George Clooney secretly married Assange's lawyer in Venice (photo, video)
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28 September 2014, 05:03 | Author: Ivan Rutov
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The wedding of “Hollywood's leading bachelor” George Clooney took place in Venice.
George Clooney got married: news for today, September 28, 2014
American actor George Clooney married an English lawyer of Lebanese origin, Amal Alamuddin, Interfax reports, citing the Associated Press and the actor's representatives.
The wedding took place in Venice in one of the hotels overlooking the Grand Canal. Paparazzi arrived at the wedding site on speedboats. The newlyweds appeared in public wearing sunglasses. Clooney wore a gray jacket and white shirt, while Alamuddin wore a black and white dress.
Clooney remained Hollywood's most eligible bachelor until he was 53. Alamuddin, whose work specializes in human rights, is now 36.
Clooney got married, but the official ceremony is scheduled for September 29
The official ceremony is scheduled for September 29, as required by local laws. The American actor is an atheist, so he will get married not in a church, but in the Venetian city hall, ITAR-TASS reports.
The official wedding was scheduled for September 29 in the building of the Venetian municipality. The right to seal the union was entrusted to the former mayor of Rome, the famous Italian politician Walter Veltroni. If the information from People and the world's leading news agencies is true, then the question of whether the official ceremony will take place on Monday remains open.
Photographers have already managed to capture the arrival of the bride and groom in the city, who headed together to the famous Cipriani Hotel on the island of Giudecca. It is known that Clooney will have a bachelor party there. The bride will go to the Papadopoli Palace on the Grand Canal, rented especially for the celebration. The 16th-century building was converted into a hotel in 2007, part of the Aman chain of seven-star resorts.
American actor Matt Damon and his wife and American model Cindy Crawford and her husband, who once dated Clooney, have already been spotted in Venice. Journalists are expecting the star couple of American actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, friends of the couple.
In addition to Alamuddin’s many relatives, celebrities from cinema and show business gathered for the “wedding of the decade” in Venice. Among them are actor Matt Damon, model Cindy Crawford, and leader of the Irish rock band U2 Bono. It is not yet known whether Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have arrived.
The private water taxi with the inscription “love” on which Clooney and Alamuddin travel is “escorted” by dozens of boats with paparazzi and simply curious people. Fans, hoping to see the celebrity, crowd on the bridges near the Papadopoli Palace with the seven-star Aman Hotel, where the newlyweds and their friends are staying.
Clooney signed an agreement with all the service staff, which includes a fine of €5 thousand for disclosing details of the festivities, which will last three days. City authorities have issued a special decree that restricts traffic on the Grand Canal to prevent curious people from violating the couple's right to privacy.
Clooney married for the second time
For 53-year-old Clooney, this will be the second marriage. He was married to actress Talia Balsam in the early 1990s. After the divorce, he promised never to marry again and until now, despite numerous affairs, was known as a convinced bachelor.
Lebanese Amal, 36, a successful lawyer representing Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, was invited by the UN to work on a peace agreement between Israel and Palestine.
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George Clooney's wife showed off her engagement ring and stunning legs
Mr and Mrs Clooney made their first public appearance as husband and wife.
Photo: REUTERS
Last Saturday, one of the most desirable bachelors on the planet, George Clooney, married Julian Assange's lawyer Amal Alamuddin. The wedding took place in the strictest secrecy: while the pictures of a happy Clooney, captured a few minutes before the wedding, went around all the tabloids, the journalists were never able to see the bride. The style of Amal's wedding dress remained a mystery to everyone, as did the name of the designer who made it. But the next day, the newly minted Mr. and Mrs. Clooney did not hide from photographers and appeared in public for the first time as husband and wife.
The couple left the doors of the seven-star Aman Hotel, where the newlyweds celebrated their wedding and where they spent their wedding night, and went for a walk. Amal wore a stunning lace Giambattista Valli dress with a very short skirt that showed off her stunning long legs. Looking at the actor’s wife, it is obvious that she captivated the confirmed bachelor not only with her sharp mind, but also with her unusual appearance. The oriental beauty (Amal is half British, half Lebanese) with her magnificent figure, luxuriant hair and angelic face will give odds to many Hollywood stars. For the wedding celebrations in Venice, stylists selected outfits from the best designers for George’s chosen one, carefully considering her every appearance in public. As a result, the newly minted Mrs. Clooney always looks flawless.
