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Barack Obama’s recent Martha’s Vineyard 60th birthday bash boasted an A-list guest list, and according to one author, Meghan Markle is upset she didn’t make the cut.The mother of two — who shares an August 4 birthday with the former president — “desperately wanted” to be among those in attendance, writer Angela Levin told the Sun.

Rising coronavirus cases on Martha’s Vineyard have some businesses taking extra precautions ahead of a busy stretch of late-summer festivals. Covid-19 cases have shot back up on Martha’s Vineyard, with health agents reporting 48 new positive tests during the first week in August, including three case clusters Earlier this week, as word of Saturday’s shindig circulated on the island, many expressed surprise — not because director Steven Spielberg and singer Usher were rumored to be attending, but because COVID-19 cases are on the increase in Massachusetts. Even among fans of the former president, of which there are many on Martha’s...

Rapper Trap Beckham and manager TJ Chapman discreetly snapped pics of Obama’s high-end food, drink, and swag offerings and talked to their followers as the party unfolded, according to screenshots of the posts, which were later deleted under the event’s photography ban. The DJ posted stealth pics of Obama’s ‘epic’ birthday party — before being forced to delete them. He gave us the best inside look from the party full of “royalties” who imposed rules on the common folks’ but decided not to follow them. The recording artist and his handler posted themselves smoking cannabis. The New York Post reported...

Apparently I was one of the people dropped from the Obama 60th birthday invite list after they were forced to pretend to “scale back” to “only family and close friends” amid COVID-19 concerns – or more accurately, due to criticism regarding their lack of concern about COVID-19. As you may recall from my very first dispatch about my assignment as the Mirror Of The United States, artifice and illusion has always been the most the Obamas have to offer. I certainly understand the need to scale back previously planned and paid for social gatherings in these dangerous times, but so...

A few days ago it was reported that former President Barack Obama is creating a “nightmare” by trying to get nearly 700 people to his 60th birthday bash in Martha’s Vineyard — as news of the lavish party drew fire amid a national surge of the COVID Delta variant and new restrictions. George Clooney, Steven Spielberg, and Oprah Winfrey are among the 475 guests expected to attend alongside about 200 hired hands. Seen from the sky, these exclusive pictures and video show the sprawling set-up of Barrack Obama’s 60th birthday celebrations – and on the ground some of the crème...

President Barack Obama was just finishing up 18 holes at the Vineyard Golf Club around noon Saturday when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived by private jet to attend Obama’s big 60th birthday party set to kick off at 7 p.m., sources told The Post. The ex-president, who hit the links with pals Don Cheadle and NBA coach Steve Kerr, flew in Friday for the supposedly scaled-down party, while Pelosi got the VIP treatment at Martha’s Vineyard Airport when she arrived. Sources told The Post that the Secret Service made special arrangements for the private plane she came in to taxi...

Celebrities and a massive tent were spotted in Martha’s Vineyard for former President Obama’s 60th birthday that his office said was "scaled back" to include just close friends and family amid concerns over the Delta coronavirus variant. Drone footage obtained by Daily Mail showed large tents set up outside Obama’s massive Martha’s Vineyard estate along with a dance floor and several long tables. Additionally, several high profile celebrities reportedly made their way to the island including Jay-Z, Eddie Vedder, John Legend, Chrissy Teigen, Dwyane Wade, and Stephen Colbert. Obama’s team had originally planned a lavish birthday with over 500 guests...

On the island but off the list. Nancy Pelosi is in Martha's Vineyard but off Barack Obama's 'trimmed' down birthday party list. And it's awkward. On the island but off the list. Nancy Pelosi is in Martha's Vineyard but off Barack Obama's 'trimmed' down birthday party list. And it's awkward. DailyMail.com can exclusively reveal the House Speaker had been cut from the list but travelled to the island regardless to attend a dinner in her honor, to be held on Sunday. According to one well informed source Saturday afternoon brought a tense meeting as Pelosi dined with Oprah Winfrey at...

They’re partying like it’s 2019. Celebrities, politicians and a couple hundred other “close friends and family members” packed in to celebrate former President Barack Obama’s 60th birthday Saturday in what was billed as a “scaled-back” bash amid rising concerns about the fast-spreading Delta variant of COVID-19. Yet A-listers streamed into Martha’s Vineyard for the swanky soiree at Obama’s $12 million seaside mansion, and few were spotted wearing masks. All while President Biden, Obama’s ex-veep, warned the nation about a possible corona­virus resurgence. “It’s hypocrisy at its finest and shows they don’t believe what they are saying,” said Republican Party consultant...

