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Finn Cliff Hodges

George Clooney so badly stricken with Covid he was forced to direct new film from bed

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George Clooney ended up so sick when he contracted Covid that he was forced to direct his latest film from bed.

The 62-year-old actor made part of The Boys in the Boat, which was filmed last year but is due out later this month, on his iPad while bedbound after he fell ill with the virus – with his producer partner Grant Heslov lending a hand from the set.

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