Speaking to Hollywood showbiz magazine, Clooney described the tactic as 'brilliant', because the hackers humiliated Sony, which subsequently prevented anyone from standing up to defend them.
'Look, I can't make an excuse for that joke, it is what it is, a terrible mistake. Having said that, it was used as a weapon of fear, not only for everyone to disassociate themselves from Amy but also to feel the fear themselves.
'They know what they themselves have written in their emails, and they're afraid.' .... http://www.dailymail.co.uk