What Incredible Thing Did George Clooney Do for His Best Friends?

The story took place in 2013, the same year George Clooney celebrated a major success with the space drama ‘Gravity’, starring Sandra Bullock. One evening, the actor decided to invite his fourteen closest friends to a nice restaurant to thank them, convinced that without their support he wouldn’t be where he is today.

These were the people who had helped him over 35 years during times when he was struggling, offering him a place to stay, lending him money, or later, simply supporting him through difficult moments in life, just as everyone experiences. But the dinner wasn’t the only surprise Clooney had prepared. When his friends arrived at the restaurant, each of them found a travel bag at their seat — the result of a secret operation worthy of Ocean’s Eleven.

The day before, Clooney had rented a florist’s van to drive to downtown Los Angeles and pick up the special gift he intended to give. Apart from his personal assistant and a few security personnel who ensured his safety, no one else knew about the plan. Those who did were under intense stress, because the actor went to collect 14 million dollars in cash, divided into fourteen bags — the very ones his friends found waiting for them at the table.

Clooney later explained that he and his friends were extremely close, and he simply thought that since they were already included in his will, there was no point in waiting for something to happen to him. If a bus were to hit him, they would get the money then — so why wait?