Stars align for Obama
Actor Samuel L. Jackson arrives at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in downtown L.A. for an event that raised an estimated $5 million for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee. Jackson campaigned for Obama during the primaries. (Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times)
Outside the star-studded gala, Obama supporter Maji Jabriel Muhammad takes in the scene. (Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times)
Obama made it over the hill by winning the Democratic nomination, said will.i.am, producer of the popular online Yes We Can video tribute to the candidate. Now were in a valley, and we got a bigger hill to climb. (Stefano Paltera / Associated Press)
Dennis Quaid (arriving with wife Kimberly Buffington) introduced Seal. Hes here tonight to sing for the superman for everyone Barack Obama, Quaid told the crowd. (Stefano Paltera / Associated Press)
Actress Jennifer Beals of the Showtime series “The L Word” arrives at the pavilion. She said in a blog posting on OurChart, a social networking website for the series: “I have never been so excited about a political campaign in my life.” She also interviewed the chairman of Obama’s gay-policy committee, Tobias Wolff, for the site. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press)
