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Hollywood veteran George Clooney 's wife Amal Clooney could find herself barred from entering the United States in the future because of her work with the International Criminal Court, according to a report. According to a report in The Financial Times, the UK Foreign Office reportedly recently warned lawyers, including Amal Clooney, giving legal advice to the International Criminal Court that they could face sanctions due to a February executive order President Donald Trump signed.The executive order claims the court "engaged in illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel. The ICC has, without a legitimate basis, asserted jurisdiction over and opened preliminary investigations concerning personnel of the United States and certain of its allies, including Israel, and has further abused its power by issuing baseless arrest warrants targeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant."The executive order goes on to say, "The United States will impose tangible and significant consequences on those responsible for the ICC's transgressions, some of which may include the blocking of property and assets, as well as the suspension of entry into the United States of ICC officials, employees, and agents, as well as their immediate family members."A British human rights law, Amal Clooney has reportedly given legal advice to the court in a war crimes case against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over the war in Gaza, according to the Financial Times.Born on February 3 in 1978 in Lebanon's Beirut, Amal Clooney and her family migrated to the UK when she was just two years old. In the United Kingdom, she attended Dr Challoner's High School, according to a TOI report.From there, she moved on to study at St Hugh's College, Oxford from where she graduated with a BA degree in Jurisprudence. Later on, she enrolled at the New York University School of Law to complete her LLM degree and completed the bar in New York in 2002 and has been a practising barrister at Doughty Street Chambers in London.She got engaged and married to actor George Clooney in 2014 after dating him for a year. She shares two children with George, Ella and Alexander.According to Finance Monthly, Amal Clooney's net worth is estimated at approximately $50 million as of 2025. Her substantial wealth stems primarily from her highly successful career as an international human rights lawyer. In addition to her legal work, she has made savvy investments in real estate and various entrepreneurial ventures.Amal also earns income from book royalties, prestigious speaking engagements, UN consultancy roles, and university teaching positions. She has invested in several business ventures, particularly within the fashion industry, and remains actively involved in philanthropy through the Clooney Foundation for Justice, which she co-founded with her husband.Together, Amal and George Clooney own multiple luxury properties, including a $13 million residence in Lake Como, as well as homes in New York, California, France, and England.
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