News: George Clooney hits out at Daily Mail report suggesting Amal Alamuddin's mom opposes their wedding

UPDATE: 

News: Daily Mail Issues An Apology To George Clooney Over 'Completely Fabricated' Story

After being slammed by Clooney for their "completely fabricated" story concerning Amal Alamuddin's mother being concerned about the wedding for religious reasons, MailOnline has taken down their story and issued a statement apologizing to the actor. 

The outlet maintains that the article was "not a fabrication but supplied in good faith by a reputable and trusted freelance journalist."  They also claim to have "launched a full investigation" and go on to say, "we accept Mr. Clooney's assurance that the story is inaccurate and we apologize to him, Miss Amal Alamuddin and her mother, Baria, for any distress caused."

How so nice of Daily Mail!!!

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George Clooney is mad at The Daily Mail! So much so that he's actually written a column to blast reports suggesting that his fiancee Amal Alamuddin's mother is opposed to their marriage because of her religious beliefs.
The Ocean's Eleven star is usually tight-lipped about his private life but made an exception following the publication of an article which suggested Amal Alamuddin's Lebanese mum Baria is against the wedding because she wants the lawyer to marry into the Druze religion.
In the column, which was published in USA Today on Wednesday (9 July), George publicly acknowledged his engagement to Amal for the first time while blasting the original story by The Daily Mail.

Clooney wrote:

 "I want to speak to the irresponsibility of Monday's Daily Mail report. I seldom respond to tabloids, unless it involves someone else and their safety or well being. The Daily Mail has printed a completely fabricated story about my fiancée's mother opposing our marriage for religious reasons. It says Amal's mother has been telling "half of Beirut" that she's against the wedding. It says they joke about traditions in the Druze religion that end up with the death of the bride.
Let me repeat that: the death of the bride"
"First of all, none of the story is factually true. Amal's mother is not Druze. She has not been to Beirut since Amal and I have been dating, and she is in no way against the marriage - but none of that is the issue."
"This lie involves larger issues. The irresponsibility, in this day and age, to exploit religious differences where none exist, is at the very least negligent and more appropriately dangerous. We have family members all over the world, and the idea that someone would inflame any part of that world for the sole reason of selling papers should be criminal... And when they put my family and my friends in harm's way, they cross far beyond just a laughable tabloid and into the arena of inciting violence."

George and Amal are reportedly set to wed in September.