the president Joe BidenNext week, a high-profile fundraiser at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall will be in attendance. pop vocalist Lizzo and actor Ben Platt.
Hosted by Mindy Kaling, the event will feature a conversation with Biden and former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton moderated by CBS’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” host Stephen Colbert.
A source familiar with the planning said Obama was called a month and a half ago and asked to attend. The source said Obama was ready and immediately happy to do so when asked.
Lizzo’s appearance will raise eyebrows because she faces trial filed by three former dancers who accused him of creating a hostile work environment and sexually harassing employees. He has denied all the allegations made against him in the lawsuit, calling them “false”, “unbelievable” and “outrageous”. A judge last month denied Lizzo’s request to dismiss the lawsuit.
Platt is there appeared earlier At a fundraiser for Biden at a New York theater in September.