The real reason why Julia Roberts and George Clooney never went out with

Frequent friends and co-stars had no use for a "policy without dating", they say.


They have played many times together and are close friends in real life. Thus doneJulia Robert andGeorge Clooney never go out? No, and they never really considered the possibility, they say.

In a new interview withAccess to Hollywood, Clooney and Roberts explained why a romantic relationship was never an option for them, even if none was married during their first meeting. Read the rest to see what the two stars had to say about their very platonic relationship.

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Roberts and Clooney met for the first time over 20 years ago.

Julia Roberts and George Clooney at the American Cinematheque Award Honoring George Clooney in 2006
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The friendship of Clooney and Roberts started when they played as ex in the 2001 filmEleven ocean, but people supposed that they were friends even longer than that. "We had been reported for a long time as" best friends ", but we have never met before", "Roberts said Vanityin 2014.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

They have since played in four other films together:Ocean's twelve,,Confessions of a dangerous spirit,,Silver monster, and their last, the romantic comedyTicket for paradise, which will be released in theaters on October 21.

They have never even considered passing their friendship to the next level.

In their new interview withAccess to Hollywood,,Roberts and Clooney were interviewed If they never had a "policy without dating" to protect their employment relationship.

"In order not to get out of each other? I don't think we had to say it," replied Roberts, laughing. "It seemed to be the right thing to do."

Clooney explained more: "Julia was still in a relationship, or I was in a relationship. And we were fast friends right away. So it was nothing. But it was nothing fun for us. So, I don't think it was never really one thing. "

They then flirted with each other, which had Roberts imitated. "Well, you don't have to react so badly," said Clooney.

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They even fought with a recent love scene.

Julia Roberts and George Clooney in Ticket to Paradise
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InTicket for paradise, Roberts and Clooney play ex (again), who could simply revive their relationship while trying to stop their daughter (Kaitlyn Dever) to rush into a marriage. During an interview withThe New York Times, the actors said it was difficult not to laugh when they had tokiss on the camera.

"I said to my wife [Amal Clooney], "It took 80 sockets." She said to herself: "What is the hell?" "Said Clooney. Roberts added:" It took 79 taken from us laughing, then the one who kissed us. ""

Clooney admitted toAccess to Hollywood That their exaggeration on this point haunted them during the press tour. "You know we just caught up, right?" Said Clooney. "I have done this joke once and we have been paying it since."

They are real friends, not "Hollywood friends".

George Clooney and Julia Roberts at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival
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Roberts and Clooney are close in real life, not only in public or when they work together.

"What relief we are not friends from Hollywood", "Roberts said People in 2016 while they were at the Cannes Film Festival forSilver monster. "I just said to him an hour ago:" Thank God, we really love each other, or we would be in hell. ""

Clooney explained that they also got along with the families of the other. "[Roberts husband]Danny [Modern] And I'm great friends and I love you, "he said." What is fun is really like a family. It makes it easy. It's really fun to say: "Hey, let's make this film together." ""

Roberts added: "What he says is that we come from our lives closer. All these people who enter our lives; my husband, my children, his wife Amal Clooney. We continue to get closer to our lives."


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