Overview

• Clooney, 64, says he tried cocaine and "other stuff" in early‑1980s Los Angeles, calling drugs "never a big issue" for him.
• He describes the era’s attitudes toward cocaine and notes it was often cut with mannitol, which he recalls from that time.
• He recounts a bad experience with weed brownies about 15 years ago while watching The Wizard of Oz with Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon.
• He reflects on stretches of heavier drinking, says he went near‑sober during his 2025 Broadway run, and admits he got "barely‑walking drunk" after the June 8 Tony Awards.
• The remarks appear in Esquire’s October/November issue, reported Oct. 6 by outlets including People and Daily Mail, as he promotes Jay Kelly, due in theaters Nov. 14 and on Netflix Dec. 5.