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UPDATE: Obama Praises Harvey Weinstein’s “Amazing Movies” At DNC Fundraiser In NY

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Monday May 13, 2013 @ 3:25pm PDTTags: Barack Obama, Harvey Weinstein, Hollywood fundraisers

UPDATE: 3:24 PM: Just over two weeks after breaking bread at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, President Barack Obama and Harvey Weinstein were back together today. This time it was at the producer and his wife Georgina Chapman’s Manhattan home for a fundraiser. Unlike the big bucks, Weinstein raised directly for Obama during last year’s election, Monday afternoon’s event (read the edited Pool report below) was for the Democratic National Committee and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee 2014 midterm war chests. The President began his remarks thanking “Harvey and Georgina” for “their friendship and support, and for the amazing movies that they’ve made.” Throwing red meat to his Blue State crowd, Obama in his remarks also blamed the GOP for being too “concerned what Rush Limbaugh might say about them” to break the gridlock in Washington. The President will also be attending two other midterm fundraisers Monday while in NYC before returning to the White House tonight. READ MORE »

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Obama Set For Peter Chernin’s June DNC Fundraiser

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Wednesday April 24, 2013 @ 12:32pm PDTTags: Barack Obama, Hollywood fundraisers, Peter Chernin

The President isn’t running for office himself but he’s still looking for some cash from Hollywood. Barack Obama will be the main act at a lunch fundraiser at Peter Chernin’s house on June 7, Deadline has confirmed. … Read More »

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Hollywood Power Players Hosting April Fundraiser For Newark Mayor’s Undeclared Senate Race

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Thursday March 14, 2013 @ 6:08pm PDTTags: Bob Iger, Corey Booker, Hollywood fundraisers, J.J. Abrams, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Jerry Weintraub, Steven Spielberg

Cory Booker hasn’t officially said he’s running to become New Jersey’s next Senator but Hollywood is planning to shovel money into his campaign treasure chest. Anointing Booker as Hollywood’s new favorite politician, invites went out this week for a “Special Evening In LA” April 25 fundraiser for the Newark Mayor at the Beverly Hills home of producer Jerry Weintraub and girlfriend, producer Susan Ekins. The event has a marquee host list that cuts across party lines and into deep wallets. It costs $5,000 a ticket to attend the fundraiser with the money going to Cory Booker For Senate. The event is one of eight the telegenic Democrat has lined up in the next two months in anticipation of a 2014 run to replace departing fellow Democrat Frank Lautenberg in the heavily Blue state. The Beverly Hills fundraiser certainly shows that backing a potential winner cuts across party lines. Republicans like Bush family confidante Weintraub and Bruce Willis are listed on the invite but so are avowed Democrats like Jeffrey Katzenberg, who was one of the largest single contributors to Barack Obama’s reelection, Steven Spielberg and new Star Wars director J.J. Abrams and their wives Kate Capshaw and Katie McGrath.

Related: President Obama Thanks Katzenbergs For “Tireless” Support
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Michelle Obama Gets Jimmy Kimmel Up To Vote: Video

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Thursday October 25, 2012 @ 7:47pm PDTTags: Hollywood fundraisers, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Michelle Obama

The taped appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live was Michelle Obama‘s debut on the late night show. But it was not the first time the First Lady has shared a stage with Kimmel. The late night host was the host of this year’s White House Correspondent’s Dinner. Michelle Obama’s appearance and interview on the ABC show wil air later tonight.
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UPDATE: Obama Praises Anne Hathaway As “Best Thing” In ‘Dark Knight Rises’; Harvey Weinstein Praises Obama As “The Paul Newman Of Presidents” At Campaign Fundraiser

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Monday August 6, 2012 @ 6:00pm PDTTags: Aaron Sorkin, Anne Hathaway, Harvey Weinstein, Hollywood fundraisers, President Barack Obama 2012 Campaign

3RD UPDATE, 5:54 PM: President Barack Obama at a Hollywood-studded fundraiser tonight reviewed The Dark Knight Rises and Anne Hathaway’s Catwoman performance. “She’s spectacular. I got a chance to see Batman, and she was the best thing in it. That’s … Read More »

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Obama Wants Jackie Robinson Pic Set Visit

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Saturday June 23, 2012 @ 1:25pm PDTTags: 42, Barack Obama, Hollywood fundraisers, Jackie Robinson, Legendary Pictures, Thomas Tull

Legendary Entertainment chief Thomas Tull tells Deadline that President Obama is hoping to drop by  the set of the Jackie Robinson biopic 42 on Tuesday. The President on June 26th will be appearing at fundraisers in Atlanta, where Legendary’s film is … Read More »

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Sarah Jessica Parker & Mariah Carey Hold NYC Fundraisers For Obama Campaign

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Thursday June 14, 2012 @ 6:22pm PDTTags: Barack Obama, George Clooney, Hollywood fundraisers, President Barack Obama 2012 Campaign, Sarah Jessica Parker

UPDATE 6:15 PM: President Obama tonight is raising more Hollywood millions in New York at Sarah Jessica Parker’s West Village brownstone and at Mariah Carey’s event at the Plaza Hotel. The Parker event is co-hosted by Vogue editor Anna … Read More »

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