Eric Clapton and Stephen Stills have helped raise millions of dollars for the Presidential campaign of controversial Democratic candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Kennedy Jr. is a member of the most famous political family in the US and has begun his Presidential campaign after spending three years as an environmental activist.
He is running against current US President Joe Biden and is a fringe candidate in the Democratic Party. However, following on from his environmental work, he has quickly become a figure of controversy due to his strong stance against vaccines.
Now, at a private fundraising event in Brentwood earlier this week, rock icons Eric Clapton and Stephen Stills helped Kennedy raise millions for his campaign.
According to a report by The Hollywood Reporter, Clapton performed with his band at the fundraiser and helped raise a total amount of $2.3million (£1.85million).
Of this amount, $1million (£805,000) went to benefit Kennedy’s campaign, while the remaining $1.3million (£1.05million) went to a political action committee (PAC), which supports Kennedy Jr.’s candidacy.
Other famous faces in attendance included Kennedy’s wife and Curb Your Enthusiasm star Cheryl Hines, Alicia Silverstone, actor and comedian Rob Schneider, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young musician, Stills.
