Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorErich Bergen was staring at his computer screen on the desk in the bedroom of his Harlem apartment.
In a couple minutes, the July 21 final installment of Nancy Pelosi’s virtual Hold the House fundraisers for Democratic congressional candidates was going live.The Zoom grid on Bergen’s monitor included a shot of former President Barack Obama.Bergen had a quick decision to make. “There was a moment when I was like, ‘Can I tell the president that he needs to be lit better?’” he tells Variety, laughing. “But then I realized, ‘Yes, the president would probably like someone to tell if his lighting was bad.’”Bergen unmuted himself and asked Obama if he would please shift in his chair for a.
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