Kim Kardashian keeps up with Clinton at Hollywood fundraiser

Kim Kardashian keeps up with Clinton at Hollywood fundraiser

LOS ANGELES - Reality TV diva Kim Kardashian had better things to do Thursday than tune in to the Republican presidential debate - like snaring a selfie with Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton.

"Excited to be meeting our next President tonight!! Maybe she'll take a selfie with me," she said on Twitter before setting off to a celebrity-rich Clinton fundraiser in Los Angeles hosted by Justin Bieber manager Scooter Braun.

Two and a half hours later, she delivered the goods to her 34.2 million Twitter followers - a selfie with Clinton, with rapper husband Kanye West leaning into the frame in the background.

"I got my selfie!!! I really loved hearing her speak and hearing her goals for our country #HillaryForPresident," Kardashian wrote.

By midday (1600 GMT) Friday, the photo had 20,000 likes on Twitter and another 773,000 on Instagram.

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It was Clinton's third event appealing to Hollywood for contributions in the run-up to the November 2016 election, the Hollywood Reporter said.

Among the 250 guests at the exclusive $2,700-per-ticket event - which Braun hosted at his Hollywood mansion - were Tom Hanks, Jessica Alba and Kris Jenner, the showbiz trade journal said.

Kardashian is no stranger when it comes to rubbing shoulders with politicos, being a regular on the red carpet at the White House Correspondents' Association gala in Washington for several years running.

Hollywood is widely perceived as having Democratic leanings - but billionaire Republican front-runner Donald Trump is as well-known to Americans as the outspoken host of his own reality TV show "The Apprentice" as he is for his real estate wheeling and dealing.

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