French minister criticises Clooney's 'double standard' passportListen to this articleJunior minister Marie-Pierre Vedrenne did not approve. "Personally, I understand the feeling of some French people of a double standard," Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, a junior interior minister, told the France Info radio station. The French foreign ministry said the passport allocation for the Clooneys "meets the conditions set by law" for naturalization. Some 48,800 people acquired French nationality by decree in 2024, according to interior ministry figures. Hollywood director Jim Jarmusch announced on Friday that he was also applying, telling French radio that he wanted "a place to where I can escape the United States".

Source: Bangkok Post December 31, 2025 22:13 UTC