Vanity Fair is reporting that several prominent A-list celebrities have advised that they will not be in attendance next Sunday.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Adam Sandler, Jared Leto and Mario Lopez have all indicated that they will not be in attendance for the event at the White House. Guy Ritchie, Jason Statham and Tom Brady have all been invited as well but no word if they have RSVP’d as of yet.
According to many outlets, there are a limited amount of tickets (approximate 4,300) available with the president holding the lion share of tickets to dole out.
But, the polarizing nature of the event and the president is making celebrities pause about attending the event. Notably, the White House announced a “Freedom 250” concert series. However, almost all of the acts that were named to perform have backed out with the exceptions of Vanilla Ice and FloRida. This gives pause to think about why this is happening?
Are all of these stars too busy to attend an event at the White House? Or, is it the perception that being a part of this polarizing event may impact their own popularity? I tend to think its the latter.
More than the actual fights that will occur next Sunday, its the people that show up that will be scrutinized.
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