Overview

• The 64-year-old told Esquire he "did blow and stuff" in 1982 as a young actor in Los Angeles.
• He said cocaine at the time was often cut with mannitol, a laxative, causing users to need the bathroom after a line.
• Marijuana "is not my drug," he added, recalling a weed-brownie experience about 15 years ago that left a group silent for hours after pairing The Wizard of Oz with Dark Side of the Moon.
• Clooney described stretches of drinking where he got "pretty toasty" nightly, abstained during his Good Night, and Good Luck Broadway run, then got "blasted" after the 2025 Tony Awards.
• The remarks were published in an Esquire cover story on Oct. 6 and widely summarized by other outlets, with no indication of ongoing addiction or legal issues.