George Clooney Engaged To British Lady, Amal Alamuddin
George Clooney’s bachelorhood used to be one of the few things you could count on in Hollywood.
Not so much anymore.
People and US Weekly are reporting that the the Oscar winner, 52, is engaged to British human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin, 36, whom he began dating last fall. They’ve been spotted together in London, New York, Tanzania and the Seychelles.
Onlookers noticed a giant rock on Alamuddin’s left ring finger when the two met Cindy Crawford and husband Rande Gerber for dinner Thursday in Malibu, Calif.
Alamuddin, who was born in Beirut, studied at Oxford and NYU and is fluent in three languages, is his first non-Hollywood partner in recent memory; however, her background in international law and human rights means she still has plenty in common with Clooney, who has long been an advocate for refugees in Darfur.
Clooney’s publicist, Stan Rosenfield, is staying mum, issuing a one-line response: “I don’t comment on my client’s personal life.”
Clooney has been married once before, to actress Talia Balsam, from 1989 to 1993, which was just before he was cast in a hit show (NBC’s ER) and reached A-list status.
Amal’s lawfirm confirmed the great news when they sent her a congratulatory message in a statement released yesterday April 28, 2014
“The barristers and staff of Doughty Street Chambers offer their best wishes and congratulations to Ms. Amal Alamuddin, a member of Chambers, and Mr. George Clooney on their engagement to be married,”
Alamuddin joined the firm in 2010 and later became a member of its international law team. The chief executive of the firm, Robin Jackson, added his personal congrats as well.
“She brings a bright light to everything she is involved in. And I am so delighted at her happy news.”