4TH UPDATE, 7:20 PM: Michelle Obama is guest of honor at a fundraiser underway at Warner Bros chief Barry Meyer‘s home. (Frankly, the way he loathes any Hollywood union activism, Meyer seems more of a Republican… But he’s hosted or participated at prior Bambi fundraisers.) Event started at 4 PM and was a sellout even though ticket prices ranged from $2,500 to $25,000, and about 150 people are expected to attend. Sources tell Deadline that among the guests spotted are Warner Bros Pictures Group president and Office Of The President Jeff Robinov, Warner Bros Home Entertainment Group president and Office of the President Kevin Tsujihara, Warner Bros Television president Peter Roth, Warner Bros Domestic Television Distribution president Ken Werner. Also Warner Bros TV’s most valuable sitcom executive producer and creator Chuck Lorre (The Big Bang Theory, Two And A Half Men, Mike & Molly), CAA co-owner Kevin Huvane, New Line Cinema president Toby Emmerich, Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos, and DreamWorks Animation chief marketing officer Anne Globe. Plus E! talk show host Chelsea Handler, and director Rob Reiner. Here’s an edited-down White House Pool Report:
Barry and Wendy Meyer’s Los Angeles home is in a gated community near the J. Paul Getty Museum. A stone wall leads past the gate and up a slight hill to the Spanish-style residence. A small fountain gurgles at the main entrance to the house; to the right is a veranda that leads to the backyard, where guests will be directed. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Obama Victory Fund, a joint fundraising committee of Obama for America, the Democratic National Committee and several state Democratic parties.
At 5:30 PM, from the living room, Mr. Meyer can be heard delivering remarks, urging guests to appreciate “a country that doesn’t dictate who you can and can’t marry,” and praising the U.S. for “aiming more carefully now, and firing less.” Mr. Meyer’s remarks are followed by those of his wife, Wendy Meyer. At 5:45 pm, pool is led outside under a large white veranda, facing a swimming pool encircled by beige beach chairs. In front of the pool are two tables covered with beige tablecloths, one set with beverages and another with cheeses, meats and other hors d’oeuvres. There are also trays of chocolate sandwich cookies.To the right of that area, around 100 guests are gathered on the grass underneath a large white tent.
FLOTUS is on a small stage, delivering her remarks in front of a navy curtain hanging from one edge of the tent. She has changed clothing from this morning’s event, and is now wearing a brown-and-white graphic print halter dress, with a narrow row of subtle beading down the front. She is also wearing black patent-leather pumps and turquoise drop earrings. “I am deeply honored and moved to be here. I always am. Coming to Los Angeles is always a refreshing experience because the love and support and the sophistication around the issues and the passion always gives both me and Barack an important boost. I want to start by thanking Barry and Wendy not just for their very smart and in-depth and gracious introductions, but for the role that they play not just in politics but in the world, in life…”
The mood is casual, with at least one guest sitting in the grass while listening to FLOTUS, and others, including some elderly guests, perched on chairs. The sun begins to set as FLOTUS nears the end of her remarks. At the end of her remarks, FLOTUS blows kisses to the crowd, then exits out the side of the house, past a row of rose bushes bearing yellow and peach blossoms. On their way out, guests are handed clear cellophane bags containing large white meringue cookies.
2ND UPDATE, 3:25 PM: Today the First Lady went first to a family-oriented fundraiser at singer Gwen Stefani’s Beverly Hills house around 1:40 PM, Here’s the White House Pool Report from Stefani’s event:
UPDATE: Michello Obama’s remarks: “All right, this is among the coolest things I do. [Laughter.] I’ve gotten to hang out with the queen, a couple of queens and kings and princes and dukes and whatever, but this — this is cool. [Laughter.] So obviously I’m thrilled to be here with all of you today. And I want to thank Gwen, in particular, for being so kind and gracious and hosting us all here at her beautiful home. [Applause. Mrs. Obama's next remarks are geared toward a crowd that included many children and young parents.] “And I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again: Barack can’t do it alone. He’s not Spiderman. (Laughter.) He’s not a superhero; he’s a human. So he needs your help.”
