George Clooney and family forced to evacuate home in France amid wildfires

In a letter to the local mayor, the actor added that ‘whatever happens, they remain fully part of this community’ and will ‘contribute to its rebuilding’

George and Amal Clooney attend the screening of Jay Kelly, at the Southbank Centre, Royal Festival Hall, London. Picture: PA

Hollywood star George Clooney and his family have said they were forced to evacuate their home in France because of wildfires.

The actor, best known for the Ocean’s Eleven franchise, said he has “no idea” whether the home he shares with his wife, human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, in Brignoles, a village in the south east of France, will make it through “this terrible moment”.

In a letter addressed to Didier Bremond, mayor of Brignoles, Clooney promised the pair are “committed” to supporting Brignoles in the aftermath of the natural disaster.

The letter, which was shared by Clooney’s publicist Guido Gotz, read: “Dear Didier, At this point we have no idea whether our beautiful home makes it through this terrible moment.

“As we evacuate Brignoles we want to emphasise two things, 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.

“We love Brignoles and our friends who live there.”

The pair moved to France permanently in 2021 after purchasing an estate which Clooney described as their “farm in France”.

The couple and their twins, Ella and Alexander, were awarded their French citizenship in December.