Tina Daunt at The Hollywood Reporter pored over Hillary Clinton’s financial statements to determine just how enthusiastic the Hollywood left is for the apparent Democratic nominee-in-waiting.
Plenty of well-known liberal celebrities are on the list: Ben Affleck, Leonardo DiCaprio, Richard Gere, Rob Reiner, Barbra Streisand, Tobey Maguire, Kate Hudson, Magic Johnson, Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, Richard Gere, Meredith Baxter, Glee alum Chris Colfer, and Kick-Ass teen star Chloe Grace Moretz (who gushed over how she cried when she met Hillary here).
The list includes a range of moguls and execs: "Jeffrey Katzenberg, Steven Spielberg, David Geffen, Norman Lear, Harvey Weinstein, Paradigm CEO Sam Gores, Fox Television Group CEO and Chairman Dana Walden, Warner Bros.' Diane Whelan Nelson, 20th Century Fox's post production president Ted Gagliano, Disney's Adam Sanderson, The Jackal Group co-owner Gail Berman and former Motown chairman Clarence Avant."
Industry loyalists rallying financial support for Clinton also included Haim and Cheryl Saban. Haim Saban runs Univision, a powerful media outlet among Latinos which unconvincingly denies it has any tilt toward the Democrats.
Hillary Clinton is due back in La La Land on August 6 for a fundraiser hosted by music talent manager Scooter Braun, who represents Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Cody Simpson and Carly Rae Jepsen, among other young singers.
There are a couple of supporters in Hollywood for former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley: “His supporters include Sony Pictures executive Eric Paquette, actor Danny DeVito and Tennis Channel CEO Ken Solomon (who also raised money for Hillary Clinton).”
