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So, he decided to give some to his best buddies, like Rande Gerber, his Casamigos partner.

Gerber firstsharedthe wild story in 2017 and Clooneys repsconfirmedit shortly after.Were all good friends, he explained in anewGQprofile.
And I thought, you know, without them I dont have any of this.
So why the fuck am I waiting to get hit by a bus?
Cue the heist-preparation montage.
The next day, he invited his pals over (a luxury in itself these days).
And I said, How do you repay people like that?
And I said, Oh, well: How about a million bucks?
The larger-than-life gesture is Clooneys attempt at staying down to earth.
And I was like, Whywouldntyou do that, you schmuck?
Its a funny thing, he toldGQ.
Even in that, however, hes able to find some laughter.