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19.06.2020 - 23:03 / etcanada.com
George Clooney is celebrating Juneteenth by making a generous donation to a worthy cause.
The “O Brother, Where Are Thou?” star will be digging deep into his pockets to gift US$500,000 to the Equal Justice Initiative.
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In a statement issued to PEOPLE, the actor joked that the donation was in response to Donald Trump making Juneteenth “very famous.”
Clooney was referring to a recent Wall
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George Clooney issued a perfect callout to Donald Trump while also giving money to an amazing organization in honor of Juneteenth.The actor donated $500,000 to the Equal Justice Initiative this week in honor of the longstanding holiday, also known as Jubilee Day or Freedom Day, which marks the official end of slavery in the United States, which finally happened on June 19, 1865.
George Clooney still knows how to get in a fierce zinger. The 59-year-old actor took President Donald Trump to task after he claimed that he “did something good” by making Juneteenth “very famous.” June 19 is the date that recognizes the emancipation of the last remaining slaves in the United States in 1865. George used Trump’s wild boast to throw shade at him for now being associated with the holiday for all of the wrong reasons.
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