{"id":792722,"date":"2026-07-30T05:19:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T05:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/792722\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T05:19:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T05:19:10","slug":"george-and-amal-clooney-forced-to-evacuate-home-in-france-as-wildfires-burn-we-love-brignoles-and-our-friends-who-live-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/792722\/","title":{"rendered":"George and Amal Clooney Forced to Evacuate Home in France as Wildfires Burn: \u2018We Love Brignoles and Our Friends Who Live There\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">George and Amal Clooney evacuated their Brignoles home in France as wildfires spread across multiple European countries<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The couple announced their departure in a letter to the Brignoles mayor, sharing their concern for the community<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The wildfires across southern Europe have ravaged France, Spain, Italy and Greece<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:George;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/george-clooney\/\" class=\"null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">George<\/a> and\u00a0<a data-ylk=\"slk:Amal Clooney;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/amal-clooney\/\" class=\"null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Amal Clooney<\/a> have evacuated their home in France amid the ongoing wildfires across Europe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The couple and their 9-year-old twins,\u00a0<a data-ylk=\"slk:Alexander and Ella;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/parents\/george-clooney-amal-clooney-welcome-twins-son-alexander-daughter-ella\/\" class=\"null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Alexander and Ella<\/a>,\u00a0live in the town of Brignoles, in the Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te d&#8217;Azur region of southeastern France. Currently, their home is in one of the many regions where wildfires are spreading across France, Spain, Italy and Greece.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The married couple announced their evacuation in a letter to the mayor of Brignoles, a representative for Clooney confirmed. &#8220;Dear Didier, At this point we have no idea whether our beautiful home makes it through this terrible moment,&#8221; the letter began.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;As we evacuate Brignoles we want to emphasise 2 things, first we hope you and the people of our city are safe and second that Amal and i are committed to making sure that whatever happens to our village, we are part of this community and we&#8217;ll be part of making it whole,&#8221; the letter continued. &#8220;We love Brignoles and our friends who live there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Firefighters continue battling a wildfire near the town of Mirabel-et-Blacons in southeastern France on July 28, 2026,Credit: Mohamad Salaheldin Abdelghani Alsayed\/Anadolu via Getty\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/a8bd05a61338d878d3494c828c8ff547.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Firefighters continue battling a wildfire near the town of Mirabel-et-Blacons in southeastern France on July 28, 2026,<br \/>Credit: Mohamad Salaheldin Abdelghani Alsayed\/Anadolu via Getty<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The dangerous fires in France are currently four times the size of Paris, the <a data-ylk=\"slk:Associated Press;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/france-spain-bordeaux-wildfires-heat-wave-climate-change-c3d9c45cdbf57d19bbec46d49e5237de\" class=\"null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Associated Press<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Around 224,000 people were evacuated in the Gironde region of France and another 3,000 in the Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te d&#8217;Azur region, per\u00a0<a data-ylk=\"slk:CNN;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/07\/29\/world\/live-news\/france-spain-wildfires-heat-wave\" class=\"null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">CNN<\/a>. Meanwhile, at least 63,152 people were evacuated in Spain. The fires have killed two firefighters in Greece, per <a data-ylk=\"slk:Reuters;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/environment\/france-spain-fight-contain-wildfires-temperatures-soar-again-2026-07-29\/\" class=\"null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">George, 64, and Amal, 48, have kept their personal life private, but in an October 2025 interview with\u00a0<a data-ylk=\"slk:Esquire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esquire.com\/entertainment\/movies\/a68136276\/george-clooney-jay-kelly-interview-2025\/\" class=\"null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Esquire<\/a>, the actor opened up about the decision to have their primary residence at a farm in France.\u00a0<a data-ylk=\"slk:George owns an estate in England;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/home\/george-and-amal-clooney-aberlash-house-in-england\/\" class=\"null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">George owns an estate in England<\/a>, a\u00a0<a data-ylk=\"slk:villa on Lake Como in Italy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/george-clooney-is-not-selling-famous-lake-como-villa-7967552\" class=\"null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">villa on Lake Como in Italy<\/a>, and another <a data-ylk=\"slk:property near his family in Kentucky;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/george-clooney-says-he-was-desperate-to-escape-farm-life-in-kentucky-only-to-end-up-on-tractor-at-home-in-france-11684387\" class=\"null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">property near his family in Kentucky<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;A good portion of my life growing up was on a farm, and as a kid, I hated the whole idea of it,&#8221; he explained. &#8220;But now, for them, it&#8217;s like\u2014they&#8217;re not on their iPads, you know? They have dinner with grown-ups and have to take their dishes in. They have a much better life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"George Clooney and Amal Clooney on October 03, 2025 in London, England.Credit: Taylor Hill\/Getty\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/bd915b9e78a6962aaeb5613610250a5a.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>George Clooney and Amal Clooney on October 03, 2025 in London, England.<br \/>Credit: Taylor Hill\/Getty<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <a data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE&#039;s free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He admitted that he was &#8220;worried about raising our kids in L.A., in the culture of Hollywood.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I felt like they were never going to get a fair shake at life,&#8221; he said. &#8220;France \u2014 they kind of don&#8217;t give a s&#8212; about fame. I don&#8217;t want them to be walking around worried about paparazzi. I don&#8217;t want them being compared to somebody else&#8217;s famous kids.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But months before, in February 2025, he told <a data-ylk=\"slk:The New York Times;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/20\/theater\/george-clooney-broadway-good-night-good-luck.html?partner=slack&amp;smid=sl-share\" class=\"null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The New York Times<\/a> he never imagined that their primary residence would be a country house. &#8220;Growing up in Kentucky, all I wanted to do was get away from a farm, get away from that life,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Now I find myself back in that life. I drive a tractor and all those things. It&#8217;s the best chance at a normal life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/george-and-amal-clooney-forced-to-evacuate-home-in-france-as-wildfires-burn-12030609\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">People<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEED TO KNOW George and Amal Clooney evacuated their Brignoles home in France as wildfires spread across multiple&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":792723,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[71535,336833,88,594,336835,336834],"class_list":["post-792722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-amal-clooney","tag-brignoles","tag-entertainment","tag-france","tag-italy-and-greece","tag-region-of-france"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/792722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=792722"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/792722\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/792723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=792722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=792722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=792722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}