LOS ANGELES: They have been husband and wife for more than three years, but the details of how George Clooney met the then-Amal Alamuddin has finally revealed.
And the Hollywood star did not even “leave the house” to be introduced to the Beirut-born human rights lawyer back in 2013.
The couple, who are typically private about their personal lives, stuck up their relationship mostly over email at first, George added in a preview for an upcoming interview.
The “Ocean’s Eleven” actor sat down with David Letterman for the US TV host’s show “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction,” which will arrive on Netflix on Feb. 9.
In the insightful hour-long episode, George also revealed that his agent predicted he would marry Amal before they had even met.
“No, it’s the wildest thing. A mutual friend of ours said, ‘I’m stopping by and can I bring my friend’?” he told Letterman.
“And I was like, ‘Of course.’ I got a call from my agent who said, ‘I met this woman who is coming to your house — who you’re gonna marry’.”
George’s parents were at his Lake Como home when Amal first came by, with the foursome bonding throughout the evening.
“And the funniest thing was my mom and dad were visiting, so my parents were there, and we just talked and we stayed up all night talking,” he revealed.
George Clooney reveals how he first met Amal
George Clooney reveals how he first met Amal
Christmas Eve winner in Arkansas lands a $1.817 billion Powerball lottery jackpot
- The winning numbers were 04, 25, 31, 52 and 59, with the Powerball number being 19
- The last time someone won a Powerball jackpot on Christmas Eve was in 2011, Powerball said
ARKANSAS, USA: A Powerball ticket purchased at a gas station outside Little Rock, Arkansas, won a $1.817 billion jackpot in Wednesday’s Christmas Eve drawing, ending the lottery game’s three-month stretch without a top-prize winner.
The winning numbers were 04, 25, 31, 52 and 59, with the Powerball number being 19. The winning ticket was sold at a Murphy USA in Cabot, lottery officials in Arkansas said Thursday. No one answered the phone Thursday at the location, which was closed for Christmas. The community of roughly 27,000 people is 26 miles (42 kilometers) northeast of Little Rock.
Final ticket sales pushed the jackpot higher than previous expected, making it the second-largest in US history and the largest Powerball prize of 2025, according to www.powerball.com. The jackpot had a lump sum cash payment option of $834.9 million.
“Congratulations to the newest Powerball jackpot winner! This is truly an extraordinary, life-changing prize,” Matt Strawn, Powerball Product Group Chair and Iowa Lottery CEO, was quoted as saying by the website. “We also want to thank all the players who joined in this jackpot streak — every ticket purchased helps support public programs and services across the country.”
The prize followed 46 consecutive drawings in which no one matched all six numbers.
The last drawing with a jackpot winner was Sept. 6, when players in Missouri and Texas won $1.787 billion.
Organizers said it is the second time the Powerball jackpot has been won by a ticket sold in Arkansas. It first happened in 2010.
The last time someone won a Powerball jackpot on Christmas Eve was in 2011, Powerball said. The company added that the sweepstakes also has been won on Christmas Day four times, most recently in 2013.
Powerball’s odds of 1 in 292.2 million are designed to generate big jackpots, with prizes growing as they roll over when no one wins. Lottery officials note that the odds are far better for the game’s many smaller prizes.
“With the prize so high, I just bought one kind of impulsively. Why not?” Indianapolis glass artist Chris Winters said Wednesday.
Tickets cost $2, and the game is offered in 45 states plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
