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| Film star George Clooney marries in Venice | Film star George Clooney marries in Venice |
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| Hollywood star George Clooney has married human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin in Venice, in one of the most eagerly anticipated events of the showbusiness year. | Hollywood star George Clooney has married human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin in Venice, in one of the most eagerly anticipated events of the showbusiness year. |
| A host of fellow stars descended on the Italian city's canals for the union between the film world's most eligible bachelor, 53, and Ms Alamuddin, 36. | |
| The ceremony was celebrated in a hotel overlooking the famous Grand Canal. | The ceremony was celebrated in a hotel overlooking the famous Grand Canal. |
| Clooney's agent broke the news to journalists in a brief statement. | Clooney's agent broke the news to journalists in a brief statement. |
| According to AP news agency, that will be the only communication on the wedding. | According to AP news agency, that will be the only communication on the wedding. |
| Clooney and his friends had sipped champagne before gliding up the Grand Canal on Saturday evening to the luxury Aman Hotel, waving to hundreds of well-wishers. | Clooney and his friends had sipped champagne before gliding up the Grand Canal on Saturday evening to the luxury Aman Hotel, waving to hundreds of well-wishers. |
| Guests include Cindy Crawford, Bill Murray, Matt Damon and the U2 singer Bono. | Guests include Cindy Crawford, Bill Murray, Matt Damon and the U2 singer Bono. |
| Clooney's boat was momentarily blocked by a passing cruise liner and then by a water bus, giving time for dozens of boats carrying photographers to catch up, AP writes. | Clooney's boat was momentarily blocked by a passing cruise liner and then by a water bus, giving time for dozens of boats carrying photographers to catch up, AP writes. |
| A police boat swerved in vain to try to keep the paparazzi away. | A police boat swerved in vain to try to keep the paparazzi away. |
| Ms Alamuddin was last seen publicly on Friday riding in a water taxi down the Grand Canal with Clooney's arm round her. | Ms Alamuddin was last seen publicly on Friday riding in a water taxi down the Grand Canal with Clooney's arm round her. |
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| The couple were engaged in April. | The couple were engaged in April. |
| Clooney was previously married to Talia Balsam, who he divorced in 1993. | |
| One of the world's most recognisable actors, the American has two Oscars to his name: for best supporting actor in Syriana (2006) and for best picture as producer of Argo (2013). | |
| Other than his film work, he has embraced human rights causes such as the Darfur crisis in Sudan. | |
| Lebanese-born British lawyer Amal Alamuddin has defended Julian Assange of Wikileaks and former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko among others. | |
| She met Clooney through her work. | |
| People in her native village in Lebanon, Baakline in the Chouf district, welcomed news of her impending marriage, AP reports. | |
| "We congratulate them and we hope that the happiness will be international," said shopkeeper Ghassan Bou Hatoum. | |
| The couple's choice of Venice for the wedding is apt as Clooney is a frequent visitor to its film festival. He also owns a villa on Lake Como, north of Milan. | |
| Despite the long build-up to the wedding, interest still abounded on social media at news of the knot being tied. | Despite the long build-up to the wedding, interest still abounded on social media at news of the knot being tied. |
| "George Clooney is married," wrote one tweeter. "Heterosexual men of earth release a collective sigh of relief. Everyone else mourns." | "George Clooney is married," wrote one tweeter. "Heterosexual men of earth release a collective sigh of relief. Everyone else mourns." |