. . ."Jennifer Aniston publicly shut down 'absolutely untrue' claims by a gossip magazine that she and Barack were in a relationship. The rumor was compounded by the hosts of a popular pop culture podcast Who? Weekly, who claimed that the Obamas were 'living separate lives' while he and Jennifer were having a full-blown affair." . . .
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| Obama Presidential Center is reflected in the West Lagoon in Jackson Park |
"Some of former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama's largest donors have abandoned them amid rumors that the couple's marriage is on the rocks.
"The 44th president of the United States is in the process of building his Obama Presidential Center on the south side of Chicago, but at least some of the donors the couple has turned to over the past few years are now backing down, according to the Daily Beast.
"Among them is Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, who bailed the Obamas out in 2022 with $100million each, boosting the year's total to more than $311million.
"But fundraising nosedived by more than 50 percent the following year, according to IRS filings.
" 'He's arrogant,' said one donor who ended up giving substantially less for the building of the 225-foot watchtower library and museum than in prior years.
" 'He didn't help others when they were trying to fundraise and so they're not going to look out for the Obamas now.
" 'They're no quid-pro-quo because it's a one-way street.'
"Donors are also wary about the more than $5million that was paid out in 'executive compensation' and more than $27.36million in other wages in 2023, when Obama confidant Valerie Jarrett pulled in a $740,000 salary." . . .
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