Hollywood couple George and Amal Clooney turned heads during a night out in New York City, following a busy stretch of public appearances and professional commitments.
George and Amal Clooney were spotted on Friday, May 30, 2025, enjoying a date night in Manhattan. The couple’s outing came after a demanding few weeks, with Amal attending the Cannes Film Festival and traveling to Osaka, Japan, for official engagements. Meanwhile, George has been focused on his Broadway adaptation of “Good Night, and Good Luck.”
The Clooneys were joined by longtime friend and U2 frontman Bono for dinner at the Polo Bar. The trio appeared in good spirits, sharing laughs as they walked through the city.
Amal wore a cherry-print strapless mesh dress by Stella McCartney, which retails at $1250. She completed the look with a black clutch bag and metallic bronze Gianvito Rossi pumps.
George kept it classic in a navy suit over a black polo shirt, with black patent shoes and a gray baseball cap. Bono wore an all-black suit and his signature red-tinted glasses.
Photos from the evening circulated widely online, drawing a mix of reactions from social media users. “Wow, that’s George Clooney?? I didn’t even recognize him,” one person commented.
Others voiced concern over his appearance. “George is 64 that’s not that old , he looks sick way to thin and gaunt, [sic]” another user wrote.
Some comments also speculated about Amal’s appearance. “Ohhh Amal has a new nose and face 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂” one comment read.
Despite the focus on their looks, some fans stepped in to show support. “For all those saying George looks old… the man is ageing gracefully without plastic surgery unlike the rest of Hollywood … leave him alone! [sic]” a fan responded.
George’s older appearance may be linked to his gray hair. He recently addressed it during an interview on “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” where he wore a baseball cap to hide the color.
“It’s bad. It’s still dark on top, but it’s gray at the bottom,” he explained. His hair is dyed for his Broadway role in “Good Night, and Good Luck.”
“You get that really nice-looking grow-out now of gray,” he added. “It really looks bad. It looks like you’re going through some horrible, like, mid-life crisis.”
The actor ended on a humorous note: “I’m 64. Midlife is a little stretch.” Apart from George’s crisis, Amal seems to be going through a crisis of her own as she’s at risk of a US entry ban.
Amal was in an eight-person panel appointed by the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) prosecutor that reviewed arrest warrants for senior Israeli and Hamas leaders.
The British Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office has warned senior British lawyers that they could face sanctions from the Trump administration after serving as consultants in the ICC’s case against Israel for its offensive on Gaza.
In January 2024, ICC prosecutor Kharim Khan convened a panel of legal and academic experts to review his investigation into the alleged crimes committed during the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.
The panel’s objective was to determine whether the individuals named in the arrest warrant applications had committed crimes within the ICC’s jurisdiction, including war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
Amal, a prominent British barrister who specializes in international law and human rights, was among the experts who advised Khan. She is also an adjunct professor at Columbia Law School in New York City.
Amal co-founded a non-profit, Clooney Foundation for Justice, that provides free legal support for human rights abuse victims. She has previously appeared before the ICC and the International Court of Justice where she represented victims of large-scale violence.
In the panel, she was joined by Danny Friedman, a barrister at Matrix Chambers; Baroness Helena Kennedy of the Shaws, a Labor peer; former British judge Lord Justice Adrian Fulford; Judge Theodor Meron CMG; and Elizabeth Wilmshurst CMG KC.
In his investigation, Khan named five senior Israel and Hamas leaders: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant, and Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Deif, and Ismail Haniyeh.
Following months of “an extensive process of review and analysis,” Amal and her fellow panel members published a legal report and joint statement via the Financial Times on May 20, 2024, explaining why they “support the ICC’s prosecution for crimes in Israel and Gaza.”
It was in this statement that they announced the panel had unanimously agreed that the evidence collected by Khan was sufficient to charge those leading the conflict.
“The judges of the ICC will ultimately determine which warrants, if any, should be issued. And as investigations continue, we hope that state authorities, witnesses and survivors will engage with the judicial process,” they said.
In November 2024, the ICC issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Although charges were also issued against the three Hamas leaders, they have since died.
In February of this year, President Donald Trump signed an executive order issuing sanctions, which include blocking property and assets and the suspension of entry into the U.S., against Khan for his involvement in the ICC’s case against Israel.
The president also warned that further measures could be taken against others who contributed to the case, giving a 60-day deadline for internal recommendations of such individuals. The deadline was April 7.
Upon hearing reports that Amal might be denied entry into the U.S. with looming sanctions from the Trump administration, many took to social media to express their frustration.
“‘Even Disgraceful Says It’s Disgraceful!'” one person wrote. “This is infuriating!!” another exclaimed. “She would be heartbroken,” a fan sympathized. “Isn’t she married to an American citizen?” someone else asked.
Following her joint statement with her panel, she released a personal address. “I served on this Panel because I believe in the rule of law and the need to protect civilian lives,” she wrote on the Clooney Foundation website.
Amal emphasized that the laws protecting civilians in war have been developed for over a century and apply to all countries, regardless of the reasons for the conflict. As a human rights lawyer, she does not accept that one child’s life has more or less value than another’s.
The mother of two said she does not accept that any conflict should be “beyond the reach of the law,” nor should any perpetrator be above it.
Since the arrest warrants have been issued, Netanyahu’s office dismissed the charges as “false and absurd.” It should also be noted that Israel, along with the US, is not among the countries that signed the international treaty that created the ICC and, therefore, does not accept the court’s jurisdiction.
