George Clooney To Host $15,000-Per-Seat Fundraiser For President Obama In Switzerland
George Clooney already raised a record-shattering $12 million for President Barack Obama at a fundraiser this May, but now Hollywood's golden boy is at it again.
Clooney will host a $15,000-per-seat fundraiser dinner for Obama in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday.
Guests can also fork over $5,000 for a photo with the president and $1,000 for an invitation to a pre-dinner reception.
But this event won't be of the same caliber as the $12 million affair Clooney threw at his Los Angeles home in May. Organizers for the fundraiser in Switzerland expect to raise approximately $500,000 from around 130 guests.
Obama and Clooney have become friends over the years, meeting about issues like Darfur and even reportedly playing basketball together.
The president talked with "Entertainment Tonight" about his relationship with the actor, calling him "a good man and a good friend."
The donations from tonight's fundraiser in Geneva will be helpful for Obama, who was a fundraising phenomenon in 2008 but has trailed behind his Republican opponent Mitt Romney in campaign cash this year.
CNN reported that by the end of July, Romney and his campaign had about $186 million in cash in hand, while the president trailed behind with $124 million in his accounts. Romney even pulled in around $200 million in June and July alone, while Obama's supporters contributed only about $147 million in that same time frame.
