Jay-Z and Beyoncé to Host Obama Fundraiser

Tickets cost $40,000 a pop to attend the New York City event.

Posted: 09/12/2012 01:22 PM EDT
Beyoncé and Jay-Z

Musical power couple Jay-Z and Beyoncé will host the nation’s top political power couple, President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, at a $40,000-a-ticket fundraising dinner.

The event will be held at the rapper’s 40/40 Club in New York City on Sept. 18 and 100 guests are scheduled to attend, the New York Post’s Page Six reports.

Don’t want to pony up that much cash? Before the dinner the president will attend a reception where families can pose for a photo with him for their walls of fame for $12,500.


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