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LOOK, IT'S GEORGE CLOONEY ONCE AGAIN.
YOU HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON WITH PAUL NEWMAN, AND THAT IS
YOUR PHILANTHROPY. >> SOME OF THESE GUYS IN OUR
CAREER AND YOUR AND MY CAREER, OVER THE HISTORY OF OUR LIVES,
THAT REALLY, TRULY LED THE WAY IN A LOT OF WAYS.
OF GREGORY PECK IN THAT SENSE, AND I THINK PAUL AND I THINK TOO.
BUT, YEAH, PAUL, REALLY, HE SET THE STANDARD FOR ACTORS, I
THINK, WHO SORT OF WANT TO DO SOMETHING BESIDES FOCUS ON
THEMSELVES, WHICH IS KNOW-- I MEAN, LET'S FACE IT, THAT'S KIND
OF WHAT YOU DO FOR A LIVING. >> Stephen: SURE.
WELL WE ARE FASCINATING, GEORGE.
I REALLY DO. >> Stephen: EXACTLY.
AND IF YOU EVER WANT TO VOICE ME IN THE BIOGRAPHY ABOUT MY LIFE,
YOU'RE PERFECTLY WELCOME TO DO IT.
>> OKAY, I'LL DO IT. >> Stephen: TINT THE HAIR A
LITTLE BIT. BUT YOU HAVE-- JUST WON'T BE
BELIEVABLE. >> OH, OKAY, OKAY.
>> Stephen: IT WON'T BE BELIEVABLE FOR YOU PLAYING
SOMEONE AS YOUNG AS I AM. >> I'LL BE BACK IN ANOTHER SEVEN
YEARS. >> Stephen: GOOD, GOOD.
WHAT IS THE CLOONEY FOUNDATION FOR JUSTICE, SPEAKING OF
PHILANTHROPY? >> MY WIFE AND I STARTED A
FOUNDATION. YOU KNOW, OFTENTIMES A LOT OF
GOVERNMENTS HAVE FOUND WAYS AROUND DOING A LOT OF INJUSTICE
THROUGH THE COURT SYSTEMS, INSTEAD OF JUST DOING IT
STRAIGHT UP. THEY CAN JAIL JOURNALISTS AND
THROUGH THE COURT SYSTEM, AND SAY, "WELL, WE PUT THEM THE COURTS
FOUND THEM GUILTY." WHAT THE REALITY IS THE JUDGE
AND THE PROSECUTOR ARE OFTENTIMES THE SAME PERSON.
AND THERE'S A LOT OF-- A LOT OF MANIPULATION ABOUT THAT.
AND SO, AMAL AND I-- WE HAVE A FOUNDATION THAT WE GIVE RELIEF
THROUGH LAWYERS AND ALL THAT. AND WE MONITOR TRIALS.
WE'RE MONITORING TRIALS IN ABOUT 40 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.
WE'RE TRYING TO PUT A LIGHT ON STUFF THAT GETS-- YOU KNOW, WHEN
IT'S DARK, YOU GET AWAY WITH A LOT.
AND WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WE REALLY CARE ABOUT,
PARTICULARLY JOURNALISTS, WHO ARE REALLY HAVING A TOUGH TIME
OUT THERE RIGHT NOW. AND SO WE FEEL LIKE IT'S A GOOD
TIME TO SHINE A LIGHT ON THAT STUFF.
>> Stephen: WELL, TONIGHT IS YOUR FOUNDATION'S...
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WHAT ARE THE ALBY AWARDS AND WHO IS GETTING IT?
>> WE'RE GIVING AWARDS OUT-- FOR INSTANCE, THERE'S A WONDERFUL
JOURNALIST NAMED MARIA RASA, FROM THE PHILIPPINES.
YOU GUYS KNOW HER. SHE'S AS BRAVE AS YOU GET.
HE RUNS A WEB SITE CALLED RAPPLER.
AND BASICALLY, SHE'S STANDING UP FOR TELL THE TRUTH IN THE
PHILIPPINES WHEN THE GOVERNMENT OFTENTIMES IS COMPLICATED,
AND SHE'S BEEN CHARGED AND OBVIOUSLY. TRIED
AND IS NOW-- SHE'S FACING 85 YEARS IN JAIL.
AND SHE'S HERE. SHE'LL BE HERE TONIGHT.
AND SHE'S GOING BACK, WHICH I WOULDN'T DO, QUITE HONESTLY.
I WOULD SAY, ," YOU KNOW, NEW YORK'S NICE."
AND SHE BELIEVES THAT SHE'S CARING THE BURDEN OF JOURNALISM
ON HER SHOULDERS, AND SHE BELIEVES THAT SHE NEEDS TO GO
HOME. AND I'M WORRIED ABOUT HER.
SHE WAS AMAL'S CLIENT AS WELL. SHE WON A NOPEL PRIZE YOU KNOW.
SHE'S AMAZING. SO WE HAVE-- SEVERAL OTHER
PEOPLE-- IT'S BASED ON-- WE'RE CALLING IT THE ALBY AWARDS,
BECAUSE ALBY SACKS WHO WAS AN INCREDIBLE LAWYER, WORKED WITH
MANDELA, WENT TO JAIL, WROTE THE ORIGINAL CONSTITUTION FOR THE
NEW SOUTH AFRICA. HE WAS BLOWN UP IN A CAR BOMB
AND LOST HIS ARM. HE'S A REAL-- YOU KNOW, HE'S A
REAL HERO IN THE WORLD. SO WE'RE GIVING HIM A LIFETIME
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. WE NAMED IT AFTER HIM.
WE HAVE MICHELLE OBAMA AND MERYL STREEP AND JULIA ROBERTS AND
JUST PEOPLE -- >> Stephen: JUST A FEW PEOPLE.
JUST PALS. >> JUST NOTHING, REALLY.
AND BRUCE AND PATTY ARE GOING TO SING.
( APPLAUSE )
NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. GEORGE CLOONEY, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY ALEX G.