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EXCLUSIVE: Joe Biden's reelection campaign has a problem with some of its top donors after last night’s debate fiasco, and they may have just made it worse. To mollify the agitation and quell a "cooling," as one insider put it, among some of the most generous entertainment industry donors on both…

UPDATED: President Joe Biden’s star-filled fundraiser in Los Angeles — in which he took part in a conversation with former President Barack Obama and Jimmy Kimmel — is now expected to raise at least $30 million, according to a source close to the campaign. During the roughly 40-minute sit down…

President Joe Biden’s star-filled fundraiser in Los Angeles this evening — an event featuring Barack Obama, George Clooney and Julia Roberts — has raised at least $28 million, according to a campaign official. The figure surpasses the amount raised in March when Biden appeared with Obama and former…

President Joe Biden’s return to Los Angeles on Saturday for a star-filled fundraiser may be as much to rally and invigorate Hollywood donors and supporters as it is to make a big money show before quarter’s end. Biden will appear with his predecessor, Barack Obama, in a conversation with Jimmy…

Ari Emanuel tonight left no ambiguity of what he thinks about Benjamin Netanyahu. Speaking at the Simon Wiesenthal Center's National Tribute Gala, where he was awarded its Humanitarian Prize, the Endeavor CEO blasted the Israeli prime minister, saying, “The time for Bibi Netanyahu to go has…

Jeffrey Katzenberg is a man known for choosing his words very carefully most of the time, and tonight the WndrCo boss was pretty candid when it came to Donald Trump and Joe Biden. "I've known Donald Trump for 50 years," Katzenberg told a well-heeled West Hollywood crowd on Sunday of first meeting the…

Another big Hollywood name rooting for a Paramount-Skydance deal is Jeffrey Katzenberg, who says that outcome would be "a great win for Paramount and for people in the industry." Speaking a the Axios BFD Talks: LA this evening, the DreamWorks co-founder and former Walt Disney Studios head…

Steven Spielberg has made no secret of his support for Joe Biden's reelection, and now the Oscar winner is rolling up his sleeves for the team. Spielberg is involved strategically in the incumbent's campaign and even the specifics of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August, Deadline…

Today is the latest deadline for campaigns and committees to disclose donors, offering a glimpse at who is putting up huge sums in the 2024 elections, which may end up being the most expensive ever. According to the latest filings with the Federal Election Commission, Jeffrey Katzenberg, who is…

Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden wrapped up a weekend of fundraising in Los Angeles on Sunday, with a record amount raised. More than $15 million was raised through the weekend, including for the Biden Victory Fund, said campaign co-chair Jeffrey Katzenberg, founding partner of WndrCo. That is the…

The consensus is clear: Hollywood feels it must pursue what Bob Iger tactfully (or ominously) calls "some fixes." The “fixes” post-strike hopefully will move beyond cutbacks and delays — we've already been absorbing their impact. Disney alone has cut…

UPDATE: John Leguizamo and his wife Justine were given choice spots at the White House State Dinner: At the president’s table, seated with figures including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Earlier, Leguizamo told a reporter that he “definitely&#8221…