George Clooney opens up about taking drugs earlier in his career

In a brand new interview, George Clooney has revealed the truth about his drug and alcohol use earlier in his career.

The American actor, 64, star of numerous films including the Ocean’s Eleven franchise, has confessed that he used to partake – especially in the 1980s.

Known for his clean-cut image, the drug most associated with George is surely caffeine, owing to his numerous ads for Nespresso coffee pods down the years.

But it turns out that, like a lot of other showbusiness folks in the 1980s, he did dabble, and it turns out that he still likes to get ‘blasted’ if the occasion is right.

In a new interview, the two-time Academy Award winner was frank about what he used to get up to at backstage parties and glitzy Hollywood events.

Speaking to Esquire, he said: ‘In 1982, I tried – I