Overview
- Foster described the long-ago encounter as depressing and "so boring," calling it a clear no from her perspective.
- She said Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber arranged the meeting about 20 years ago, when Clooney was roughly 44 and she was 24.
- Foster recalled feeling he seemed much older, saying he felt "like a grandpa" and questioning large age-gap pairings.
- She recounted crying while telling Clooney about an ex, adding she believed he thought she was not in the right state of mind.
- Both appeared at the Golden Globes on January 11, 2026, with no indication they spoke, and Clooney has not publicly responded; coverage also notes Clooney's marriage to Amal and Foster's 2024 separation from Tommy Haas.