George Clooney confesses all the drugs he's taken (without affecting his image in the slightest)

BarcelonaWhen a celebrity is selected to advertise something as truly transversal as coffee, it's because they're a celebrity, accepted by people of all ages and all social classes. A celebrity with no blemishes on their record. In short, a celebrity even for the others celebrities.

George Clooney, who is the famous coffee advertiser we're talking about today, is exactly that. A personality known by people of all generations, all social classes, and everywhere. Someone known but also loved, since he has a relevant media resume but far from controversy. A resume that makes him exist in everyone's minds, but always in a positive sense, which is very difficult to achieve. If not, ask all the celebrities who pay astronomical bills to PR and communications agencies to help them achieve it. This perfect fame Clooney's reputation, which is achieved by providing sexy but never confrontational content to the media, has been reaffirmed this week in an interview with the magazine Esquire in which he talked about drugs. Yes, the subject that anyone celebrity who wanted to go to the next level and become a Clooney would undoubtedly shy away.

Without splashing

But Clooney has such poise that he can even step into puddles like this one and emerge completely unscathed, as evidenced by the fact that his confessions have drawn virtually no criticism from the internet, where there's always some group of haters—and hateful people...—ready to kick up a fuss over the slightest thing. Or maybe I should write... gloryThe artist, who is currently 64 years old and has eight-year-old twin sons, explained to the magazine that when he was young, he didn't hold back on trying anything, and he didn't do it in a serious or momentous tone. He did it in a rather lighthearted and humorous way, almost making light of something very serious. So much so that even a media outlet like the American edition of the magazine criticized him. Hello! has published the news with the advance title "LOL" and has titled it: "George Clooney shares very funny stories about experimenting with drugs." To finish fixing the gag, he has added the subtitle: "Cannabis Brownies 1 - George Clooney 0".

But what did the actor say?Ocean's ElevenWell, when he was 21, when he still had a long way to go to achieve fame, he tried cocaine. "In 1982, I tried cocaine and other things. Years ago, I used to joke about it and say I'd done a lot of drugs, but the truth is, it was never a big problem for me," says the artist, who says he was never addicted despite the substance's pronounced effects. In a way, Clooney says the perception of drugs was different at that time. In the interview, the actor recalls an episode of the series Taxi where everyone was using cocaine, and it was also popular to say, "This isn't like heroin; it's not addictive." "But it turned out to be pretty bad," he admits.

The actor also recalls that at the time, some drugs were sold mixed with mannitol, a substance with laxative effects. "Everyone would do a line and then have to go to the bathroom," he explains, before adding that he also tried cannabis and didn't feel too well. He says that after a night out with friends, he realized that marijuana wasn't for him. With a group of friends, he says they put into practice the urban legend you should listen to. Dark side of the Moon by Pink Floyd while watching the movie The Wizard of Oz (from 1939), which supposedly reveals disturbing similarities between the music and the images. Moreover, they did this after eating cannabis brownies. "We were done. There were about twenty of us in the screening room, the film ended, and we sat there without saying anything for hours. Hours! Until the sun came up. It's just not my drug," says the artist.

The stability he has found

Those experiments are a long way off for the actor, who spent many years struggling to land a role in Hollywood that came to him rather late. After managing to make a smooth transition between television and film—something not always easy—and beginning to enjoy success on the big screen after becoming world-famous with the series Emergencies –when he was already 33 years old– the actor was climbing the ladderstar system of Hollywood to the point that today he is one of the highest paid male stars, since it is estimated that he could earn around 20 million dollars per film and that, for example, 2018 was the highest paid in the world according to Forbes.

But beyond his professional life, Clooney has also achieved success in his more personal life. Since 2014, he has been married to human rights lawyer Amal Clooney. With her, the actor has become the father of twins Alexander and Ella, about whom he jokes in the aforementioned interview.Esquire who still love him because they're young. "I have a great family and good friends..." the artist, who has described himself as a very lucky person on several occasions, explains in the magazine. "I've been very lucky, but I think you also create your own opportunities. You have to bet on yourself and be prepared when the time comes," he explained in a recent interview.

And it is true, since no one like him bet more on himself. Although many consider him a nepo baby because his father was a journalist with a certain reputation in the sixties and his aunt Rosemary Clooney was a well-known singer and actress, whose success eluded him for years. In fact, it is said that he had almost abandoned his intentions of becoming an actor when the role of his life came his way. The story goes showrunner ofEmergencies, John Wells, who begged Clooney for the lead role when he heard about it. He found out because he had a crush on all the secretaries at the big older people of the industry. "He gave them flowers, chocolates, he was a gallant with them and that way he always knew when there were auditions and for what role," Wells said in an interview.

Since then, many things have happened and his life has taken many turns, since before his stability with Amal, he was boyfriend a thousand times to a thousand women for a very short time, among them Kelly Preston, Cameron Diaz and Renée Zellweger. Although he now jokes about drugs, it must also be recognized that he has always used his power to convene and his influence for causes beyond entertainment or billing. In fact, some say that his letter to New York Times Saying that Joe Biden should withdraw from the presidential race was the key factor in the aging president making room for Kamala Harris. While we don't know if that was a favor to the Democrats or the Republicans, ultimately... We also don't know what plans he has in mind. But what's clearer than ever is that at this point in the game, it seems he doesn't plan to hold his tongue on any issue...