Hollywood digs deep for Obama with fundraiser netting $9m

BARACK OBAMA, with the help of singer and actress Barbra Streisand, raised $9 million (€6.4m) for his presidential campaign and the Democratic party as he partied with Hollywood celebrities on Tuesday night.

The night was split into two events, a reception and dinner costing $28,500 each at the Greystone Mansion, followed by entertainment by Streisand at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel. About 250-300 people were expected at the dinner and about 800 at the entertainment, which cost $2,500 a ticket.

Dinner guests included Will Ferrell, Jodie Foster, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Lee Curtis and DreamWorks founders Steven Spielberg, David Geffen and Jeffrey Katzenberg.