George Clooney recalls time Boris Johnson compared him to Hitler: ‘It still makes me laugh’

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy George Clooney has recalled the time Boris Johnson compared him to Hitler. Boris Johnson literally compared me to Hitler.” Giggling, he added: “It still makes me laugh. But he said my comments about the Marbles made me an art thief like Hitler was an art thief.” At the time, it was reported that Johnson, who was the mayor of London, had said: “Someone urgently needs to restore George Clooney’s marbles. He should stuff the Hollywood script and stick to history.” Clooney gleefully told The Guardian that Johnson’s comments had helped him bond with his wife, the lawyer Amal, who he had just begun dating at the time and who had coincidentally been hired to advocate on Greece’s behalf for the return of the Marbles.