Actor George Clooney was shook to his core by the state on President Biden at a 2024 campaign fundraiser, a new book says.

The next month, Clooney published his op ed urging Biden to withdraw from the race. Jeffrey Katzenberg, who was serving as co-chair of Biden’s campaign, took issue with Clooney’s assessment and doubted that the op ed would have the desired effect, Tapper and Thompson wrote.

George Clooney was reportedly left reeling after former US President Joe Biden failed to recognise him at a high-profile Democratic fundraiser he co-hosted, according to a new book.