This is an article talking about celebs and causes. It calls Amal Clooney out for what she is rent a lawyer with A list celebs last name to get masses of attention (more for herself then the issue or why else wear over $70,000 in designer outfits for her week long work at the UN.
The Grave Dangers of Celebrity Advocacy
Mrs Clooney is, however, an example of how the power of an international institution has been reduced to a platform for celebrity branding, where self-styled advocates can push one or another cause, be flanked by sad survivors and have their celebrity status stamped with pearly altruism and saintliness. Mrs Clooney is a lawyer, but there are many qualified lawyers at the UN. It is her celebrity and not her capability that raises her above the rest.
Article in George Clooney The Marriage
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