Overview

• Clooney was absent from the Venice Film Festival press presentation for Jay Kelly due to sinusitis, according to organizers.
• The event host said the infection was very severe and indicated he would probably appear on the red carpet scheduled for 9:45 p.m. local time at the Palazzo del Cinema.
• His representative earlier told People he was diagnosed with a sinus infection and was scaling back activities on medical advice.
• He had already missed a press meet and a private cast dinner on Wednesday and was seen returning to the Hotel Excelsior to rest.
• Jay Kelly, directed by Noah Baumbach and co-starring Adam Sandler and Laura Dern, is set for a December 5 Netflix release, with Baumbach, Sandler, Dern and Emily Mortimer attending the press event in his stead.