You know that childhood worry that every one the cool youngsters out of your class received’t come to your celebration? Now, think about the folks throwing your get together instructed everybody the cool youngsters had been coming, however they weren’t—any they publicly laughed in your face. Now you know the way conspiracy theorist and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. feels.
Kennedy, who simply added vocal vaccination denier Del Bigtree to his marketing campaign, turns 70 on January 17. American Values 2024, a Kennedy-backing tremendous PAC with a reputation simply confused with the Facebook password utilized by your nice replacement-pushing Aunt Karen, determined to leverage this landmark occasion with a fundraising occasion that includes—per a tweet from the tremendous PAC—a efficiency from famed tenor Andrea Bocelli, and “well-wisher guests” together with Martin Sheen, Mike Tyson, and Dionne Warwick.
It’s a visitor checklist match for a joke that begins, “The West Wing president, a convicted rapist and alleged domestic abuser, and the only good person left on X (formerly Twitter) walk into a bar…” And a joke is likely to be one of the simplest ways to characterize it, as all 4 of those people say they don’t have any plan to attend the (per the Daily Mail) “multi-million dollar fundraiser” on January 22 on the California desert city of Indian Wells.
Warwick first responded to the announcement with confusion and dismay, tweeting, “I don’t know anything about this event.”
“I did not agree to it and I certainly won’t be there,” the “Walk on By” singer wrote.
Speaking with Page Six, Warwick additionally famous, “No, I’m not backing him. No, no, and no!”
A Bocelli consultant additionally expressed confusion, telling Rolling Stone that the claims had been false, and that “he will not even be in the U.S. this month.”
As for Sheen, an actor and activist who’s been arrested no less than 66 instances for his participation in civil actions and protests, made his denial in a since-expired Instagram story that’s been shared throughout social media. “I do not endorse RFK Jr., nor will I be attending his party,” he wrote.
Get Out villain Bradley Whitford, who on The West Wing performed Sheen’s deputy chief of workers, tweeted in help of his former colleague. “There’s a story going around saying g that Martin Sheen is supporting @RobertKennedyJr for president. The story is incorrect,” Whitford wrote.
“Martin asked us to post this on his behalf. ‘I wholeheartedly support President Joe Biden and the democratic ticket in 2024. Sincerely, Martin Sheen.’”
Then there’s Tyson, who was convicted of rape in 1992 (however has steadfastly declared his innocence), was accused of raping one other lady final yr, and joked about the home violence allegations towards him with Oprah Winfrey in 2009. He additionally seems to contemplate the RFK Jr. occasion beneath him, which is maybe the knockout punch.
A consultant for the previous boxer instructed Page Six that “Mr. Tyson was invited to RFK’s bday celebration, which he cannot attend, not a fundraiser,” and that he received’t be going to the get together.
American Values 2024 has but to answer a request for remark from Vanity Fair, however the Kennedy marketing campaign stated in a press release that every one these shenanigans will not be its fault.
“The campaign doesn’t have anything to do with the organization of this event,” it wrote. “The campaign has no knowledge of who is attending and can’t confirm or deny anyone’s participation, either as entertainment or as a guest.”