George and Amal Clooney evacuate from French house: ‘We do not know whether our beautiful home will survive’
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Key context: <p>In a letter to the local mayor, the actor added that ‘whatever happens, they remain fully part of this community’ and will ‘contribute to its rebuilding’</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/hub/george-clooney">George and Amal Clooney</a> have been forced to evacuate their home in south-eastern France as a wildfire burned nearby, his agent confirmed to Associated Press on Thursday.</p><p>The Clooneys bought their hilltop estate, Domaine du Canadel, in Brignoles in the Var in 2021 and it has since become their primary residence. Last December, the French government awarded the whole family – including the couple’s nine-year-old twins – <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/dec/29/george-clooney-wife-amal-granted-french-citizenship">French citizenship</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/30/george-clooney-amal-evacuate-french-house">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
In a letter to the local mayor, the actor added that ‘whatever happens, they remain fully part of this community’ and will ‘contribute to its rebuilding’George and Amal Clooney have been forced to evacuate their home in south-eastern France as a wildfire burned nearby, his agent confirmed to Associated Press on Thursday.The Clooneys bought their hilltop estate, Domaine du Canadel, in Brignoles in the Var in 2021 and it has since become their primary residence. Last December, the French government awarded the whole family – including the couple’s nine-year-old twins – French citizenship. Continue reading...
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