Afterward, Obama spoke to a star-studded audience at a closed-door fundraiser in Beverly Hills arranged by three of the industry's biggest names — DreamWorks studio founders Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen.

Sen. Barack Obama Pulls In $1.3 Million at Hollywood Fundraiser
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,253124,00.html

Three of the entertainment industry's biggest names — DreamWorks studio founders Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen — planned a private, Beverly Hills fundraiser for the freshman senator from Illinois.

Spielberg, for example, is a host of the event but has not made an endorsement. Katzenberg and Geffen are backing Obama.

Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007 9:24 p.m. EST
A-List Turnout for Obama in Hollywood
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2007/2/20/212540.shtml?s=ic

In an interview on Australian chat show ENOUGH ROPE, he fumed, "I was disappointed that Hollywood didn't do enough for John Kerry's campaign, compared to what Hollywood did for Bill Clinton's campaign.

"The democratic Hollywood base, power base and money base, really didn't come out this year, and I was surprised about that.

"It might have been that Hollywood is very interested in charisma and I do not think that Hollywood felt that John Kerry had the kind of charisma that Bill Clinton had and that they didn't come out in force.

"I thought John Kerry would have been a wonderful world leader and an American president."

09/06/2005 17:46
SPIELBERG SLAMS HOLLYWOOD FOR FAILING KERRY
http://www3.contactmusic.com/news/index5.htm

The guest list included Barbra Streisand, Warren Beatty, Ben Affleck, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Lee Curtis and Steven Spielberg.

Organizers said Kerry raised about $3.2 million for the day and donors gave an additional $1 million to the Democratic National Committee. Kerry also held events Monday in Sacramento and San Francisco that raised around $3 million.

Posted 3/30/2004 10:41 PM Updated 3/31/2004 9:20 AM
Stars align for Kerry fundraising
By Martin Kasindorf, USA TODAY

On Sunday, Barbra Streisand hosted a tribute to Bill Clinton at her beach-side home in Malibu as the president comes to the end of his tenure.

The event, which will raise money for a presidential library in Arkansas, was shrouded in secrecy. The White House refused to disclose the guest list, reveal the president's remarks or confirm reports that he raised as much as $10m (£6.6m).

The star-studded donor list for Al Gore's election campaign boasts 17 Oscar winners including Warren Beatty, Nicolas Cage, Kevin Costner, Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas, Tom Hanks, Tommy Lee Jones, Jack Nicholson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Steven Spielberg, Oliver Stone and Barbra Streisand.

Monday, 14 August, 2000, 15:27 GMT 16:27 UK
Hollywood's Democratic love affair
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/880011.stm

UNITED STATES: BARACK OBAMA has raised an estimated $9 million (€6.3 million) in a single evening of fundraising in Hollywood, starting with a cocktail reception for 300 people followed by a performance for 800 by Barbra Streisand.

Admission to the cocktail party cost $28,500 (€19,900) per person and tickets for Ms Streisand's show cost $2,500 (€1,745).

Hollywood moguls David Geffen, Jeffrey Katzenberg and Steven Spielberg were among the top fundraisers for the event and guests included comedians Chris Rock and Sarah Silverman, actors Tobey Maguire, Pierce Brosnan, Will Ferrell and Jodie Foster.

Thursday, September 18, 2008Obama raises $9m at celebrity cocktail party
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2008/0918/1221599467896.html

Steven Spielberg and Rob Reiner are two other celebrities who donated to multiple presidential candidates four a piece before settling on Clinton. Reiner also shot a spoof video for Clinton's Web site.

Celebrities Donate to Many Candidates
By FREDERIC J. FROMMER, Associated Press
http://www.politicalbase.com/news/celebrities-donate-to-many-candidates/28622/

Steven Spielberg was also an advisor to the film about John Kerry's life that was played before Kerry's speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention.