The White House is being careful to create some distance from one of America's wealthiest families…
Matthew Pritzker has been quietly dropped from the invitation as a co-host for President Joe Biden‘s first fundraiser in Los Angeles following allegations of sexual misconduct and a $25 million lawsuit.
Pritzker's uncles started the successful Hyatt hotel chain and his cousin Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-Ill.) is co-chair of Biden's re-election campaign.
The 41-year-old had been listed as a co-host on a November invitation that went out to A-list Hollywood donors but was removed from an updated one that includes new co-hosts
According to The Washington Examiner, in a lawsuit filed on Nov. 23 in New York State Supreme Court, attorneys for a woman using the pseudonym “Jane Doe” allege that “Pritzker engaged in sexual acts with Plaintiff without her consent, and while she was incapacitated, and could not provide consent.”
“The relief sought is an amount to be determined at trial but in no event less than twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000.00) in compensatory and punitive damages, together with attorneys' fees and costs, and all applicable interest,” the document reads.
The remaining co-hosts include Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg, Rob Reiner, producer Shonda Rhimes, Peter Chernin, and former CEO of Paramount Pictures Jim Gianopulos. Others expected to be in attendance include billionaire businessman Rick Caruso as well as tech titans, entrepreneurs, investors, actors, and corporate leaders. They will shell out nearly $930,000 apiece in support of Biden.
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