EXCLUSIVE: GEORGE CLOONEY IGNORES MEGYN KELLY’S 11-MINUTE MELTDOWN — “HE COULDN’T CARE LESS,” SAYS SOURCE
“Funny… she begged him to do her show when she loved celebrities,” insider adds.
Megyn Kelly’s furious 11-minute podcast tirade slamming George Clooney may have made headlines — but sources tell #ShuterScoop the actor couldn’t be more indifferent.
“He couldn’t care less what Megyn Kelly thinks,” a Hollywood insider close to Clooney reveals. “She’s not on his radar. Never was.”
What really stings insiders close to the actor? The hypocrisy.
“When Megyn hosted the 9 a.m. hour of the Today show, she loved celebrities,” the source notes. “She and her producers begged George Clooney to come on. Multiple times. They wanted the ratings — and she wanted the selfie.”
Clooney, ever polite, declined each request.
“She wasn’t ranting about his politics back then,” the insider adds. “She just wanted him on her couch.”
But after Clooney poked fun at Kelly’s journalism chops during his Variety sit-down with Patti LuPone, the gloves came off. Kelly branded Clooney a “coward,” accused him of partisan flip-flopping, and sniped that he turned to Broadway because “Hollywood roles are hard to come by” at his age.
Clooney’s response? Radio silence.
“George doesn’t do petty,” the insider says. “He’s not going to engage with a podcast rant from someone who once courted him for morning fluff segments.”
One veteran media executive summed it up best:
“She used to fan-girl celebrities. Now she flame-throws to stay relevant. George has moved on. She clearly hasn’t.”
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