{
  "id": 14884012,
  "title": "In 2013, Clooney reportedly invested $600,000 in Casamigos; Diageo agreed to buy it for $1 billion in 2017, with his upfront share at $233 million",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/in-2013-clooney-reportedly-invested-600-000-in-casamigos-diageo",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T05:30:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/in-2013-clooney-reportedly-invested-600-000-in-casamigos-diageo-agreed-to-buy-it-for-1-billion-in-2017-with-his-upfront-share-at-233-million-101792053356606.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Clooney and two friends put in $600,000 each to start Casamigos. Diageo’s 2017 deal valued it at up to $1 billion. Here is how that deal played out.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}