Ellen Degeneres, Jane Fonda attend George and Amal's 'obscene' fundraiser for Hillary Clinton

Published April 18th, 2016 - 11:38 GMT
Beverly Hills celebrity salon owner Anastasia Soare with the Clooneys. (Snapchat/Anastasia Beverly Hills)
Beverly Hills celebrity salon owner Anastasia Soare with the Clooneys. (Snapchat/Anastasia Beverly Hills)

Hillary Clinton's fundraiser at George Clooney and wife Amal's house was a glamorous affair, with Jane Fonda and Ellen DeGeneres on the guest list and prawn risotto for dinner. 

 

The night cost guests $353,400 per couple, but little did they know there was money raining right outside.  

A group of 100 Bernie Sanders supporters showered Clinton's motorcade with 1,000 single-dollar bills as she drove into the Clooney residence on Saturday. 

The songs Hail to the Chief and We're in the Money were played as the motocade passed, and then the supporters danced on the street as they stomped on the cash. 

 

Clooney's neighbor Howard Gold organized the event and withdrew the $1,000 himself, he told CNN. 

Gold said the event was supposed to poke fun at the absurdity of campaign finance laws. 

It was a sentiment echoed by Clooney himself just a day after his star-studded event. 

The Hollywood star condemned the 'obscene' sums of money in politics during an interview with Chuck Todd on NBC News' Meet the Press.  

'Let me start with a dinner you co-hosted on Friday night,' Todd began. 

'Do you look at how much is being raised..to be a co-chair - do you look at it yourself and think, "That's an obscene amount of money?"'

Clooney immediately agreed, saying 'Yes. I think it's an obscene amount of money.'   

 
By Anneta Konstantinides and Zoe Szathmary

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