He has repeatedly expressed his determination to advocate for their repatriation, a cause he first publicly supported in 2014. In a recent interview with the newspaper “Ta Nea,” which was also shared by the Daily Mail, Clooney confidently stated, “They will return. I know it,” emphasizing that both he and his wife, human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, “will continue to pressure until it happens. There is no doubt.”

His intervention comes at a sensitive time amid negotiations between the Greek government and the British Museum’s president, George Osborne, regarding the fate of the marbles, which Lord Elgin removed from the Parthenon in the early 19th century and have been exhibited at the British Museum since 1817.

Despite British law, specifically the British Museum Act of 1963, prohibiting the permanent removal of objects from its collections, Clooney remains unwavering. He stated, “There are many historical objects that should be returned to their original owners, but none are more important than the Parthenon Marbles,” in a letter to Janet Sassoon, chair of the British Committee for the Restitution of the Marbles.

Recently, Clooney reportedly spoke with his wife again, reiterating his belief that “the Parthenon Marbles should be returned to their original owner.” His statements were made in New York, where he is currently starring in the theatrical adaptation of “Good Night, and Good Luck.”

His first public stance on the issue was in February 2014 during the promotion of the film “The Monuments Men” in Berlin, which deals with the Allies’ efforts to return looted art stolen by the Nazis. At that time, Clooney declared, “The return of the Marbles to Greece is the right thing.”

His position drew criticism from then-London Mayor Boris Johnson, who sarcastically remarked that “someone should urgently return Clooney’s own marbles,” accusing him of “supporting a Nazi-like agenda for London’s cultural relics.” Clooney responded with sarcasm, calling Johnson’s comments “drunken exaggerations.”

In the same year, Amal Clooney was part of a team of legal experts who drafted a 600-page report with proposals for Greece to legally reclaim the marbles. Although these proposals were not ultimately adopted, the material was published as a book titled “Who Owns History?” which Amal described as a “cry for justice,” highlighting the documented case for the reunification of the marbles in Athens, forever.

The British Museum’s official position states that Lord Elgin acted with the legal approval of authorities in Athens and London. Its curators argue that “the marbles offer significant benefits to the public as part of the Museum’s global collection.” The Museum also emphasizes that it has never received an official loan request from Greece, only a request for their full and permanent removal, which is contrary to current legal frameworks.