George Clooney hid from his two kids in the closet in hilarious footage from a recent Red Table Talk with Jada Pinkett Smith.
The actor, 60, told how his twins were 'bashing each other with swords' while he tried to escape from them to wish the actress a happy 50th on the star-studded show.
George welcomed children Alexander and Ella, both four, with human right lawyer wife Amal Clooney in 2017 after getting married during a lavish Venice ceremony in 2014.
Funny: George Clooney hid from his two kids in the closet in hilarious footage from a recent Red Table Talk with Jada Pinkett Smith
He said at the start of the clip: 'I'm talking to you from inside my closet because outside my closet there are twins bashing each other with swords.
'And it didn't seem like an appropriate way to celebrate your birthday!'
Jada's daughter Willow and mother Adrienne Banfield-Norris joined her star-studded surprise 50th birthday bash on her show Facebook Watch series and giggled when George made the revelation.
Hilarious: The actor, 60, told how his twins were 'bashing each other with swords' while he tried to escape from them to wish the actress a happy 50th on the star-studded show
Later he said in his speech to Jade: 'Now they tell me that you're turning 50, which that's not possible because that would mean that I'm 60 and that's not possible. So you're 39 - happy 39th - and I'm 49. I like that a lot better.'
To roars of laughter from the hostesses George then asked how Jada stands being married to her movie star husband Will Smith.
In a serious answer to his question Jada stressed the importance of 'friendship' with her husband, noting that 'really how do you put up with anybody?'
Couple: George welcomed children Alexander and Ella, both four, with human right lawyer wife Amal Clooney in 2017 after getting married during a lavish Venice ceremony in 2014
She added: 'And once you learn how to put up with yourself you really learn how to put up with all others,' stressing taking 'the time to learn how to love myself.'
Jada was left sobbing at her star-studded surprise 50th birthday bash on her show Facebook Watch series Red Table Talk.
Her co-hosts had pulled out the stops for her special day where the sea of famous faces appeared to ask Jada one question each.
After she walked onto a set festooned with roses and jewels Jada was treated to a string of video tributes from such names as Mariah Carey and Gabrielle Union.
Reaction: Jada's daughter Willow and mother Adrienne Banfield-Norris joined her star-studded surprise 50th birthday bash on her show Facebook Watch series and giggled when George made the revelation
Adrienne joked that 'I hate even saying' that her daughter is 50, and Jada quipped: 'I know, your baby's 50! How crazy is that?'
After George, Kerry Washington was next to ask her a question: 'So I think of you as such a deeply, deeply courageous person, so my question for you is do you have any fears that you're looking to conquer in this next decade of your being on this planet?'
Jada cited the 'uncertain' position of 'the world' and raised the need to do away with her 'control issues,' adding that the 'greatest gift' of age was letting
