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George Clooney reveals why wife Amal skipped opening night of his Broadway debut which JLo attended


George Clooney made his Broadway debut in the adaptation of Good Night, And Good Luck in NYC on Thursday - but his wife Amal was notably absent during the festivities.

The premise of the Broadway production is: 'Tune in to the golden age of broadcast journalism and Edward R. Murrow's (Clooney) legendary, history-altering, on-air showdown with Senator Joseph McCarthy. 'As McCarthyism casts a shadow over America, Murrow and his news team choose to confront the growing tide of paranoia and propaganda, even if it means turning the federal government and a worried nation against them.' During his interview with Stephen Colbert in February, Clooney reflected on penning the screenplay to the film 20 years earlier 'because I was being called a traitor in the country for being against the war in Iraq.

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