PREVIOUS: It’s 1 PM PST, and FLOTUS has just arrived at the home of pop star Gwen Stefani. The house is in a gated community in Beverly Hills, just off Mulholland Drive. Among the guests your pool reporter can spot are Nicole Richie and husband Joel Madden, actor Jeffrey Tambor and actress Alyson Hannigan. A long black slate driveway with its own black gate, lined by 8-foot shrubs, leads to the residence. Tickets for the event started at $2,500 for a family of four, with approximately 400 guests expected to attend, according a campaign official. Proceeds from the events will benefit the Obama Victory Fund, a joint fundraising committee of Obama for America, the Democratic National Committee and several state Democratic parties. The event has been billed as a “Sunday of Fun,” and on one side of the house is a hardcourt tennis court, which has been decorated for the event with bridge of red, white and blue balloons arranged in the form of an American flag.
The tone of the event is very casual, with most guests wearing sundresses or shorts and many in straw hats. Many children are clutching balloon animals or pieces of paper reading, “High-Five for President Obama!” with an area underneath for a child to make an impression of his or her palm.
At 1:50pm, pool is taken from holding spot to the back deck of the home, where Mrs. Obama’s speech is already in progress. Pool was not permitted to listen to Ms. Stefani’s introductory remarks.
Mrs. Obama is wearing a sleeveless navy dress with detailing around the waist (pool is not close enough to determine whether it is a belt) and flat sandals with silver detail. She has several bracelets on her right hand. Ms. Stefani and her bandmates from No Doubt, including Tony Kanal, are seated on folding chairs on the upper portion of the patio. Ms. Stefani is wearing a sleeveless hot pink peplum top, matching hot pink skinny pants, black leather stilettos with spike heels and several chunky silver bracelets. Her hair is arranged in a top knot.
On Monday, she’ll make her third appearance on Jay Leno’s Tonight Show where she’ll primarily discuss the London Olympics.
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The H’wood types would not be where they are if they were not hungry for attention. The fact that they can garner attention makes them feel as though they have a powerful persona. And, the Obamas are of the same ilk.
Like children, who can never grow up and assume the burden of responsibility, the H’wood stars and the Obamas share the sandbox of fun insead of working. And, they are so jealous of each other, they can barely be civil for wanting what the others have.
For someone that never liked America before, Michelle is sure living the high life funded by its taxpayers. How many millions of our dollars does it take to fly her and Barry around with an enclave of secret service and staff to go to all these elitist parties?
What better place for a hypocrite like Obama to socialize: among the Masters of Hypocrites, living in $10 million mansions in Malibu, who rake in millions courtesy of capitalism while they rant and rave against its ‘evils’. Talk about a world of fantasy.
Hollywood actors are entertainers… They are the “fools” of the kings court. Their job is to create a fantasy. After their first success they begin to realize they no longer exist except as the characters they bring to life. Starving for recognition and relevance as ”real” people they turn to the current cause célèbre. Having nothing to say as it is not scripted they stick a finger in the air and gravitate to those they see as being more important then they. Liberals are easily manipulated as all illiberal ideas spring from emotions and intentions devoid of substance and factual information, they can expound on “the poor,” the “ poison keeping apples red” the “domination of blacks by whites”, “Victims” of the wealthy… they can inoculate themselves from criticism for being rich by agreeing with liberals that it’s the other rich that create the victims. This grand and self serving mutual admiration club exists in its own mind and … without their sycophants in the media they would receive no attention at all. So they should just “shut up and sing Barbara… shut up and sing.”
now, after a disastrous 3-and-a-half years during which we learned that her hubby doesn’t have a clue what he’s doing, she tells us that “he’s human” and NOT a superhero ?!?
i can remember her telling us that electing her hubby was a once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity for us to benefit from his magnificence…while he promised to literally heal the world.
my, how the mighty have fallen !
p.s…when is hollywood going to start paying its “fair share” of taxes ? isn’t it about time that hollywood opened its books ? let’s see the tax returns of some movie stars and studio execs.
where is all of their money invested ? they talk the talk…can they walk the walk ??
I love how the teabillies come out of the woodwork anytime the POTUS is mentioned on Deadline.
For what it’s worth, he’s neither leftist, radical or extremist. He’s actually pretty moderate, much the way Bill Clinton was. It’s just that republicans have moved SO FAR right, that the middle looks left to them now.
Oh and to “the Clowns must go” — I doubt Obama ever had your vote, but now that you’re put off with him being “privileged” and hanging with wealthy donors, by all means, go vote for the impoverished Romney.
