George Clooney Makes $500,000 Donation in Response to Trump Saying He Made Juneteenth 'Famous'

died Monday night at his Beverly Hills home. He was 98.«Last night my dad passed away.

Also Read: Carl Reiner, 'The Dick Van Dyke Show' Creator and Hollywood Legend, Dies at 98“Goodbye to my greatest mentor in movies and in life,” Steve Martin tweeted on Tuesday. “Thank you, dear Carl.”“Carl Reiner made every room he walked into funnier, smarter, kinder.

“Carl Reiner made every room he walked into funnier, smarter, kinder. It all seemed so effortless,” George Clooney said in a statement to HollywoodLife following the death of Carl Reiner. Though Carl, 98, will forever be known as a comedy icon — creating The Dick Van Dyke Show and working alongside Mel Brooks — to his Ocean’s Eleven co-star, he was a beloved pal. “What an incredible gift he gave us all. His was a life well lived and we’re all the better for it. Rest in peace my friend.”

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.

Juneteenth, which fell on June 19, is a day that marks the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States.Clooney will also be donating $500,000 to the Equal Justice Initiative. He said his donation was a response to Trump's claim, reports people.com."Thank you President Trump for 'making Juneteenth famous'.

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.

George Clooney is celebrating Juneteenth by making a generous donation to a worthy cause.

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George Clooney has called for a drastic overhaul of law enforcement in America in an effort to combat the racism “pandemic” raging in the country.

George Clooney is not keeping silent on the Black Lives Matter protests sparked by the latest case of police brutality that ended with the senseless killing of George Floyd. The actor, just like many other celebrities, is using his platform to speak up in support of the movement.

Celebs continue to speak out about the civil unrest in response to George Floyd’s tragic death — and one celeb made sure to simultaneously call out other stars’ hollow “performance activism” on social media!

Speaking his mind. George Clooney claimed “America’s greatest pandemic” is “anti-black racism” as people across the country continue to demand justice after George Floyd’s death.

In the essay, published by Daily Beast, Clooney called for "systemic change" in the US to tackle the problem of racism, reports etonline.com.

George Clooney penned an essay about systemic racism following a weekend of protests across the country in the wake of George Floyd’s death. The actor, 59, shared his thoughts in an essay published by The Daily Beast in which he reflects on not just the ongoing situation with some protests for Floyd turning violent, but the myriad of similar incidents that have been protested over the years.