right honourable friend had no real intention of comparing me to Hitler. I'd chalk it up to a little too much hyperbole washed down with a few whiskies. I've found myself in the same spot a time or two so I hold no ill will.
"When it comes to real facts, not imagined history,...
- 2/17/2014
- The Guardian - Film News
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