But it was all a lie. Of course, the elites were not going to be shamed into cancelling their big elitist bash. On Friday photos were released of massive tents set up on the Obama compound in advance of the former president’s birthday bash.Singer John Legend, Chrissy Teigen, John F. Kerry, Jay-Z, Beyonce, George Clooney, Dwayne Wade, Kathleen Biden, Stephen Colbert, Don Cheadle, were spotted on Martha’s Vineyard on Friday in advance of Saturday’s gala.

“Had to delete everything due to the rules,” Beckham reportedly explained. “It was epic for sure. If any videos surface it’s going viral. He danced the whole time. Nobody ever seen Obama like this before.”

As we reported yesterday canopies and catering stations that dwarf Obama’s mansion revealed the true scale of the party that, according to the former president’s spokesman, was scaled back from a 700-person extravaganza to a small affair only for family and close friends. The mainstream media reported that Obama scaled back his 60th birthday bash, but it seems that is fake news and Obama lied! Yestereday morning photos were released of massive tents set up on the Obama compound in advance of the former president’s birthday bash. Photos below: Photos that were secretly released later in the day revealed Barack...

Video shows mask-less Obama dancing at his celeb-filled Martha’s Vineyard, 60th birthday party with reportedly hundreds of guests at the venue. Former President Barack Obama was recorded on a selfie video dancing without a mask at his 60th birthday party on Martha’s Vineyard on Saturday night. Obama could be seen holding a microphone and strutting his stuff in the middle of the raised dance floor in a video posted to Instagram by Erykah Badu, a 50-year-old American singer-songwriter. Badu had been performing with members of her band and managed to convince Obama to get on stage as part of the...

Former President Barack Obama was seen dancing without a face covering at his weekend 60th birthday bash in his luxury home in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. The 44th president was captured in now-deleted footage posted by singer-songwriter Erykah Badu grooving beside other maskless attendees on what appeared to be a stage while loud music blared on Saturday. Obama, in white jeans, is seen embracing a woman in front of a crowd in the footage. Rapper Trap Beckham and manager TJ Chapman, both of whom were attendees of the event, also snapped a series of photographs capturing bottles of top-shelf alcohol, cigars,...

Former President Barack Obama has allegedly scaled back his big 60th birthday party after most of his supporters questioned the wisdom of holding an event for hundreds of people during a resurgent pandemic. Plans for the Saturday bash at his multimillion-dollar home on Martha’s Vineyard had been going on for months—but the spike in virus case numbers has forced a rethink. “Due to the new spread of the Delta variant over the past week, the President and Mrs. Obama have decided to significantly scale back the event to include only family and close friends,” Hannah Hankins, an Obama spokeswoman, said...

China’s government-run Global Times propaganda newspaper accused former American President Barack Obama of “neglect for life and human rights” in a column Tuesday questioning the wisdom of Obama reportedly planning a large 60th birthday party this weekend. Initial reports claimed that Obama and wife Michelle would be inviting as many as 700 people to their multimillion-dollar estate in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. Defenders of the party insisted that it would occur outside and that the family had hired a “COVID [Chinese coronavirus] coordinator” to ensure that all guests provided documentation of vaccination and a negative coronavirus test before attending. As of...

At that Obama birthday party, they’re gonna party like it’s 2019 Former President Barack Obama will throw himself a star-studded 60th birthday bash at his multimillion-dollar Martha’s Vineyard estate this weekend for 475 of his closest friends.Also on hand will be “at least 200” staffers to cater to the every need and whim of such luminaries as Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney, and Steven Spielberg, says Axios.But that’s not all! A local hairstylist has been hired to tend to the tender locks of some unknown member of Pearl Jam. The band is set to play at the event.Look, that Netflix money...

(CNN)To avoid lockdowns, people in the United States will have to do things that they won't necessarily want to do, such as wearing masks at indoor gatherings even if they're vaccinated and having kids mask up in schools, the director of the National Institutes of Health said Monday. "We want to avoid lockdowns at all costs, but that means we're going to have to do some other things that won't necessarily be welcomed by people," Dr. Francis Collins said on ABC's "Good Morning America" when asked how he saw the fall playing out. Those unwelcome things include vaccinated people wearing...

Former president Barack Obama intends to host quite the shindig at Martha’s Vineyard in honor of his 60th birthday. The birthday bash will reportedly have roughly 700 people present despite fresh concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant. Axios reports that the party will be located at the Obamas’ $12-million-dollar home, with 475 confirmed guests (including the likes of Steven Spielberg) in attendance. Another 200-plus people who make up the staff will be on the property. Pearl Jam is also expected to give a performance, bringing one local hairdresser along with them for styling purposes. The Axios article...