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George Clooney Misses Venice Film Festival Events Over Health Concerns

The actor is in Venice to promote his new film “Jay Kelly.”

Actor George Clooney was forced to skip multiple Venice Film Festival events due to health concerns. A representative for the star told the Daily Beast on Thursday that Clooney has been diagnosed with a sinus infection and is “under doctors orders to cut back on his activities today.” The Ocean’s Eleven star missed two events Wednesday—the first day of the Venice Film Festival—and one event Thursday. The festival runs until Sept. 6. According to sources who spoke to The Hollywood Reporter, the 64-year-old movie star began feeling unwell on Wednesday and “was advised to head straight home and rest up.” The actor was seen leaving Hotel Excelsior and boarding a boat at 4 p.m. to return home. The veteran actor, who stars in the new Noah Baumbach film Jay Kelly, was not present at the film’s official press conference, but his co-stars Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, Billy Crudup, and Emily Mortimer are reportedly speaking on the film’s behalf. Despite the actor feeling under the weather, Clooney’s team is “optimistic” that he will attend the film’s premiere Thursday night, his rep told the Beast. “He is very proud of the film and wants to support it as much as possible.”