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  "id": 5077255,
  "title": "George Clooney Defends Mark Ruffalo’s ‘Ability to Speak Freely’ About Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal and Doesn’t See How the Merger ‘Financially Ends Up Making Sense’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/george-clooney-defends-mark-ruffalos-ability-to-speak-freely-about",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-02T11:33:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/festivals/george-clooney-defends-mark-ruffalo-paramount-warner-bros-merger-1236848168/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Life really does imitate art. George Clooney attended last year’s Venice Film Festival with “Jay Kelly,” a comedic drama in which he portrayed an aging A-lister who travels to Italy to receive a life achievement award. Now the actor is getting a real Venetian tribute, accepting the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement Award on the […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "George Clooney Slams Pete Hegseth Over Canadian Cadet Post; Voices Support For Mark Ruffalo & Muses On Paramount-Warner Bros Merger – Venice",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/george-clooney-slams-pete-hegseth-over-canadian-cadet-post-voices",
        "published": "2026-09-02T11:40:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "George Clooney Won’t Endorse Paramount-Warner Merger: ‘I Don’t See How’ It Makes Sense",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/george-clooney-wont-endorse-paramount-warner-merger-i-dont-see-how-it",
        "published": "2026-09-02T12:25:26.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}