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Amal and George Clooney expecting twins

Amal Clooney, international human rights lawyer and wife of actor George Clooney, is pregnant with twins, according to CBS's The Talk.

Matt Damon 'almost started crying' when he found out about pregnancy last fall

Amal Clooney, seen at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in May 2016, is reportedly expecting twins with her husband, actor George Clooney. (Regis Duvignau/Reuters)

Amal Clooney, international human rights lawyer and wife of actor George Clooney, is pregnant with twins, according to CBS's The Talk.

"Beyoncis not the only superstar expecting twins," host Julie Chen reported Thursday. "Congratulations are in order for George and Amal Clooney."

The 39-year-old Amal Clooney is reportedly due this June.

While joining her husband on Hollywood's red carpets since the two married in 2014, Clooney has continued her work in human rights law, recently representingYazidi women sold into sexual slavery by ISIS.

Recently she travelled with her husband to promote White Helmets, aNetflixdocumentary about the search-and-rescue teams who operated in the war-ravaged Syrian city of Aleppo.

Matt Damon'almost started crying'

Actor Matt Damon shared his excitement for the high-profile couple on Thursday, saying he "almost started crying" when he found out about the pregnancy last fall.

Damon told Entertainment Tonight Canada that Clooneytold him the news while they were filming a movie, and that Amal Clooneywas about eight weeks pregnant at the time.

Matt Damon, left, said George Clooney, right, shared the pregnancy news while they were filming a movie together. (Giuseppe Aresu/Associated Press)

"I'm like, 'Are you out of your mind? Don't tell anybody else, don't tell anybody else, I mean, don't you know the 12-week rule?' Of course he doesn't," Damon said, laughing.

"Then four weeks later, 'I'm like, 'We're good right, we're good,' so I'm thrilled for him."

Damon praised Amal Clooney, calling her "a remarkable woman" and saying that George Clooney had "hit the jackpot."

News of the pregnancy comes days after singer and fellow celebrity Beyoncannounced via Instagram that she was expecting twins with her husband, Jay Z.

In other celebrity baby news, singer Janet Jackson, 50, gave birth to her first child in January.

George and Amal Clooney attend a CEO roundtable at the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September 2016. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

With files from Reuters