Overview

• In a new Esquire interview, Clooney says the family lives on a French farm to give their children a fairer start than he believes Los Angeles would allow.
• He describes France as largely indifferent to fame, which he says helps his twins avoid worries about paparazzi or comparisons to other famous children.
• Clooney cites day-to-day benefits of farm life for the twins, including no iPads, shared dinners with adults, and doing chores like clearing their dishes.
• Amal Clooney says the couple keeps their children out of public view and uses a phone basket at gatherings to preserve private family time.
• The move has not halted Clooney’s public work, as he recently wrapped a Tony-nominated Broadway run and stars in Noah Baumbach’s Jay Kelly, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival.