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| George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin engagement confirmed | George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin engagement confirmed |
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| The engagement of the Hollywood actor George Clooney to human-rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin is official, her employer and Clooney’s mother said on Monday. | The engagement of the Hollywood actor George Clooney to human-rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin is official, her employer and Clooney’s mother said on Monday. |
| The law firm where Alamuddin works, Doughty Street Chambers in London, confirmed the news after leaks at the weekend. | |
| "She brings a bright light to everything she is involved in, and I am so delighted at her happy news,” the chief executive of the law firm, Robin Jackson, told Reuters. | "She brings a bright light to everything she is involved in, and I am so delighted at her happy news,” the chief executive of the law firm, Robin Jackson, told Reuters. |
| Clooney's mother, Nina, confirmed the engagement to the Daily Mail and said she was “extremely happy”. | Clooney's mother, Nina, confirmed the engagement to the Daily Mail and said she was “extremely happy”. |
| “We weren’t at all surprised when they told us they were engaged, and we couldn’t be happier for them,” Clooney said from her home in Augusta, Kentucky. | “We weren’t at all surprised when they told us they were engaged, and we couldn’t be happier for them,” Clooney said from her home in Augusta, Kentucky. |
| Celebrity news sites say Clooney, 52, proposed to the Beirut-born barrister, 36, sometime in the past two weeks. | Celebrity news sites say Clooney, 52, proposed to the Beirut-born barrister, 36, sometime in the past two weeks. |
| Nina Clooney told the Mail she first met Alamuddin about a year ago. | Nina Clooney told the Mail she first met Alamuddin about a year ago. |
| “On an intellectual level, they are equals,” she said. “That is very important to him. Amal’s world couldn’t be more different from the Hollywood lifestyle.” | “On an intellectual level, they are equals,” she said. “That is very important to him. Amal’s world couldn’t be more different from the Hollywood lifestyle.” |
| Alamuddin, who is fluent in French and Arabic, is a noted human-rights lawyer. She has advised United Nations former secretary-general Kofi Annan on Syria and represented Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and a former prime minister of Ukraine, Yulia Tymoshenko. | Alamuddin, who is fluent in French and Arabic, is a noted human-rights lawyer. She has advised United Nations former secretary-general Kofi Annan on Syria and represented Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and a former prime minister of Ukraine, Yulia Tymoshenko. |
| Clooney said the family bonded with Alamuddin over their mutual interest in human rights. George Clooney's humanitarian efforts focus primarily on human-rights abuses in Darfur; he has also contributed to anti-poverty and anti-hunger campaigns. | Clooney said the family bonded with Alamuddin over their mutual interest in human rights. George Clooney's humanitarian efforts focus primarily on human-rights abuses in Darfur; he has also contributed to anti-poverty and anti-hunger campaigns. |
| “They also share a sense of fun, a sense of humor and they are both very caring people,” Clooney said. | “They also share a sense of fun, a sense of humor and they are both very caring people,” Clooney said. |
| The engagement reverses Clooney’s promise that he would never marry again, because he would be a “lousy husband.” The actor was married to actress Talia Balsam from 1989 to 1993. | The engagement reverses Clooney’s promise that he would never marry again, because he would be a “lousy husband.” The actor was married to actress Talia Balsam from 1989 to 1993. |