Star Wars Heat Up: Hillary's Hollywood Rebound

Steven Spielberg Throws Fundraisers for Both Clinton and Obama; Liz Taylor Writes Check for Her

It's Act 2 of Star Wars — in which Sen. Hillary Clinton's Hollywood empire strikes back.
Just days after Sen. Barack Obama stole Clinton's thunder by getting entertainment moguls Steven Spielberg, David Geffen and Jeffrey Katzenberg to host a fundraiser for him on Feb. 20, she snagged some celebrity mojo of her own.

His co-hosts will reportedly be producer Steve Bing, supermarket magnate Ron Burkle, investment banker Sim Farar, and Fox Family executive Haim Saban.

Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor endorsed Clinton, writing her a check for $2,300.

Taylor's enthusiasm was evident in the fact that the actress initially had announced that she would give $100,000 to the candidate but corrected that figure because the legal limit for donors is $2,300.

"I like the way she thinks," Taylor said. "She is very savvy and a smart leader with years of experience in government, diplomacy and politics."

After hundreds of Hollywood's movers and shakers received invitations Wednesday morning to the Obama fundraiser, the Clinton campaign went into overdrive.

"Jaws dropped when people got those invitations," said a source close to the campaign. Clinton's California fundraiser, Diane Hamwi, quickly hit the phones, reeling in some major donations.

Many of Hollywood's elite are expected to make donations to multiple candidates. Spielberg may also host a fundraiser for John Edwards, and liberal stalwarts Barbara Streisand and Norman Lear are expected to raise money for Clinton, Obama and Edwards.