The news that has kept the world waiting with baited breath has finally broken:
Amal Clooney has given birth to twins.
[salon_video id="14776224"]Fathered by actor and generally nice person George Clooney, the are a girl named Ella and a boy named Alexander, according to a report by Reuters. As is befitting for news of this earth-shaking magnitude, it is trending on Twitter, with people showering the acclaimed human rights attorney and her Oscar-winning husband on Twitter.
from the Clooneys: "Ella, Alexander and Amal are all healthy, happy and doing fine. George is sedated and should recover in a few days."
— Jake Tapper 🦅 (@jaketapper) June 6, 2017
Happiest push alert I’ve seen today: @USATODAY reports that Amal Clooney gave birth. Welcome Ella and Alexander Clooney! #celebritynews
— Jigsha Desai (@jigsha) June 6, 2017
Oohh! — (AP) — Amal & George Clooney's twins Ella and Alexander were born today! #NextUp: Queen Bey (@Beyonce)!
— Arielle Clay (@ArielleABC3340) June 6, 2017
CONGRATULATIONS! Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, a pioneer for refugees, and her husband George are parents of twins Ella and Alexander.
— Anne Frank Center USA (@AnneFrankCenter) June 6, 2017
When you find out George and Amal Clooney didn't name one of the twins Covfefe Clooney… pic.twitter.com/yopByDOVcN
— Pianu Reeves 🇺🇦🌻🇺🇸 (@pianu_reeves) June 6, 2017
Clooney publicist Stan Rosenfield said in an email that “this morning Amal and George welcomed Ella and Alexander Clooney into their lives. Ella, Alexander and Amal are all healthy, happy and doing fine. George is sedated and should recover in a few days.”
The quip about Clooney has clearly tickled many an online funny bone, given that it is most likely a reference to Clooney’s former reputation as something of a suave playboy. His marriage to Amal Clooney (formerly Amal Alamuddin), however, is a reflection of his growing commitment to humanitarian work, including an event in Armenia that he cancelled due to his wife’s pregnancy. Clooney reportedly told organizers that “if I came there and my wife had twins while I was there, I could never come home.”
Clooney’s growing status as a political figure is also reflected in reports that he and his wife were visited by former President Barack Obama on May 27 at their home in the English countryside.
None of this should obscure the fact, though, that while George Clooney may be a Hollywood star, Amal Clooney is the one who has left a much deeper and more lasting legacy with her career.
Correction: Amal Clooney, accomplished human rights lawyer and spouse of Hollywood actor, has given birth https://t.co/IXFai05U4W
— Ej Dickson (@ejdickson) June 6, 2017
