First Lady Jill Biden will make a fundraising swing through Southern California later this week, as she headlines events in Los Angeles and the Palm Springs area. She also will speak at the Human Rights Campaign Los Angeles dinner on Saturday.
The first lady will speak at a campaign fundraising reception on Friday early evening, with a list of co-hosts that include attorney Daniel McLoon and Dr. Patricia Gordon, marketing executive Jonathan Mildenhall and Hr executive Mirco Gros, Xenco Medical CEO Jason Haider, the Capital Group’s Wesley Phoa and Margaret Morgan, and John and Gill Wagner, according to the invite. Tickets are priced at $10,000, including a photo, rising to $100,000, including a dinner reception and photo.
On Saturday, Biden will headline a reception in Palm Springs, with James Costos, the former U.S. ambassador to Spain, and designer Michael Smith as co-hosts, according to an invite. In December, Costos and...
The first lady will speak at a campaign fundraising reception on Friday early evening, with a list of co-hosts that include attorney Daniel McLoon and Dr. Patricia Gordon, marketing executive Jonathan Mildenhall and Hr executive Mirco Gros, Xenco Medical CEO Jason Haider, the Capital Group’s Wesley Phoa and Margaret Morgan, and John and Gill Wagner, according to the invite. Tickets are priced at $10,000, including a photo, rising to $100,000, including a dinner reception and photo.
On Saturday, Biden will headline a reception in Palm Springs, with James Costos, the former U.S. ambassador to Spain, and designer Michael Smith as co-hosts, according to an invite. In December, Costos and...
- 3/21/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s become a cliche to say that America is more polarized than it has been for decades, but the strange saga of Jussie Smollett and the hate crime that may have become a hoax is fresh evidence of the divisions roiling this country.
Chicago police assert that the “Empire” actor was looking for a raise when he claimed he had been the victim of a homophobic and racist attack by two men who shouted “This is Maga country.” If he did orchestrate his own assault in order to get a bigger paycheck, Smollett also managed to touch a series of political and social fault lines.
In the hours after his news broke of his attack, social media was flooded with supportive statements from celebrities, some of whom asserted that Smollett was an example of the dangerous consequences of a far-right agenda they viewed as racist and anti-gay. After Smollett’s story began to unravel,...
Chicago police assert that the “Empire” actor was looking for a raise when he claimed he had been the victim of a homophobic and racist attack by two men who shouted “This is Maga country.” If he did orchestrate his own assault in order to get a bigger paycheck, Smollett also managed to touch a series of political and social fault lines.
In the hours after his news broke of his attack, social media was flooded with supportive statements from celebrities, some of whom asserted that Smollett was an example of the dangerous consequences of a far-right agenda they viewed as racist and anti-gay. After Smollett’s story began to unravel,...
- 2/21/2019
- by Brent Lang and Ted Johnson
- Variety Film + TV
President Donald Trump weighed in on the arrest of Jussie Smollett Thursday, calling out the actor for “racist and dangerous comments.”
The “Empire” actor was taken into police custody Thursday morning on a charge of filing a false police report and disorderly conduct. During a press conference shortly after his arrest, Chicago police said Smollett set up a hate crime hoax because he was “dissatisfied with his salary” on the Fox show.
Trump addressed the incident on Twitter. He wrote, “@JussieSmollett — What about Maga and the tens of millions of people you insulted with your racist and dangerous comments!? #Maga.”
.@JussieSmollett – what about Maga and the tens of millions of people you insulted with your racist and dangerous comments!? #Maga
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 21, 2019
When Smollett initially reported the incident, he alleged that the attackers yelled “Maga,” a reference to Trump’s campaign slogan “Make America Great Again.” Smollett...
The “Empire” actor was taken into police custody Thursday morning on a charge of filing a false police report and disorderly conduct. During a press conference shortly after his arrest, Chicago police said Smollett set up a hate crime hoax because he was “dissatisfied with his salary” on the Fox show.
Trump addressed the incident on Twitter. He wrote, “@JussieSmollett — What about Maga and the tens of millions of people you insulted with your racist and dangerous comments!? #Maga.”
.@JussieSmollett – what about Maga and the tens of millions of people you insulted with your racist and dangerous comments!? #Maga
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 21, 2019
When Smollett initially reported the incident, he alleged that the attackers yelled “Maga,” a reference to Trump’s campaign slogan “Make America Great Again.” Smollett...
- 2/21/2019
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
On Saturday, March 10, the Human Rights Campaign (Hrc), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (Lgbtq) civil rights organization, presented its annual Los Angeles Dinner and honored the outstanding efforts of those who dedicate time, energy, spirit and whole-hearted commitment to bettering the lives of Lgbtq people.
Visibility Award Recipient Adam Rippon
Among those who attended were Event Co-chairs Jessica Bair, Christopher Boone and Nam Lam, Hrc President Chad Griffin, Special Guests United States Representatives Maxine Waters (D-ca), Kyrsten Sinema (D-az), Visibility Award Recipient Adam Rippon, Performers Portugal. The Man, and additional guests including Shoshana Bean, Stephanie Beatriz, Lilan Bowden, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, Blossom Brown, Karamo Brown, Charlie Carver, Lea DeLaria, Noureen DeWulf, Nyle Dimarco, Jonathan Del Arco, Tommy Dorfman, Josh Duhamel, Jesse Tyler Ferguson & Justin Mikita, Stephanie Frosch, Dana Goldberg, Ramiro Gómez, Gigi Gorgeous & Nats Getty, Samuel Greisman, Gus Kenworthy & Matthew Wilkas, Chris Kluwe, Kyle Krieger, Peter Paige,...
Visibility Award Recipient Adam Rippon
Among those who attended were Event Co-chairs Jessica Bair, Christopher Boone and Nam Lam, Hrc President Chad Griffin, Special Guests United States Representatives Maxine Waters (D-ca), Kyrsten Sinema (D-az), Visibility Award Recipient Adam Rippon, Performers Portugal. The Man, and additional guests including Shoshana Bean, Stephanie Beatriz, Lilan Bowden, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, Blossom Brown, Karamo Brown, Charlie Carver, Lea DeLaria, Noureen DeWulf, Nyle Dimarco, Jonathan Del Arco, Tommy Dorfman, Josh Duhamel, Jesse Tyler Ferguson & Justin Mikita, Stephanie Frosch, Dana Goldberg, Ramiro Gómez, Gigi Gorgeous & Nats Getty, Samuel Greisman, Gus Kenworthy & Matthew Wilkas, Chris Kluwe, Kyle Krieger, Peter Paige,...
- 3/12/2018
- Look to the Stars
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