Clooney, Obama and other members of the ‘CUTE Society’ seem to get off on being recognized as “CUTE!” From the News You Didn’t Need To Know About Category: According to the Hollywood Reporter, George Clooney and ex-president Barack Obama “spend time together and exchange what the actor called “racy” texts. FoxNews, which picked the story up, Reporter gets it wrong right from the get-go: Fox’s first sentence: “President Barack Obama is making friends with the rich and famous during his retirement.” (FoxNews, Sept. 8, 2017)