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<\/a><\/p>\nA host of fellow stars descended on the Italian city’s canals for the union between the film world’s most eligible bachelor, 53, and Ms Alamuddin, 36.<\/p>\n
The ceremony was celebrated in a hotel overlooking the famous Grand Canal.<\/p>\n
Clooney’s agent broke the news to journalists in a brief statement.<\/p>\n According to AP news agency, that will be the only communication on the wedding.<\/p>\n Clooney and his friends had sipped champagne before gliding up the Grand Canal on Saturday evening to the luxury Aman Hotel, waving to hundreds of well-wishers.<\/p>\n Guests include Cindy Crawford, Bill Murray, Matt Damon and the U2 singer Bono.<\/p>\n Clooney’s boat was momentarily blocked by a passing cruise liner and then by a water bus, giving time for dozens of boats carrying photographers to catch up, AP writes.<\/p>\n A police boat swerved in vain to try to keep the paparazzi away.<\/p>\n Ms Alamuddin was last seen publicly on Friday riding in a water taxi down the Grand Canal with Clooney’s arm round her.<\/p>\n Assange defender<\/strong><\/p>\n The couple were engaged in April.<\/p>\n Clooney was previously married to Talia Balsam, who he divorced in 1993.<\/p>\n One of the world’s most recognisable actors, the American has two Oscars to his name: for best supporting actor in Syriana (2006) and for best picture as producer of Argo (2013).<\/p>\n Other than his film work, he has embraced human rights causes such as the Darfur crisis in Sudan.<\/p>\n Lebanese-born British lawyer Amal Alamuddin has defended Julian Assange of Wikileaks and former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko among others.<\/p>\n She met Clooney through her work.<\/p>\n People in her native village in Lebanon, Baakline in the Chouf district, welcomed news of her impending marriage, AP reports.<\/p>\n “We congratulate them and we hope that the happiness will be international,” said shopkeeper Ghassan Bou Hatoum.<\/p>\n The couple’s choice of Venice for the wedding is apt as Clooney is a frequent visitor to its film festival. He also owns a villa on Lake Como, north of Milan.<\/p>\n Despite the long build-up to the wedding, interest still abounded on social media at news of the knot being tied.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nAmal Alamuddin arriving in Venice on Friday<\/strong><\/div>\nClooney with his then-fiancee on Friday in Venice<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nBill Murray was among the guests<\/strong><\/div>\nSo was Matt Damon<\/strong><\/div>\nA wave from US model Cindy Crawford (L), flanked by her husband, businessman Rande Gerber<\/strong><\/div>\nBono (in dark glasses) joked with a concierge as he boarded his taxi boat<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n