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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Shahana Yasmin

George Clooney hits back at Trump official for calling his acting a war crime: ‘Infantile name calling’

George Clooney has responded to the White House calling his acting a “war crime”, saying it was time for “vigorous debate”, not “infantile name calling”.

Clooney had joined the widespread backlash against Donald Trump for threatening to wipe out a “whole civilisation” in Iran, telling high school students at an event in Italy that “if anyone says he wants to end a civilisation, that’s a war crime”.

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