George Clooney Gets the Daily Mail to Apologize Over Fake Story

There's a reason the Daily Mail in the UK is jokingly referred to the Daily Fail, but George Clooney was not having a fake story about his fiancee and even got an apology from the publication.

Clooney responded to a false report in the paper saying his future mother-in-law opposed the impending marriage due to religious reasons. Angered by the claims, Clooney took to USA Today to pen an op-ed piece which reads in part:

I seldom respond to tabloids, unless it involves someone else and their safety or well being. The Daily Mail has printed a completely fabricated story about my fiancée's mother opposing our marriage for religious reasons. 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.

Let me repeat that: the death of the bride.

[T]his lie involves larger issues. 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.

Perhaps shamed by the piece (or upset that they ignited Clooney's ire), the Mail responded with an apology to the actor and pulled the story from their site.

As they claimed, the story was "not a fabrication but supplied in good faith by a reputable and trusted freelance journalist" and as a result a "full investigation" was "launched."

They added, "However, 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."