George Clooney suggests France should return Mona Lisa to Italy

Feb 18, 2014 1207

George Clooney is a little less charming in parts of Europe than he is in the rest of the world.
During a Rome press conference for his new WWII drama, "The Monuments Men," the 52-year-old actor and director suggested that France should return the Mona Lisa to Italian painter Leonardo da Vinci's home, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Considered one of the most famous pieces of art in the world, the painting that was acquired by France's King Francis I shortly after it was completed around 1518. The masterpiece currently hangs in Paris' Louvre Museum.

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