--- description: Leonardo DiCaprio is set to host a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton on her return to Hollywood as the official Democratic nominee next month. title: Leonardo DiCaprio to Host Fundraiser for Clinton image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Leonardo DiCaprio](/tag/leonardo-dicaprio/) ## Leonardo DiCaprio Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Leonardo DiCaprio to Host $33,400-Per-Ticket Hillary Clinton Fundraiser, Reports Say by [Kate Samuelson](/author/kate-samuelson/) ## Kate Samuelson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 2, 2016 12:15 PM CUT by [Kate Samuelson](/author/kate-samuelson/) ## Kate Samuelson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 2, 2016 12:15 PM CUT [Leonardo DiCaprio](http://time.com/4298225/leonardo-dicaprio-2016-time-100/ "undefined") is set to host a lunchtime fundraiser for Hillary Clinton on her return to Hollywood as the official Democratic nominee next month. The fundraiser, billed as A Conversation With Hillary, is reportedly taking place at the [recent Oscar winner](http://time.com/4240828/leonardo-dicaprio-oscar-win-twitter/ "undefined")‘s Los Angeles home on Aug. 23, according to a sources of [_The Wrap_](http://www.thewrap.com/leonardo-dicaprio-hillary-clinton-set-to-host-fundraiser/ "undefined")and [_Variety_](http://variety.com/2016/biz/news/leonardo-dicaprio-hillary-clinton-1201828101/ "undefined"). It will be Clinton’s first visit to the city since the [Democratic National Convention](http://time.com/4431337/hillary-clinton-bill-balloons-dnc/ "undefined"). Tickets are expected to cost $33,400 per person, with the first $2,700 going to the Clinton campaign and the remainder benefitting the DNC and state and local parties. A loyal supporter of Clinton, the _Wolf of Wall Street_ star co-hosted a fundraising event for the presidential hopeful in New York last month, along with Jennifer Lopez, Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick. In July 2015 he donated $2,700 to her campaign, the highest donation amount allowed for the primary, [_The Guardian_](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/aug/02/leonardo-dicaprio-to-host-33400-a-ticket-hillary-clinton-fundraiser "undefined") reported. Other Hollywood stars, including Reese Witherspoon and Ben Affleck, donated the same amount. \[[_The Wrap_](http://www.thewrap.com/leonardo-dicaprio-hillary-clinton-set-to-host-fundraiser/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4434786/leonardo-dicaprio-clinton-fundraiser/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4434786/leonardo-dicaprio-clinton-fundraiser/"},"headline":"Leonardo DiCaprio to Host $33,400-Per-Ticket Hillary Clinton Fundraiser, Reports Say","datePublished":"2016-08-02T12:15:41.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T09:58:37.614Z","description":"Tickets are expected to cost $33,400 per person, with the first $2,700 going to the Clinton campaign","url":"https://time.com/4434786/leonardo-dicaprio-clinton-fundraiser/","keywords":["Leonardo DiCaprio","Hillary Clinton","los angeles","DNC"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Kate Samuelson","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/kate-samuelson/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/leonardo-dicaprio/","name":"Leonardo DiCaprio"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4434786/leonardo-dicaprio-clinton-fundraiser/","name":"Leonardo DiCaprio to Host $33,400-Per-Ticket Hillary Clinton Fundraiser, Reports Say"}}]}] ```