Despite being a distinguished human rights lawyer, Mrs Clooney has expressed frustration at the online attention she has received, since her marriage, from those looking for ‘backdoor action’ involving her heartthrob husband. Other celebrities have complained that their names are too similar to notorious sexual acts; with Benedict Cumberbatch long associated with an obscene pursuit involving a marmoset’s urethra, a bowl of jelly and Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. Although Gay Search, the Radio Times Gardening Editor, admitted to earning millions from dating apps and Pokémon Go.
A spokesman for the British Dyslexia Association explained his dubious browsing history: ‘It’s easy to led astray on the internet. Who hasn’t mistyped ‘Google Maps’ and inadvertently entered ‘Bukaki Goat’?’ Others have expressed sympathy for her position, as retired German footballer Stefan Kuntz spoke of the humiliation of being constantly confused with James Corden.
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