{"id":1993308,"date":"2025-09-02T19:03:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T19:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1993308"},"modified":"2025-09-02T19:03:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T19:03:35","slug":"george-clooney-is-on-the-mend-after-missing-telluride-premiere-of-jay-kelly-due-to-his-recent-illness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/george-clooney-is-on-the-mend-after-missing-telluride-premiere-of-jay-kelly-due-to-his-recent-illness\/","title":{"rendered":"George Clooney Is &#8216;on the Mend&#8217; After Missing Telluride Premiere of \u201cJay Kelly\u201d Due to His Recent Illness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">George Clooney and Amal Clooney skipped the Telluride Film Festival premiere of his movie <em>Jay Kelly, <\/em>amid a sinus infection he contracted while in Italy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Jay Kelly<\/em> received a 10-minute standing ovation at the Venice International Film Festival following its world premiere, as multiple outlets reported on Thursday, Aug. 28<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">George &#8220;had to scale back his activities&#8221; in Venice due to his illness, as a rep for the actor told PEOPLE at the time<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/george-clooney\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:George Clooney;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">George Clooney<\/a>\u00a0is feeling better after missing out on the latest premiere of his new movie <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/george-clooney-adam-sandler-jay-kelly-trailer-11729040\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jay Kelly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Jay Kelly<\/em><\/a> due to his recent illness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While the actor, 64, and wife <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/amal-clooney\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Amal Clooney;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Amal Clooney<\/a> celebrated the world premiere of <em>Jay Kelly<\/em> at the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/venice-film-festival\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Venice International Film Festival;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Venice International Film Festival<\/a> last week, he skipped the follow-up event at the 2025 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telluridefilmfestival.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Telluride Film Festival;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Telluride Film Festival<\/a> in Colorado on Sunday, Aug. 31.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">George&#8217;s participation was limited at the Venice premiere <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/george-clooney-backs-out-venice-film-festival-appearances-reportedly-ill-health-11799318\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:due to a sinus infection;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">due to a sinus infection<\/a> he contracted during his trip to Italy. He and Amal, 47, departed Venice on Friday, Aug. 29, after they premiered <em>Jay Kelly<\/em>\u00a0the night before.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">George is now &#8220;on the mend,&#8221; a rep for the Oscar winner tells PEOPLE.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Peter Mountain\/Netflix <\/p>\n<p> George Clooney in <em>Jay Kelly<\/em> (2025)<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Jay Kelly,<\/em> in which George stars with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/adam-sandler\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Adam Sandler;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Adam Sandler<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/laura-dern\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Laura Dern;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Laura Dern<\/a>, received a 10-minute standing ovation when he attended the premiere in Venice with Sandler, 58, and writer-director <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/greta-gerwig-noah-baumbach-relationship-timeline\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Noah Baumbach;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Noah Baumbach<\/a> on Thursday, Aug. 28, according to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/08\/george-clooney-jay-kelly-ovation-venice-1236500269\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Deadline;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Deadline<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/george-clooney-fights-illness-jay-kelly-red-carpet-venice-1236355891\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Hollywood Reporter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">George and Amal attended the premiere and shared a kiss as they took in the applause\u00a0in spite of George&#8217;s illness, which forced him to miss a press conference for the movie held earlier that day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;As you may know, George Clooney is not gonna be here because he has a bad sinus infection. We think he should be on the red carpet tonight, but he is very sorry he cannot be with us,&#8221; a festival moderator said at the top of <em>Jay Kelly<\/em>&#8216;s press conference Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In response to the moderator&#8217;s announcement, filmmaker Baumbach, 55, said, &#8220;Even movie stars get sick.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Daniele Venturelli\/WireImage George and Amal Clooney at the premiere of Jay Kelly during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Aug. 28, 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/lDV0HqKykkH5hSYnxCCPKg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/e538b22d02d66c7a67e7c83031bf76f9\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" 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class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Daniele Venturelli\/WireImage<\/p>\n<p> George and Amal Clooney at the premiere of <em>Jay Kelly<\/em> during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Aug. 28, 2025<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">George and Amal arrived in Venice on Tuesday, Aug. 26, but he began to feel unwell on Wednesday, Aug. 27, and &#8220;was advised to head straight home and rest up&#8221; before the world premiere, as\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/george-clooney-venice-film-festival-jay-kelly-premiere-1236355205\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Hollywood Reporter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a> wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Unfortunately, George has a sinus infection and, under doctor\u2019s orders, he has had to scale back his activities today,&#8221; a rep for the actor told PEOPLE at the time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In\u00a0<em>Jay Kelly<\/em>, George plays the title character, a fictional famous film actor who embarks \u201con a whirlwind and unexpectedly profound journey through Europe, alongside his devoted manager Ron (Sandler), according to\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/tudum\/articles\/noah-baumbach-movie-george-clooney-adam-sandler-cast\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Netflix;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Netflix<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Baumbach cowrote <em>Jay Kelly <\/em>with actress\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/alessandro-nivola-and-emily-mortimer-team-up-for-dramatic-pride-and-prejudice-reading-11705256\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Emily Mortimer;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Emily Mortimer<\/a>, who also appears in the movie alongside Baumbach&#8217;s wife <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/greta-gerwig\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Greta Gerwig;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Greta Gerwig<\/a> plus\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/billy-crudup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Billy Crudup;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Billy Crudup<\/a>,\u00a0Grace Edwards, Stacy Keach,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/riley-keough\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Riley Keough;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Riley Keough<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/isla-fisher\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Isla Fisher;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Isla Fisher<\/a> and\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/vera-farmiga-honors-fake-marriage-patrick-wilson-wraps-final-conjuring-8749736\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Patrick Wilson;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Patrick Wilson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Jay Kelly<\/em>\u00a0is in theaters Nov. 14, then on Netflix Dec. 5.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" 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