Hollywood icon George Clooney insists he is never going to enter politics and thinks he can help the social causes close to his heart by using his fame.
The “Midnight Sky” actor has often been tipped to run for office in the future but he has no desire to make his own life more “difficult” and thinks he is already in a great position to campaign for the causes and issues that are important to him using his profile
Asked about the speculation by OK! magazine, he said: “I’m friends with a lot of politicians who I like and respect and think the world of. Their life is very difficult and I don’t envy a moment of it.
“I truly feel as if I don’t have to make compromises in the world I work in and if I want to take up a cause and fight for it, I can do that without having to say, ‘Well I can’t tick off this guy because he’s raised half a million dollars for my political campaign.’
I can be much more effective in the things I want to work on without being tied to politics at all. I’ll steer clear of that one.
Meanwhile, the 59-year-old star admitted he feels a “great sense of responsibility” to ensure his three-year-old twins Alexander and Ella – who he has with wife Amal – grow up aware of their privilege and have empathy towards those who are not so well off.
He said: “I have a great sense of responsibility to the twins because life with them is going to be much easier in some ways, but more difficult in other ways.
It’s going to be challenging to remind children who have been born under the magnifying glass of celebrity – but also with money and all of those privileges.
“It’s important to get them to understand empathy and to understand other people who aren’t as fortunate as they are.
In other news – Happy Birthday to Isibaya actress Ayanda Borotho
Former model and South African actress Ayanda Borotho best known for her role in Nomzamo turn 40 today.
Born on 13 January 1981 in the township of Ntuzuma near the city of Durban Ayanda Borotho, attended Brettonwood High School in Umbilo, Durban where qualified in speech and drama. Learn more
Source: IOL