Yeah, keep telling yourself that if it helps you sleep at night. If you haven’t been able to see through Obama’s glittery facade and into his Marxist soul by now, you never will. Blind ideology is a dangerous thing. Take a long hard look at Obama’s admitted past and who his mentors were; listen to his words about his wishing to ‘redistribute your wealth’, ‘collective redemption’, about how ‘you didn’t build that’ and remember that he has exceeded his presidential powers many, many times. Nikita Khrushchev warned sixty years ago that communists didn’t need to violently overthrow the USA. It was enough to slowly and methodically to introduce elements of communism into our government slowly and subtly and we wouldn’t even notice it was happening. Sadly, he was right. If you don’t see that, you’re part of the problem.
Seriously?! You think he is moderate? Saying Obama is moderate is like saying it is freezing in Texas in July. Bill Clinton did not incur the largest deficit in history. He was able to pas a balanced budget with a Republican congress. Obama never had a budget, not even with Democrats in control of the House for the first two years. As Ronald Regan said “Well, the trouble with our liberal friends is not that they are ignorant, but that they know so much that isn’t so.”
You still haven’t pulled off your kneepads since Clinton was in office have you sparky…..
Look your boy Obama(which you will call that racist I know)inherited a bad situation without question.
However he has done nothing to fix it….instead he went the jimmy carter route and now the majority of the American people believe that America’s better days are behind us…that we are no longer a place of potential and opportunity. This all stems from Obama’s style of leadership(if you can call it that). Nothing bold, nothing which says that we in USA CAN do anything we set our minds to. Instead Obama has made race relations worse, made our finances worse, made our energy situtation worse all by dividing us all (as is required in a Progressive Socialists agenda) into arguing factions fighting for the scraps….All the while the govt grows larger and invading more of our rights every single day.
So get up off your knees, spit or swallow and then open your eyes…the country is circling the drain and we need someone who isn’t just looking to manage the decay(Obama) but believes that we can rise up out of this dispare into something better. I await your cynical rebuttal.
Liberalism is a mental disorder.
It’s not the hob-nobbing with the rich that is so offensive, it’s the two faced hypocracy of it. Romney has never claimed to not be rich. But he’s also SHOWN that he knows how to MAKE money, not just suck up contributions and impose taxes.
It would of been great if Obama actually did some work at the WH instead of endlessly campaigning with Hollywood and the most filthy rich people on the planet. Or the 110 rounds of golf he has played, which is not a record for a President in office.
What a total phony he is. He demonizes rich people but he hangs out with them , is wealthy himself, and takes their money. He is the worst president in my lifetime. I honestly do not how any one can want him for another 4 years. He has been a total disaster and the people he brought in with him.
Obama = Wall Street President, how many times did he fly to NY to rake-in ? Obama even threatened Wall Street guys to give him more money, because he is the only thing stand between the Pitch Forks and them.
You DemocRATS have your fun. This isn’t 2008 and this isn’t McCain/Palin and Obummer hasn’t near the support he had. It over and you folks are just too stupid to see it.
Obama 2012. It takes a long time to turn a ship the size of the US economy. The global economy is in the shitter and you’ve got a do nothing congress fighting the Prez at every turn BUT by virtually every conceivable metric this administration has done the best it could under those conditions and things are improving.
Obama had his first two years with a Democratic Senate and House. Who was stopping him then from fixing everything he promised?
BWAAAAAAAAAAAAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. You mean the do-nothing DEMOCRAT congress he had the first two years? Real smooth. Every conceivable metric? Like…what? Federal deficit? Unemployment? Most beer summits held? Do illuminate.
Dang. I used to really like Gwen Stefani…just dang.
I feel ya!
Toby Keith and Pat Boone will happily take in all the haters.
Looks like the Obamas are defining themselves with the Hollyweird crowd.
It’s funny how libs and Democrats just spew hate and venom, but can’t come up with a SINGLE POSITIVE thing to say about Obama. Their entire focus is negative-driven toward Romney, or ANYONE who gets in the Dear Leader’s way. Isn’t it odd how repressive and oppressive Democrats really are when you scratch one inch beneath the surface of their lies?
I am so sick of seeing her mug on everything. She cannot possibly appeal to real people, rather the plastic figures of Hollywood. Tragic.
