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George Clooney and his international human rights lawyer wife Amal are expecting twins

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The INSIDER Summary:

• Amal Clooney is having twins with her husband, George Clooney.
• Clooney is reportedly due in June.
• Amal, 39, and Clooney, 55, have been married since September 2014.



Amal Clooney is pregnant with twins, according to CBS' "The Talk." 

"Beyoncé is not the only superstar expecting twins," Julie Chen, one of the daytime program's hosts, announced. "Congratulations are in order for George and Amal Clooney!"

Chen also said that Clooney's due date is in June.

The rumors of Clooney's pregnancy began a month ago, when a family member suggested it to the Lebanese publication The Daily Star, according to The New York Post.

The lawyer, 39, married actor George Clooney, 55, in September 2014, a year after they met.

Clooney's baby news is the second major celebrity twin announcement of the week, after Beyoncé, who's married to Jay Z, announced she was pregnant with twins in a post on Instagram.

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