Amal Clooney Says Marriage in 2014 Changed Her Life, Bringing New Public Scrutiny
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Updated · USA TODAY · Jun 26
Amal Clooney Says Marriage in 2014 Changed Her Life, Bringing New Public Scrutiny
3 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · Jun 26
Summary
Amal Clooney, 48, said at a June 9 Cartier Dialogues panel that marrying George Clooney in 2014 upended the separation between her private life and legal career.
She described the shift as "weird," saying she initially worried public appearances or clothing choices could affect how judges viewed her, before deciding that her work should speak for itself.
That adjustment came as the couple built a more public shared life, including the Clooney Foundation for Justice, which they co-founded in 2016, while still balancing law, advocacy and red-carpet events.
Family privacy has become a central concern since their twins were born in 2017: the Clooneys moved to France in 2021, gained French citizenship in 2025 and limit exposure to paparazzi and risky travel.