Politics | Jamie Foxx Stars Come Out for Obama Fete raises $200K with $2,300 tix By Elizabeth Wolff Posted Aug 22, 2008 9:58 AM CDT Copied Actors Isaiah Washington, left, and Jamie Foxx pose together at "A Black and White Gala for Barack Obama...America's Next President," in Beverly Hills, Calif., Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) With $2,300 checks, celebrities including Jamie Foxx, Lucy Liu, and Isaiah Washington showed their support for Barack Obama last night at a swanky Beverly Hills shindig, the AP reports. The Black and White Gala raised $200,000 for the Obama campaign from the deep pocketbooks of the likes of non-voting Brit Melanie Brown and former Hillary Clinton supporters Fran Drescher and Kathy Griffin. Read These Next Feds cite ChatGPT evidence in arrest of Palisades Fire suspect. It's being called a disturbing trend: paragliders with bombs. Trump, Johnson aren't happy with pick for Super Bowl headliner. After 5 months, the 10th jail escapee has been caught. Report an error