Hollywood’s A-listers are lining up behind Biden. Will their support matter in November?
- US celebrities are lending their star power to the US president, hoping to energise their fans to vote for him and to entice donors
“You are gangsters!” De Niro, who starred in Goodfellas and won an Oscar for The Godfather Part II, shouted at the Trump backers, who responded with obscenities.
There are plenty more Hollywood storylines still to come in the 2024 campaign: Celebrities are increasingly lending their star power to US President Joe Biden, hoping to energise their fans to vote for him in November and to entice donors to pony up for his re-election effort.
On Saturday, A-listers George Clooney and Julia Roberts will team up with former US president Barack Obama at a Biden fundraiser in Los Angeles, where the three will be interviewed by late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel.
Roberts and Kimmel have already begun soliciting donations via text for Biden, who is skipping a weekend peace conference on Ukraine being held in Switzerland to attend the event.
Director Steven Spielberg is involved in storytelling efforts for the Democratic National Convention in August. Lenny Kravitz, Barbra Streisand and James Taylor have all performed for Biden donors.