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9 March 2021 3:39pm
Hollywood lead actor George Clooney repeated his 2014 call for the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece in a letter to a group of scholars and cultural figures.
According to Greek newspaper Ta Nea, the actor told the chair of the British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles Janet Suzman that “the Parthenon Sculptures must be returned to their original owner.”
Mr Clooney reportedly went on to tell Ms Suzman that: ““There are indeed many objects of historical value that must be returned to their original owners. However, none of them is as important as the Marbles of the Parthenon.”