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The actor made a personal response to the U.K.'s Daily Mail on July 9 after spotting an article in the paper about his soon-to-be-bride, Amal Alamuddin, and her mother. With the paper said that Clooney's future mother-in-law was trying to stop the wedding, Clooney quickly fought back, calling the article "dangerous" and "completely fabricated." The actor won this round -- The Daily Mail swiftly deleted the piece." border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto001" width="640"/>Don't mess with George Clooney's family -- or his fiancée. The actor made a personal response to the U.K.'s Daily Mail on July 9 after spotting an article in the paper about his soon-to-be-bride, Amal Alamuddin, and her mother. With the paper said that Clooney's future mother-in-law was trying to stop the wedding, Clooney quickly fought back, calling the article "dangerous" and "completely fabricated." The actor won this round -- The Daily Mail swiftly deleted the piece.
and walked out on the Q&A. Speaking to "Access Hollywood" after her angry exit, Rivers said she felt like she was being interrogated. "It's not the Nuremberg Trials. She was going at me so negatively ... it's a funny book," Rivers said. "It's like, you don't say to the Olsen twins, 'What's your favorite place to vomit?' ... I really did get mad."" border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto002" width="640"/>Joan Rivers' interview with CNN's Fredricka Whitfield on July 5 went awry when Rivers took offense to Whitfield's line of questioning about her new book and walked out on the Q&A. Speaking to "Access Hollywood" after her angry exit, Rivers said she felt like she was being interrogated. "It's not the Nuremberg Trials. She was going at me so negatively ... it's a funny book," Rivers said. "It's like, you don't say to the Olsen twins, 'What's your favorite place to vomit?' ... I really did get mad."
not before it was screengrabbed for posterity. Franco, of course, isn't the first celebrity to go public with his dislike of a media figure." border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto003" width="640"/>James Franco lashed out at The New York Times and its theater critic, Ben Brantley, over a lukewarm review of the "Of Mice and Men" Broadway revival in which Franco stars. "Brantley is such a little b****," the actor said in an Instagram takedown that he later removed -- but not before it was screengrabbed for posterity. Franco, of course, isn't the first celebrity to go public with his dislike of a media figure.
the New York Times to MSNBC and TMZ, Baldwin is never at a loss for words. " border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto004" width="640"/>Alec Baldwin is another actor who readily battles with the press. From the New York Times to MSNBC and TMZ, Baldwin is never at a loss for words.
called Larry King "inappropriate" on CNN in 2009 during his show and took her mic off. Prejean was on to discuss the controversy over her statements that marriage is between a man and a woman, a sex tape and being stripped of her crown. Miss USA pageant owner Donald Trump later said he was puzzled by her behavior. " border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto005" width="640"/>Former Miss California USA Carrie Prejean called Larry King "inappropriate" on CNN in 2009 during his show and took her mic off. Prejean was on to discuss the controversy over her statements that marriage is between a man and a woman, a sex tape and being stripped of her crown. Miss USA pageant owner Donald Trump later said he was puzzled by her behavior.
"You can't make me dance to your tune. I'm not a monkey" and "I'm shutting your butt down!"" border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto006" width="640"/>In January 2013, director Quentin Tarantino was doing press for his film "Django Unchained" when Britain's Channel 4 reporter Krishnan Guru-Murthy asked him whether he thinks movie violence can lead to actual violence. Unreceptive to the insinuation about his movies, Tarantino shot back, "You can't make me dance to your tune. I'm not a monkey" and "I'm shutting your butt down!"
Jackson scolded CNN affiliate KTLA's Sam Rubin for making that mistake. " border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto008" width="640"/>Samuel L. Jackson is not Laurence Fishburne, and he's been very clear about that. In February 2014, Jackson scolded CNN affiliate KTLA's Sam Rubin for making that mistake.
when Richards asked about scandals including his drinking problem and an anti-Semitic rant. "That's almost four years ago, dude. I've moved on. I guess you haven't," Gibson said. The actor could be heard calling Richards an a**hole at the conclusion. " border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto009" width="640"/>In 2010, Mel Gibson was being interviewed about his film "Edge of Darkness" by WGN Chicago reporter Dean Richards when Richards asked about scandals including his drinking problem and an anti-Semitic rant. "That's almost four years ago, dude. I've moved on. I guess you haven't," Gibson said. The actor could be heard calling Richards an a**hole at the conclusion.
You can't even pay attention for 60 seconds," she said. "You're a terrible interviewer." " border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto0010" width="640"/>In March 2014, late night host and comic Chelsea Handler challenged CNN's Piers Morgan, calling him unfocused. "You can't even pay attention for 60 seconds," she said. "You're a terrible interviewer."
Who can forget the 2005 "Today Show" interview when Tom Cruise, taking exception to Matt Lauer's questions, accused the host of being "glib"? "Matt, you're glib. ... You don't even know what Ritalin is," Cruise said during a discussion about prescription drugs. It was a little tense.
- Daily Mail said Clooney's future mother-in-law opposes his marriage on religious grounds
- Clooney responds in USA Today, calling the story "completely fabricated" and "dangerous"
- The story was removed from the Mail's website, and the paper is investigating
- Clooney rarely responds to the media's stories about his personal life
(CNN) -- George Clooney 1, Daily Mail newspaper 0.
The British newspaper's website deleted an article about Clooney, his fiancee, Amal Alamuddin, and her mother, Baria, on Wednesday, after Clooney said the article was "completely fabricated" and even "dangerous."
The website subsequently apologized and said it had "launched a full investigation."
The offending article came out on the Web on Monday and in print on Tuesday. While it is now missing from the Mail's site, rewritten versions of it still appear on hundreds of other sites -- a point that Clooney himself made in an unusual response to the Mail, published by USA Today on Wednesday morning.
Clooney slams Daily Mail about false story
In order to rebut the article, Clooney had to repeat some of what it said.
"The Daily Mail has printed a completely fabricated story about my fiancee's mother opposing our marriage for religious reasons," Clooney wrote in USA Today. "It says Amal's mother has been telling 'half of Beirut' that she's against the wedding. It says they joke about traditions in the Druze religion that end up with the death of the bride."
None of that is true, Clooney said.
Clooney, of course, is used to media misbehavior -- thinly sourced stories about celebrities of his stature are a daily occurrence, and "I seldom respond," he wrote.
"But this lie involves larger issues," he wrote. "The irresponsibility, in this day and age, to exploit religious differences where none exist, is at the very least negligent and more appropriately dangerous. We have family members all over the world, and the idea that someone would inflame any part of that world for the sole reason of selling papers should be criminal."
Later on, he suggested that the Mail had moved "into the arena of inciting violence."
So was the Mail story completely made up? MailOnline, the Web division of the newspaper, said Wednesday that it was "not a fabrication"; rather, it was "supplied in good faith by a reputable and trusted freelance journalist."
The Mail said the journalist "based her story on conversations with a long-standing contact who has strong connections with senior members of the Lebanese community in the UK and the Druze in Beirut."
In other words, the journalist played a particularly bad game of telephone, repeating what one person was saying about what other people were allegedly saying about Clooney's future mother-in-law.
"We accept Mr. Clooney's assurance that the story is inaccurate and we apologise to him, Miss Amal Alamuddin and her mother, Baria, for any distress caused," the Mail said in a statement.
"We have removed the article from our website and will be contacting Mr. Clooney's representatives to discuss giving him the opportunity to set the record straight."
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CNN's Joan Yeam contributed to this report.
