‘Friends’ Boss Marta Kauffman on Helping Raise $500,000 for Kamala Harris and Jennifer Aniston’s ‘Brave’ Move to Slam JD Vance: ‘It Wasn’t Easy for Her’
variety.comMarc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Marta Kauffman didn’t think twice about signing on as a co-host for Cooking for Kamala, a fundraiser for the vice president featuring an “intimate dinner” designed by celebrity chef Nancy Silverton.
The evening, set for Sept. 14 in Los Angeles, includes an appearance by Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona. “Nancy is my neighbor and I may have been the first person she asked to come,” the “Friends” and “Grace and Frankie” co-creator says. “She simply said, ‘Would you do this with me?’ and I immediately said, ‘Yes!’” While Kauffman is optimistic that Harris will win the White House, she’s also staying cautious after having watched Hillary Clinton lose to Donald Trump in 2016. “I got complacent and thought, ‘You know, all the polls say it’s going to be Hillary,” Kauffman recalls. “And this is going to be a tight race.
Now is when we have to start doing everything we can — sending postcards, knocking door-to-door, phone banking, whatever someone is able to do.
If you can’t knock on doors, use the phone. There are plenty of ways to get involved and help make this happen and feel a part of this movement.” I watched it alone.
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