Megyn Kelly slams George Clooney in an 11-minute tirade: “You’re not fooling anybody”
In a recent Broadway Actors on Actors episode, actor George Clooney called out reporter Megyn Kelly, stating, “I’m not quite sure what she’s done to be a journalist”. Now, the Fox News anchor has hit back in a searing 11-minute rant against the Hollywood actor.
Appearing alongside Patti LuPone on Broadway Actors on Actors, LuPone asked Clooney about his reaction to being labelled “a communist” and “a fascist” for his political activism over the years. Clooney advocated for speaking “truth to power”.
He added: “I don’t care much in terms of what they say. You see Megyn Kelly, who’s come out and said I’m not a journalist. I didn’t say I was a journalist.”
Clooney then referenced impressive credentials, stating, “I’ve at least been to Darfur and Sudan and the Congo and been shot at to try to get stories out. I’m not quite sure what she’s done to be a journalist.”
Kelly took the news badly and aired her grievances in an 11-minute rant on episode 23 of The Megyn Kelly Show, which was devoted to Clooney’s comments. She stated: “He’s starring in a play about Edward R. Murrow because Clooney fancies himself a journalist, you see, and has lots of thoughts on how journalists need to do journalism.”
Kelly references Clooney’s current Broadway debut as famed journalist Edward R Murrow in Good Night and Good Luck, based on the 2005 movie. At the play’s close, a montage of news clips featuring Kelly and other reporters is included.
She continued: “He does it mainly by stumbling upon the biggest story of the decade, that a sitting president is mentally infirm and ought to be 25th Amendment’ed right out of office, and then burying it.”
She continued to brazenly criticise a New York Times opinion piece from 2024 written by Clooney, in which he called for Joe Biden to step down as the democratic presidential nominee.
Kelly continued with her reference, remarking: “Finally he decides to write an op-ed in The New York Times saying Joe Biden is not up for the job. That’s not journalism, George — it’s cowardice and naked partisanship.”
She referenced him directly: “You’re not fooling anyone. So now he’s starring in his Broadway show … by the way, what’s the matter, George? Are the Hollywood roles getting a little hard to come by as you age and get decidedly more smug and self congratulatory? I’m just asking!”
George Clooney has yet to comment on the remarks.
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