Earlier today George Clooney was arrested, now this is definitely not something you hear every day. Lindsay Lohan sure (that is her job now right?) But Clooney now there is a real celebrity the leading man personified.
Source: THR
George Clooney was arrested alongside his father and members of Congress on Friday for protesting — and crossing police lines — at the Sudan’s embassy in Washington, D.C., and photos of him being taken away in zip cuffs and placed into a Secret Service van quickly transmitted all over the world. As soon as the news broke, the internet does what it does best: activism through hashtags.
Immediately, a trending topic was born: #FreeClooney. Of course, some of the tweets were funny — Empire Magazine posted a “mug shot” of the star holding a coffee mug — but many Twitter activists praised him for standing up for his beliefs.
Source: AP
Clooney was later released after paying a $100 fine but #FreeClooney continues on and remains entertaining.
While we normally shy away from content that is more celebrity oriented and stay within the bounds of what we consider relevant to movies we are any other day of the week far from your number one destination for ‘celeb news’. But for Clooney exceptions are made.
Zip tied and led away by cops and it looks like this? My hat goes off to you George.
Larger than life
#FreeClooney indeed.
