Hollywood Divides on L.A. Mayor: Karen Bass or Rick Caruso?
variety.comGene Maddaus Senior Media WriterFive candidates took the stage for an L.A. mayoral debate last week, but as far as Hollywood is concerned, there might as well be only two.Karen Bass, the former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, is the favorite among the industry’s Democratic donor community, led by Jeffrey Katzenberg and J.J.
Abrams. Ari Emanuel, the Endeavor CEO and another mainstay of the Democratic fundraising circuit, is hosting an event for Bass on April 7.But there have been some notable defections, including Ted Sarandos, co-CEO of Netflix, and his wife Nicole Avant.
Avant is such a central player in the Democratic fundraising scene that she was named ambassador to the Bahamas by President Obama.
But she and Sarandos are supporting mall developer Rick Caruso, a longtime Republican and independent who became a Democrat just days before entering the race in February.
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