George Clooney drops out of Venice Film Festival…
George Clooney has fallen in poor health during the Venice Film Festival.
The actor, 64, missed two occasions at the annual Italian competition on Wednesday and one on Thursday due to health points.
“George has been diagnosed with a sinus infection and is under doctors orders to cut back on his activities today,” the rep told The Post Thursday.
George Clooney arrives at the Hotel Excelsior during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on Aug. 27. Alessandro Bremec/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
George Clooney arriving at the Venice Film Festival. Getty Images
George Clooney is in Venice for the premiere of his Netflix film “Jay Kelly.” FilmMagic
Sources told The Hollywood Reporter that Clooney “started to feel unwell Wednesday and was advised to head straight home and rest up.”
He was seen boarding a boat leaving Hotel Excelsior around 4 p.m. to head home that day.
George Clooney noticed arriving at the Venice Film Festival on Aug. 27. Alessandro Bremec/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
George Clooney at the 82nd Venice Film Festival. Stefano Costantino/SOPA Images/Shutterstock
George Clooney during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival. Alessandro Bremec/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
Clooney skipped the press junket for his new Netflix film “Jay Kelly,” directed by Noah Baumbach, and a dinner with his forged mates, including Adam Sandler and Laura Dern, on Wednesday.
On Thursday, he missed the movie’s official press convention.
David Heyman, Emily Mortimer, Eve Hewson, Riley Keough, Billy Crudup, Laura Dern, Noah Baumbach, Adam Sandler, Greta Gerwig and Alba Rohrwacher at the “Jay Kelly” picture call in Venice on Aug. 28. Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP
George Clooney in “Jay Kelly.” ©Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection
George Clooney and Adam Sandler in “Jay Kelly.” ©Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection
“Even movie stars get sick!” Baumbach, 55, said with a chuckle at the star of the press convention, per Variety. The director participated in the press convention with stars Sandler, Dern, Billy Crudup and Emily Mortimer.
Clooney is reportedly anticipated to be at the movie’s crimson carpet world premiere Thursday night time.
Earlier on Thursday, Clooney was seen in Lake Cuomo with his spouse, Amal Clooney, 47, their twins Ella and Alexander, 8, and the remainder of the “Jay Kelly” staff. The group departed Villa Olendra by boat for a energetic lunch at Villa d’Este before heading to the Venice Film Festival.
George Clooney and Amal Clooney spent time in Lake Como during the Venice Film Festival. BACKGRID
George Clooney and Amal Clooney arrive in Venice on Aug. 26. COBRA TEAM / BACKGRID
Clooney, who appeared to be in good health, wore a short-sleeved navy blue shirt, black pants and sun shades.
Clooney and his spouse arrived in Venice on Tuesday. The couple was seen driving a boat into town.
The “ER” alum wore a black polo shirt, beige pants, a brown belt and matching loafers. He also sported a pair of sun shades.
Amal, for her half, surprised in a butter yellow bodycon costume, white heels.
Amal Clooney and George Clooney step out for the Venice Film Festival. COBRA TEAM / BACKGRID
In “Jay Kelly,” Clooney performs an ageing film star who embarks on a profound journey in Europe with his supervisor (Sandler). The movie was written by Baumbach and Mortimer, 53.
In an Aug. 4 interview with Vanity Fair, Clooney revealed that he dedicated to the project less than 24 hours after he acquired the screenplay.
George Clooney in “Jay Kelly.” ©Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection
George Clooney in “Jay Kelly.” ©Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection
“I literally said to him, ‘Noah, look, I love the script. I love you as a director, but I’m 63 years old, dude—I can’t do 50 takes,’” Clooney shared. “‘I don’t have it in me. I’ve got the acting range from A to B.’”
Clooney also said that he might relate to his character in “Jay Kelly.”
“When you’re an actor in my position, at my age, finding roles like this aren’t all that common,” he explained. “If you can’t make peace with aging, then you’ve got to get out of the business and just disappear. I’m now the guy that, when I go running after a bad guy, it’s funny—it’s not suspenseful. That’s okay. I embrace all of that.”
“Jay Kelly” comes out Nov. 14 on Netflix.
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