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"George Clooney is to star in Dustin Lance Black&amp;#039;s gay marriage play 8. The Descendants actor will appear in a one-off version of the production on March 3 in Los Angeles to raise money for the American Foundation for Equal Rights. 8 was penned by Oscar-winning screenwriter Black about the struggle against California&amp;#039;s controversial &amp;#039;Proposition 8&amp;#039;, which outlawed gay marriage in the state. Clooney has said he hopes the charity performance will provide a boost to the efforts of gays and lesbians seeking to legally marry. &amp;quot;It is astonishing that gay and lesbian Americans are still treated as second-class citizens,&amp;quot; Clooney said in a statement. &amp;quot;I am confident that, very soon, the laws of this nation will reflect the basic truth that gay and lesbian people - like all human beings - are born equal in dignity and right.&amp;quot; It was reported this week that Clooney is planning to film a biopic on 1960s comedy team Tom Smothers and Dick Smothers. &amp;gt; The Descendants star: &amp;#039;George Clooney was great on-screen dad&amp;#039; &amp;gt; George Clooney: &amp;#039;Farts among funniest things in history of mankind&amp;#039; Watch the Descendants trailer below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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