George and Amal Clooney have been compelled to flee their French residence as devastating wildfires sweeping Europe have placed their property at risk.
The actor, 65, the lawyer, 48, along with their 9 year old twins, Alexander and Ella, were obliged to abandon their farmhouse in the town of Brignoles, situated in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France, as blazes continue to advance throughout the area, alongside other parts of France, Spain, Italy, and Greece.
The family's departure occurs as the actor's dispute with Donald Trump continues to intensify, with the star voicing anxieties about civilisation and NATO.
In correspondence to the mayor of Brignoles, the pair disclosed they were leaving their property for safety reasons. "Dear Didier, At this point we have no idea whether our beautiful home makes it through this terrible moment," the letter opened, according to PEOPLE.
"As we evacuate Brignoles we want to emphasize 2 things first, first we hope you and the people of our city are safe and second that Amal and I are committed to making sure that whatever happens to our village, we are part of this community and we'll be part of making it whole," the letter added. "We love Brignoles and our friends who live there."
The Clooneys are amongst 3,000 residents evacuated in the locality, with 224,000 further individuals displaced in the Gironde region, according to CNN. An additional 63,152 people were evacuated in Spain.
News of the couple's evacuation emerged after they have predominantly maintained their personal life away from public scrutiny.
The duo have frequently shielded details of their domestic life and their children from media attention and the public eye.
Nevertheless, the actor did discuss their choice to establish the French farm as their main residence during an October 2025 interview with Esquire.
"A good portion of my life growing up was on a farm, and as a kid, I hated the whole idea of it," he said at the time. "But now, for them, it's like–they're not on their iPads, you know? They have dinner with grown-ups and have to take their dishes in. They have a much better life."
The Hollywood star also confessed he was "worried" about bringing up their children in Los Angeles, where he believed his celebrity status would cast a shadow over them.
"I felt like they were never going to get a fair shake at life," he said. "France–they kind of don't give s--t about fame. I don't want them to be walking around worried about paparazzi. I don't want them being compared to somebody else's famous kids."
The actor wed the human rights lawyer in 2014 at his estate on Lake Como in Italy. Before their relationship, he had been romantically linked to WWE star Stacy Keibler.
The couple welcomed their children in June 2017.
