Los Angeles: Hollywood star George Clooney has expressed high praise for US President Joe Biden following his decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race.

Clooney, known for his political awareness and activism, shared his thoughts during a press event in Venice for his film ‘Wolfs,’ as reported by Variety.

He commended Biden’s decision to pass the leadership torch to the current Vice President, Kamala Harris. Clooney remarked, “I’ve actually never had to answer that question, so I suppose I will do it here.

The person who should be applauded is the President, who has done the most selfless thing a President has done since George Washington.

” He continued, “What should be remembered is the selfless act of someone who, it’s very hard to let go of power—we know that, we’ve seen it all over the world—and for someone to say ‘I think there’s a better path forward,’ all the credit goes to him.

And that’s really the truth … I’m just very proud of where we are in the state of the world right now.” During the event, Clooney was also questioned about Apple’s decision to shift his film from a wide theatrical release to a more limited one.

He referenced a recent New York Times report by Nicole Sterling, which stated that both he and fellow actor Brad Pitt were paid more than $35 million each for their roles.

Clooney clarified, “It was millions and millions of dollars less than what was reported. I think it’s bad for our industry to have that be the standard.”

Speaking about the evolving state of the film industry, Clooney emphasized the necessity of streaming platforms.

“We need it. Our industry needs this. And (streamers) also benefit from having films released,” he noted. “But we haven’t got it all figured out yet. This is a revolution in our industry.

We need Apple and Amazon, and they actually need distributors. They need to have Sony or Warner Bros, who have been doing this for 100 years.”