Pete Buttigieg Hangs With Leonardo DiCaprio, Paris Hilton; Back In L.A. This Weekend For Fundraising

Pete Buttigieg will be back in L.A. fundraising again this weekend, just days after another swing through Hollywood circles, including an event that drew guests including Leonardo DiCaprio and Paris Hilton.

Buttigieg raised a healthy $19.1 million in the third quarter, which ended on Monday.

To kick-off the next fundraising period, Buttigieg was back on Tuesday in Los Angeles. Hes been able to draw a significant chunk of support from prominent showbiz figures.

On Tuesday evening, he headlined a fundraiser at the home of Michael Kives, founder of the investment advisory firm K5 Global, and his wife Lydia, a civil rights lawyer. DiCaprio and Hilton were among the guests, and a source said that other attendees included Glenn Close and Ashton Kutcher. Co-hosts included MGMs Jonathan Glickman and writer Christy Callahan; CAAs Richard Lovett; and Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom.

Other co-hosts included Snaps Ben Schwerin; UTAs Darnell Strom and his wife Emily, a consultant; attorney Marcy Morris; Michael and Samantha Auerbach; Jordan C. Brown and Paul Rusconi; and Steve Jensen and Mark Grace.

Buttigiegs other events of the day included an early evening fundraiser at the home of Rick Wartzman, founder of the KH Moon Center for a Functioning Society at the Drucker Institute, and writer Randye Holder. Co-hosts included public affairs consultant John Gile and designer Jeff Valenson.

Earlier in the day, the candidate attended a lunchtime fundraiser at the home of Nicole Avant, a producer, the former US ambassador to the Bahamas and spouse to Netflixs Ted Sarandos. Avant and Charles Rivkin were Southern California co-chairs of Barack Obamas finance team in the 2008 election.

On Saturday, Buttigieg is making another fundraising swing, this time at the Brentwood home of housing developer Thomas Safran, according to an invite. Tickets to the evening reception start at $250 per person. Those who max out at the $2,800 level will get access to a pre reception with the South Bend, IndianaRead More – Source