Amal Clooney receives journalistic award from Meryl Streep | Entertainment

entertainment">She got it because she has been committed to freedom of the press for years. Streep, calling journalists “ essential people, ” presented the award during the virtual presentation of the Committee to Protect Journalists’ 2020 International Press Freedom Awards.

entertainment">“She is an example of the tireless fight for freedom of the press and justice,” said Streep of the actor’s wife George Clooney. “Not only is she something every journalist needs, a great lawyer, but she is also a champion of the international laws that allow free speech.”

entertainment">Amal received the award gratefully, but also jokingly. Because she would probably never be allowed to receive as many prizes as Streep, “but we both married my husband once.” Streep played with George Clooney Fantastic Mr. Fox.

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