Hollywood Celebrities To Headline Every Night of DNC

The 2024 Democratic National Convention will look more like a typical Hollywood awards show than a political event when things kick off this week in Chicago. 

Convention organizers have confirmed to CNN that a different celebrity will kick off each of the four nights at the DNC, where the featured star will give remarks and reappear on stage throughout the evening, starting on Monday night with “Scandal” star Tony Goldwyn.

Tuesday night, CNN contributor and host of “The View” Ana Navarro will emcee the evening. Wednesday night TV star Mindy Kaling will host followed by actress Kerry Washington on Thursday, who will emcee the evening on the same night that Vice President Kamala Harris will officially accept the Democratic party’s nomination.

And they will not be the only ones, as dozens of Hollywood stars flock to the Windy City for events and concerts planned around the DNC, as previously reported.

John Legend, an outspoken supporter of the Democratic Party and past contenders for the White House, will hold a concert for Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, the Hollywood Reporter noted. 

Kerry Washington, Mindy Kaling, Tony Goldwyn and Ana Navarro will serve as hosts at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, which kicks off Monday in Chicago. https://t.co/76YaPCaNK7

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) August 19, 2024

Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” will have Jon Stewart and its “all-star news team” on hand during the week to film the show, with Stewart hosting a live show on Thursday night, 

Late-night host Stephen Colbert is taking his show on the road for the first time with guest appearances that include Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, and Chance the Rapper, among others THR noted.

Singer Joan Jet, actress Octavia Spencer, Billy Porter, DJ-D Nice, and Lil Jon, along with several stars of the reality series “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” are also named as being at the convention. The advocacy group The Creative Coalition has confirmed that it booked stars like Uma Thurman, Uzo Aduba, Busy Phillips, Jon Cryer, David Cross, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and more for a series of events during the week.

Connie Britton is also expected to make the trip, THR noted. Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Murphy are expected at the convention, too, with a source telling THR that Don Cheadle may be there as well.

There is even supposed to be a Hollywood premiere-style look at the DNC with a “blue” carpet for the arrival of the bigger-named attendees, Deadline reported.

At the time of this publication, Thurman’s rep said the actress won’t be there due to work commitments and Ralph will not be there until Thursday night, THR noted.

“Veep” star Julia Louis-Dreyfus will host a panel with female Democratic governors from across the country at the convention, as previously reported.

The convention being a star-studded event comes as sources with direct knowledge of the Harris campaign reportedly have said that she didn’t want the convention to look like a “Hollywood liberal elite” event, TMZ noted.

The DNC runs from Monday, Aug. 19-Thursday, Aug. 22.

Halle Berry Seeks Sole Custody Of Son, Citing ‘Detrimental Behavior’ Of Her Ex

Halle Berry is seeking sole custody of her 10-year-old son, Maceo.

The Academy Award-winning actress filed court documents alleging that the child’s father, French actor Olivier Martinez, is a hindrance to the child’s “best interests.”

Berry is requesting custody “or in the alternative, tie-breaking authority to make all decisions” about her son’s education, health and therapy needs, per legal documents obtained by People. The 58-year-old star claims she “is not perfect” but is “always seeking to prioritize the best interests” of her son.

The filing mentioned the child’s “educational challenges” and other concerns the actress had as she “fought for tutoring, an educational assessment and finding an environment that was suitable to Maceo’s needs.”

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“[Martinez’s] actions and lack of cooperation with respect to Maceo’s psychological and educational needs have been detrimental to Maceo’s health and welfare,” the filing states. “Respondent’s refusal to allow early interventions have caused Maceo to fall further behind in school, caused Maceo’s acting out behaviors to worsen, and caused further damage to Maceo’s and Petitioner’s relationship,” Fox News reported

The document includes Berry’s claims that Martinez has been “oppositional, unmoving and withheld his consent for years.”

“Because of [Martinez]’s opposition to any interventions whatsoever for years and because of [Martinez]’s prioritizing soccer activities over Maceo’s educational and psychological well-being, Maceo’s educational and behavioral challenges worsened, and he continued to fall further behind in school,” the document states.

Berry claimed Maceo would “act out” toward her after “longer periods of custody” with his father. She also stated that Martinez said Maceo was “old enough to make his own decisions.”

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Berry and Martinez finalized their divorce last year following a lengthy court battle. The actress was ordered to pay her ex-husband close to $8,000 monthly for child support in addition to 4.3% on any income she makes over $2 million, per Fox News. Berry also pays for Maceo’s private school tuition, extracurriculars, and health care.

The actress previously went through a messy custody battle with her previous ex-husband, Gabriel Aubry, over their daughter. Their fight turned physical in 2012 when Aubry was arrested following an altercation stemming from him wanting to keep Berry from taking their daughter to France to live with Martinez, who she was dating at the time. 

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