克鲁尼此番言论却激怒了火爆的伦敦市长及古典学者兼作家鲍里斯·约翰逊，他反唇相讥讽刺克鲁尼在此问题上的立场与影片中描述的纳粹非常相似。
His comments infuriated London’s provocative mayor, Boris Johnson, himself a classics scholar and author, who shot back that Clooney’s position on the issue was similar to that of the Nazis portrayed in his film.