Jeffrey Katzenberg Under Fire From Hollywood Biden Donors: ‘Jeffrey Lied’

“Everyone is furious,” says a leading Hollywood Democratic insider. “People are pissed – they feel betrayed.” 

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Hollywood donors who forked over $30 million to the Biden campaign just three weeks ago are furious with campaign co-chair Jeffrey Katzenberg after witnessing the president’s disastrous debate performance last week, insiders told TheWrap. 

“What Jeffrey Katzenberg has done here is unbelievable,” said one Hollywood power broker, donor and influential Democrat who declined to be identified. “Jeffrey lied about the whole Biden thing. The whole Biden inner circle lied… It’s such an act of hypocrisy.” 

“Everyone is furious,” said a leading Hollywood Democratic insider. “People are pissed – they feel betrayed.” 

They feel betrayed, certainly, because as an elder statesman of the Hollywood community, Katzenberg has personally vouched for Biden’s mental and physical capacity despite concerns voiced early on by donors about the president’s age.

Sharon Waxman

Sharon Waxman

Sharon Waxman, is the founder, CEO and Editor in Chief of TheWrap. She is an award-winning journalist and best-selling author, and was a Hollywood correspondent for The New York Times. Twitter: @sharonwaxman

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10 responses to “Jeffrey Katzenberg Under Fire From Hollywood Biden Donors: ‘Jeffrey Lied’”

  1. Susan York Avatar
    Susan York

    Biden spoke and answered questions at the Clooney/Roberts/Kimmel fundraiser. His demeanor was no different than tonight’s interview with Stephanopoulos. The Kimmel interview was before the debate so I don’t see how Jefferey lied to them. I am sure if they wanted to talk to the President, considering their positions, they could. Jeffrey is a good guy.

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    1. Chris Burrous Avatar
      Chris Burrous

      I’m beyond mortified at your assine comment. T0 deny his cognitive disability is a disservice to him and to this country. Its ppl like you and biden that this country is in a crisis. Much like California, where I live, is in a crisis. You’re sad. 

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  2. TomfromErie Avatar
    TomfromErie

    Defeating Trump was always the goal. The two prong attack of getting Trump off the ballot by putting him on trial and hiding Biden’s mental state with a sympatheric media was chugging along earlier in the year. Now both strategies have come crashing down and the ‘anti Trump’ crowd are in a panic. As well they should be.
    Hollywood was scammed out of their money.

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  3. David Avatar
    David

    Trump is a liar and con artist. Fact…

    Katzenberg is a liar and con artist. Fact…

    Biden isn’t fit to lead America but apparently refuses to quit. Fact…

    The citizens of the USA are in deep doodoo…

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    1. Andrew Avatar
      Andrew

      Funny how everyone else besides you and the rest of the Dem clan are liars and con-artists but you’re not. Oops… look…. your halo is on crooked! I seeeee you!

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  4. Anonymous Avatar
    Anonymous

    A vote for Biden is a vote for Hamas and for Iran to Nuke israel and genocide whether in Iran or in china as has been happening with the uighurs. The democrats are the enemies of minorities and are the same evil white establishment that called us super predators in the 90s: katzenberg should go join the Muslim brotherhood if he wants to genocide Jews like Iran wants to continue doing with bidens support. There would have been no oct 7th massacre and American hostages are being held by neo nazi Iranian backed terrorists and Biden rewards Hamas while our American hostages are tortured and raped daily. The democrats have destroyed the futures of minorities for too long and Kamala is no different than himmler having incarcerated millions of minorities in California in the 90s so it just seems like the white racist establishment democrats have also turned anti semetic now and katzenberg is done with that as long as he can make money off china and Saudi Arabia. These people are evil and katzenberg is a acting like an active measures agent of for china and Iran trying to destroy freedom while delivering minorities to genocidal outcomes whether in Iran china or any democratic run city where the black ghettos haven’t changed while everything’s else this century has. Dems are the new facist ethnosupremacists and their alliance with china and Iran is is akin to being a part of the genocide axis. Obamas puppet string to broken joe ran him into the ground and now Obamas puppet masters want to erase his 5 genocides but history is more than just censoring news and putting anti semitic Muslim brotherhood pro terrorists in the White House to prop up another failed democrat term. Ww3 will start early if brainless  Biden is once again puppeteered by the 5 time genocide president obama who helped no minorities ever except diddy to lie to his community to rape them. Dems are racist anti semites now and katzenberg is in the wrong side of history trying to cash in on evil empires while minorities are suppressed by the white democrats establishment yet another 100 years.

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  5. Miss A. Avatar
    Miss A.

    A Whitehouse visit gave donors some general confidence to support Joe, certainly ahead of the subsequent debate.  But so much has been posted online illustrating his frailty and physical demeanor, it’s just not a new topic for most.  Any president though should be able to ask for an 8 pm quit time.  Outside of the occasional state dinner or 3 am emergency call, it just seems reasonable to set a limit.  The bigger problem on the world stage are his frequent displays of senility.  

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  6. james/jim anderson Avatar
    james/jim anderson

    The above is good reason as to why the public masses ask celebs not to comment on anything political……..they are paid to pretend….and they do………..collect your money and keep your mouths shut…..

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  7. Derek Avatar
    Derek

    After how Katzenberg destroyed and “lost” billions with Quibi, only a slow-minded person would trust a word he says.

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  8. Oz_264 Avatar
    Oz_264

    It said Katzenberg offered meetings with Biden at the WH, but didn’t say he was able to secure those meetings or if any celebrity actually went…

    I disagree about the 8pm cutoff time for Joe Biden, or any other President. It’s just more excuses to limit the visibility of his “sundowner syndrome” common with dementia patients. When he first took office and wouldn’t meet with the press, it was reported he “put a lid on it” at 3pm daily. Current reports from staffers say he’s only cognizant from 10a to 4pm. He’s already spent over 40% of his term in Delaware, flying back and forth from DC almost every single weekend, starting on Friday morning. Just the cost of that alone has to be outrageous, if you know anything about what it takes to run AirForceOne (x2). The President of the United States should be fit and ABLE to handle a full-time schedule while running the most powerful country in the world.

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