The Kennedy Center Honors 2022: George Clooney, U2, and more

Honorees Adam Clayton, Bono, The Edge and Larry Mullen Jr. of U-2 attend the 45th Kennedy Center Honors ceremony at the Kennedy Center on December 04, 2022 in Washington, DC.

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Julia Roberts arrives at the Kennedy Center Honors wearing a dress lovingly emblazoned with George Clooney’s face.

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The Honorable George Clooney (R) and Amal Clooney attend the 45th Kennedy Center Honors ceremony at the Kennedy Center on December 04, 2022 in Washington, DC.

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Kennedy Center honors US actor George Clooney and musician Bono of the Irish rock band U2 arrive at the Kennedy Center Honors at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, December 4, 2022.

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Singer Brandi Carlile (R) and wife Catherine Shepherd attend the 45th Kennedy Center Honors ceremony at the Kennedy Center on December 04, 2022 in Washington, DC.

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Makeup mogul Charlotte Tilbury attends the 45th Kennedy Center Honors ceremony at the Kennedy Center on December 04, 2022 in Washington, DC.

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Singer Hozier attends the 45th Kennedy Center Honors, Washington DC

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Katie Couric attends the 45th Kennedy Center Honors ceremony at the Kennedy Center on December 04, 2022 in Washington, DC.

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Honoree Gladys Knight stuns in a red floor-length gown as she attends the 45th Kennedy Center Honors ceremony at the Kennedy Center on December 04, 2022 in Washington, DC.

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Honoree Tania León sparkles in red as she is honored at the 45th Kennedy Center Honors ceremony at the Kennedy Center on December 04, 2022 in Washington, DC.

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Eddie Vedder and Jill Vedder attend the 45th Kennedy Center Honors ceremony at the Kennedy Center on December 04, 2022 in Washington, DC.

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Honorable Amy Grant (R) and Vince Gill attend the 45th Kennedy Center Honors ceremony at the Kennedy Center on December 04, 2022 in Washington, DC.

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Honoree The Edge (R) and Morleigh Steinberg attend the 45th Kennedy Center Honors ceremony at the Kennedy Center on December 04, 2022 in Washington, DC.

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Ali Hewson and Bono attend the 45th Kennedy Center Honors in Washington DC

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Sheryl Crow attends the 45th Kennedy Center Honors ceremony at the Kennedy Center on December 04, 2022 in Washington, DC.

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Actress Ariana DeBose attends the 45th Kennedy Center Honors in Washington DC

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US Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff arrive for a reception for Kennedy Center Honors in the East Room of the White House in Washington DC

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US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, his son Hunter Biden (L) and his wife Melissa Cohen (2nd L) attend the Kennedy Center Honors at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.

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The 2022 Kennedy Center Honorees react as President Joe Biden recognizes Gladys Knight, center, during the Kennedy Center Honors reception at the White House in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022.

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Adam Clayton, a member of the Irish band U2, arrives at the Kennedy Center Honors reception at the White House in Washington, on Sunday, December 4, 2022.

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President Joe Biden shakes hands with performer Gladys Knight during the Kennedy Center Honors reception at the White House in Washington DC

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Actor, director and producer George Clooney arrives at the Kennedy Center Honors reception at the White House in Washington DC

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Bono arrives to attend the Kennedy Center honorees reception at the White House in Washington, DC

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Honorees of the 45th annual Kennedy Center Honors pose for a group photo following the Artists’ Dinner at the US State Department in Washington DC

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U2 band member Adam Clayton arrives at a reception for Kennedy Center Honorees in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on Sunday, December 4, 2022.

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Composer and conductor Tania León arrives to attend the Kennedy Center honorees reception at the White House in Washington DC

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