George Clooney has raised eyebrows by inviting Julian Assange’s lawyer Amal Alamuddin on a date to the White House.
The 52-year-old notorious bachelor recently invited British barrister Amal Alamuddin – who represents the WikiLeaks founder – on a date to the White House to see a private screening of his latest movie, The Monuments Men.
Onlookers at the White House event said the pair seemed “extremely close” as they sipped champagne and mingled with other guests.
Although George has denied a romance with Amal in the past, their recent meetings have yet again raised questions over the pair’s close friendship.
Following the event, the pair were seen standing intimately together at the Round Robin & Scotch Bar at The Willard hotel in Washington.
Joined by George’s friend and co-star Matt Damon and his wife Luciana, the couple looked “very much together”.
“George had his arm around her and she appeared to be a girlfriend,” an onlooker told the UK’s Daily Mail.
“They were in a small group of about 10 people. It’s really a small venue and there were maybe only about 30 people in the bar and they were sitting at a table off to the side.”
Amal was invited to the event by George with White House officials confirming she was not on the official guest list.
Those who were invited to attend the intimate affair included George’s parents Nick and Nina, Bill Murray, Matt Damon, Grant Heslov, Robert Edsel, writer of the book The Monuments Men and Harry Ettlinger, a surviving member of the original Monuments Men group.
The White House press office had no official comment on the lawyer’s attendance.
Julian Assange has made no secret of his anger at President Obama’s White House. In June 2013, he attacked President Obama and the White House in an open letter over its treatment of fugitive NSA leaker Edward Snowden.
