George and Amal Clooney stepped out with their rarely seen twins at a charity benefit in Italy.
The A-listers took 8-year-old fraternal twins Ella and Alexander to a benefit dinner for the Clooney Foundation for Justice at Villa Passalacqua in Lake Como on Tuesday. George, 65, wore a gray suit for the lakeside outing. Amal, 48, stunned in an elegant black dress with a floral design, accessorized with sunglasses and strappy heels.
The lawyer was photographed holding hands with Alexander, who wore a tan-colored blazer. Ella rocked a gold dress and was seen walking by her famous father. The family arrived by boat and was all smiles.
The couple founded the Clooney Foundation for Justice in 2016 to provide free legal aid in defense of free speech and women’s rights in over 40 countries. They wed in 2014 and tend to keep their children out of the spotlight.
“I was worried about raising our kids in L.A., in the culture of Hollywood,” George told Esquire in an interview last October.
“I felt like they were never going to get a fair shake at life,” he explained. “France—they kind of don’t give a s–t about fame. I don’t want them to be walking around worried about paparazzi. I don’t want them being compared to somebody else’s famous kids.”
The “Michael Clayton” star shared how he grew up on a farm and how his kids now “have a much better life,” He added, “For them, it’s like — they’re not on their iPads, you know?”
“They have dinner with grown-ups and have to take their dishes in,” George said. “They have a much better life.”
Amal told Glamour in an interview published in July 2025 that she and the “Up in the Air” star spent a lot of time at home “creating private moments.”
The family became French citizens in late December 2025, as announced in France’s Journal Officiel. They purchased an estate in France in 2021 and have made it their primary residence.
“I love the French culture, your language, even if I’m still bad at it after 400 days of courses,” George told French radio network RTL in early December.
He told RTL that his family’s French home “is where we’re happiest.”
In the viral moment that first signaled their shift away from Hollywood, George explained to Esquire that the decision to raise the twins in France came from a desire for normalcy. The couple wanted their children away from paparazzi and the pressures of celebrity culture. Their farm life means limited screen time and chores like clearing dishes.
George will receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival running September 2 to 12.