It’s funny to read these cynical angry comments on Obama as if McCain and Palin would’ve been the solution to the Bush years. Would love to hear which one of you idiots is voting for Mitt, “the clear solution”. Do yourselves a favor, quit crying, go re-vote for Obama and let him keep trying to clean this mess-up he was left with by 8 years of another former “great republican” or pack up and leave the country… it’s that simple
“Do yourselves a favor, quit crying, go re-vote for Obama and let him keep trying to clean this mess-up he was left with by 8 years of another former “great republican” or pack up and leave the country”
Boy! Did you ever drink the Kool-Aid!
Oh and btw – Instead of pretending there was a ‘mess’ that Bush left Dear Leader, the Obamination really needs to focus on undoing all the damage he created in the last 4 years because Obama hasn’t done SFA except bow to assorted arabs and muslim yokels, take vacations, play golf, schmooze with the Rich and Brain dead in Hollyweird, etc.
He’s Carter but on steroids.
No surprise here. The Commiewood crowd is doing exactly what you would expect them to do. Buying influence and more military secrets.
I voted for Obama the first time around. What a mistake. I believed what he was selling. TRUTH: Obama has lied sooo many times I cannot support him again. These 1% Liberals are whack and I will NEVER, EVER, watch another movie or TV show of ANY of these that host or attend these events….I promise you.
Obama would make a great mayor of Hollywood. A U.S. President? Not so much. In fact, anyone wanting 4 more years like these past 4 need to be admitted into rehab immediately (3/4 of Hollywood). This guy is the first president to ever be running for a 2nd term without taking any responsibility for his FIRST one. A bunch of immoral, filthy rich liberals in La La Land might can, but real America cannot.
Romney/Ryan 2012…or we’re truly screwed beyond help.
It gives me much hope to see the amount of dissent on this entertainment-centric site. Hollywood as an industry is small by dollars but large by reach and influence. Personally, I’d cheer some scripted drama/comedy balance at HBO and other outlets like it that champion the right side of the aisle. Fortunately, most free thinking people chuckle when they see blatant left wing bias on the air.
America’s comeback is on the horizon. We’ll see unemployment drop and the economy roar for everyone once Romney-Ryan win and we get a new Senate. In the meantime, just watch while Obama slings as much mud as he can.
Unfortunately most of Hollywood is only interested in money instead of morality, looking good instead of doing good, nannies instead of nurturing, pandering instead of patriotism and fending outrage while committing outrage. The future gets lost in their reflection in the mirror.
Why do all these studios film movies where they get the best tax breaks? Why don’t all these dumb celebs refuse to act in any movies not filmed in the highest taxed areas so the “fair share” can be paid? So anything filmed in Vancouver, Louisiana, North Carolina, etc should be boycotted by all these rich liberal actors…yet they’ll attack Romney for using legal tax shelters. Hypocritic idiots.
And Michelle…Obama IS a super-hero…I dub him “Welfare-Man”…his special power is the super speed by which he has put Americans on welfare. He spins food stamps from his wrists.
you folks better start packing your bags, Michelle… your days on the public dole are nearly at their end… Thank GOD your husband is about to join the ranks of all the people he’s put out of work…
All the fundraising in the world will not help Obama. 41 straight months of unemployment over 8%. Six TRILLION dollars in new debt that we’re all on the hook for. People unemployed longer than during the Great Depression. This Administration has been a dismal failure….
The tea party virtiol on this site is nauseating. Barry Meyer will float to terra firma under a golden parachute in the Golden State. Unions will continue to struggle for righteousness. (sigh)
“Unions will continue to struggle for righteousness. (sigh)”
First of all, get used to the Tea Party influence, because you’re about to see another major dose of it come November.
Secondly, the day that the parasites known as unions, struggle for righteousness are long gone.
Unions are one of the major reasons that this nation can no longer compete in the world market and as far as I’m concerned we should abrogate all union contracts.
We understand that they don’t mind if we end up like Greece, but that is not an option and we won’t allow it happen.
Michelle is out to play the kiddie vote again. Hang out with the Hollywood progressives/ so-called ‘artists’ and play out a political message to boot. She may be partially successful because Hollywood is whacked out living in their own little world and have 3/4 of the youth vote buffaloed because they most likely don’t think for themselves and are susceptible to brain-washing handed down by their progressive college professors, yet these are thessame people arguing the point Romney gets his money from big corporations/ business. What’s good for the goose is good for the gander!