Amal wore a stunning lace Giambattista Valli dress with a very short skirt that showed off her stunningly long legs.
Photo: REUTERS
The couple boarded the boat waiting for them at the pier and happily posed for the cameras. The photographers managed to capture the newlyweds' rings - made of white gold, George's was a little wider, Amal's was thin and elegant. The newlyweds took a ride along the Grand Canal and landed at the five-star Cipriani Hotel, where the rest of the wedding guests were staying.
Photographers managed to capture the newlyweds’ rings – made of white gold: Amal’s is thin and elegant...
Photo: REUTERS
... George's is a little wider.
Photo: SPLASH NEWS
Meanwhile, the guests present at the wedding shared with US Weekly some details of the ceremony. According to sources, George and Amal exchanged vows at the altar, under an arch decorated with white roses. As the bride made her speech, the groom took her hand. The ceremony lasted about twenty minutes, then the guests were treated to a wedding banquet with five courses of Italian cuisine. Dinner proceeded to the sounds of a small string orchestra. The guests joked, laughed and raised toasts to the health of the newlyweds. Amal's father Ramzi Alamuddin, for example, hinted to the newlyweds: “It's time for grandchildren!” During dinner, the newlyweds presented the ceremony participants with memorable black and white photographs: in a funny photo, taken in a retro style, George bites Amal's hat, and she laughs cheerfully. In the photo, Clooney and his fiancee left a thank you note to all the guests for coming a long way and sharing this day with them.
The couple boarded the boat waiting for them at the pier and went for a walk.
Photo: SPLASH NEWS
Let's remember that Clooney and Alamuddin became husband and wife, the actor's representative Stan Rosenfeld told the Associated Press on Saturday, without going into details of the ceremony. However, the whole city was watching the whole flotilla of boats delivering guests to the wedding: when else will you see so many world celebrities in festive outfits at the same time! The wedding took place at sunset, at eight o'clock in the evening, the participants began arriving at 6.30. Friends and relatives traveled by speedboat to the luxurious Aman Hotel, located on the Grand Canal. The wedding took place in a narrow circle of friends and family. Cindy Crawford and her husband Randy Gerber came to the wedding of Clooney and his chosen ones - the supermodel's husband became the newlyweds' best man, the star of the comedy "Groundhog Day" Bill Murray, George's longtime friend actor Matt Damon and his wife Luciana Barroso, actress Emily Blunt, U2 lead singer Bono, the main editor of American Vogue magazine Anna Wintour, former mayor of Rome Walter Veltroni and other celebrities. Clooney's close friend Sandra Bullock also received an invitation to the wedding, but she was unable to come and only sent the newlyweds a gift and congratulations.
In the boat, the newlyweds happily posed for the cameras.
Photo: SPLASH NEWS
It was previously reported that the actor’s wedding was scheduled for Monday, September 29 - it was assumed that the couple would get married in the ancient 14th-century Farcetti Palazzo, located on the Grand Canal and owned by the city hall. An official of the municipality of Venice, who wished to remain anonymous, told the Associated Press about this. He also said that all paths and streets adjacent to the palace will be closed from 12 to 2 o'clock in the afternoon so that crowds of fans do not interfere with the celebration and create a security threat. Now everyone is wondering whether this was a distraction for the press or whether the newlyweds really plan to hold two weddings: one on Saturday in a narrow circle of friends and relatives, the other, a civil ceremony, on Monday at the city hall.
The newlyweds took a ride along the Grand Canal...
Photo: REUTERS
...and landed at the five-star Cipriani Hotel, where the rest of the wedding guests were staying.
Photo: SPLASH NEWS
The American magazine Vogue bought the exclusive rights to photograph and cover the wedding – this explains the presence of the publication’s editor-in-chief Anna Wintour at the wedding. The transaction amount is not disclosed, according to some sources it is several million dollars. The bride and groom plan to donate this money to one of the charitable foundations. Clooney and his fiancee asked guests to come to the celebration without mobile phones, so that not a single frame would leak to the Internet or the press.
During dinner, the newlyweds presented ceremony participants with memorable black-and-white photographs: in a funny retro-style photo, George is biting Amal's hat.
Photo: SPLASH NEWS
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