George Clooney speaks out after Pete Hegseth mocks Canadian cadets - CTV News

George Clooney has addressed the death of a close family friend, Presley Gerber. The son of supermodel Cindy Crawford and businessman Rande Gerber died at 27 in a rehabilitation center on Sept. 20 in Simi Valley, California, about 40 miles west of Los Angeles. At the 2026 Albies awards ceremony in the United Kingdom on Oct. 9, the "Ocean's Eleven" actor was asked how the family hoped to honor Gerber's legacy. "I don't think we're even in the position of being able to talk about it," Clooney told Entertainment Tonight at the Natural History Museum in London alongside Amal Clooney. "Quite honestly, it's one of the most devastating things that's happened to our family. "He continued: "And their family is just, as you can imagine. It's the worst thing that could ever happen to a family. "The Clooneys' friendship with the Gerber family spans decades. George and Rande co-founded their ultra-premium tequila and mezcal brand, Casamigos Tequila, in 2013 with Michael Meldman. The trio sold the company in 2017. In March, Clooney, Gerber, along with Mike Meldman, founder of Discovery Land Company, launched the non-alcoholic beer brand Crazy Mountain. How did Presley Gerber die?

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke with antisemitic right-wing conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln on Thursday. The podcaster asked him about this week’s announcement that President Donald Trump has approved the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, a former U. S. Army major and Medical Corps psychiatrist found guilty of killing 13 people in a 2009 shooting at Fort Hood, Texas. Calling it a “no-brainer,” Hegseth couldn’t contain his eagerness to see Hasan executed.