Amal Clooney reportedly feels excluded from husband George Clooney’s longtime friendship with Julia Roberts. According to an insider, the actors share a close bond that largely exists outside George and Amal’s marriage.
The report centers on George’s friendship with Roberts, which spans more than 25 years. However, none of the three stars has confirmed the alleged tension.
Amal Clooney ‘isn’t part of’ George Clooney’s friendship with Julia Roberts, per source
According to Star, an insider claimed Amal feels excluded from the close professional relationship George shares with Roberts.
The source said, “Amal just isn’t part of it at all — and that’s kind of sad.”
The source described Roberts as George’s Hollywood “work wife,” claiming the two regularly turn to each other for career advice.
The insider added, “He consults Julia on virtually all of his Hollywood-related moves.”
Roberts reportedly relies on George for career advice as well. The source pointed to her upcoming Broadway return in Small Mouth Sounds and suggested his stage experience influenced her plans. George made his Broadway debut in Good Night, and Good Luck in 2025.
Their longstanding friendship is well documented. They first appeared together in 2001’s Ocean’s Eleven, and George has openly called Roberts one of his “really dear friends.” The pair are also expected to reunite for Ocean’s 14.
Their collaborations also include Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Money Monster and Ticket to Paradise.
However, the claim that Amal is completely excluded from the friendship contrasts with Roberts’ previous comments. She credited the Clooney family with helping her cope with loneliness while filming Ticket to Paradise in Australia. George also revealed that his children called Roberts “Aunt Juju.”
In November 2025, George skipped one of Roberts’ red-carpet events to spend the evening with Amal. The couple reportedly attended a Broadway play instead of the After the Hunt premiere.
Neither Amal, George, nor Roberts has publicly commented on the report. While George and Julia’s friendship is well documented, claims that it is causing marital trouble remain unconfirmed.
