“Like he does it, mainly.
“That’s not journalism, George, it’s cowardice, followed by naked partisanship.”
“You see Megyn Kelly, who’s come out and said I’m not a journalist.
Megyn Kelly at the ‘Mr. Birchum’ premiere in Los Angeles on May 7, 2024; George Clooney at opening night of ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ on April 3, 2025.Credit:Araya Doheny/Getty; John Nacion/Variety via Getty
I didn’t say I was a journalist.”
LuPone chimed in, “Neither is she, by the way.”
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Clooney touted his own experience overseas while jabbing at Kelly’s career.
George Clooney at a press event for ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ in New York City on Feb. 6, 2025.Bruce Glikas/WireImage
“I’m not quite sure what she’s done,” he said.
And I’m not quite sure what she’s done to be a journalist.
It’s not out of context.
We don’t manipulate it.
We literally just go, ‘These are your words.'”
Kelly called LuPone “Broadway’s biggest and oldest bully” in Wednesday’s broadcast.
George Clooney at a press event for ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ in New York City on Feb. 6, 2025.Bruce Glikas/WireImage
“She’s an angry woman,” she said.
“Very angry, like so many leftist women.
“That’s not the kind of fearless journalism you’re talking about.”
Kelly later praised Clooney’sThree KingsandThe Perfect Stormcostar,Mark Wahlberg, for adapting these kinds of stories.
“It’s been mostly Mark Wahlberg who shows any interest in our troops.”
Good Night, and Good Luckplays on Broadway through June 8.
