Latest Amal Clooney news revealed that the Human Rights lawyer doesn't see herself as a celebrity.
NY Daily News reported that George Clooney's wife doesn't consider herself a star but acknowledges that her fame is a tool to raise awareness on issues important to her. The Human Rights lawyer had an interview with NBC Nightly News and brought attention to the political crisis in Maldives.
The interview was aired last Thursday and Amal Clooney discussed the predicament of former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed, who was imprisoned after a coup.
"Democracy is dead in the Maldives," she told Cynthia McFadden of NBC News.
"Literally, if there were an election now there would be no one to run against the president. Every opposition leader is either behind bars or being pursued by the government through the courts."
Nasheed is one of Amal Clooney's clients. He was the first president to be democratically elected in the Maldives. However, three years after he took the position, he was accused of terrorism and sentenced to 13 years in prison.
Although she didn't discuss her famous husband in the interview, Amal shared her thoughts on the celebrity status that comes with being married to George Clooney. She also revealed that she did not think that she should be compared to politically-active stars like Angelina Jolie.
"I think it's wonderful [that] celebrities would choose to spend their time or energy or, you know, the spotlight that they have to raise awareness about these causes," Amal admitted.
"I don't really see myself in the same way because I'm still doing the same job that I used to do before. I think there is a certain amount of responsibility that comes with that. And I think I'm exercising it in an appropriate manner by continuing to do this kind of work."
USA Today noted that this is the latest step in Amal Clooney's advocacy to raise awareness for international human-rights causes in America. She has had interviews with BBC and CNN's Christiane Amanpour.
