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Eric Swalwell supporter Jon Cryer looks downcast after wasting $10K on campaign

Nypost · · 176 words · By California Post Staff
Celebrity Association with Politics Political Scandal/Misconduct
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Smears 70% confidence
Using damaging allegations to undermine a person's reputation.
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6 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Jon Cryer looked like he could use a refund after wasting $10,000 on disgraced candidate Eric Swalwell’s failed campaign for California Governor.”
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Multiple web search results report that Jon Cryer donated $10,000 to Eric Swalwell's campaign. One source mentions Jon Cryer and Jon Hamm each tossing $10,000, and another mentions Jon Cryer wasting $10,000 on the campaign.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dianne Emiel Feinstein (née Goldman; June 22, 1933 – September 29, 2023) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from California from 1992 until her death in 2023. A member of…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable individuals and organizations who voiced their endorsement of Kamala Harris's campaign for the Democratic Party's nomination for the 2020 U.S. presidential election before sh…
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“The former “Two and a Half Men” star was spotted looking downcast in Hollywood Thursday as more information surfaced on the alleged misdoings of Swalwell … including details about his alleged rapes in Los Angeles and New York City.”
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Multiple web search results report that allegations surfaced regarding Eric Swalwell, including claims of rape and sexual assault in Los Angeles and New York City. One source notes an investigation involving sexual assault in West Hollywood in July 2018.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Los Angeles (often referred to by its initials, LA) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With an estima…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — WPBL Los Angeles is an upcoming professional women's baseball team for Los Angeles that will compete in the Women's Pro Baseball League (WPBL). The team's main color is blue, with a color scheme simil…
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“Thursday also marked Cryer’s 61st birthday, but the actor didn’t appear to be doing much to celebrate — running errands between CVS and Staples.”
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The claim that Jon Cryer celebrated his 61st birthday on Thursday is not directly supported by the provided evidence. The evidence confirms Jon Cryer's birth year (1965) and mentions him in connection with other events, but none of the search results confirm the specific date or that he celebrated it on a Thursday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Angus Turner Jones (born October 8, 1993) is an American former actor. Jones made his film debut in Simpatico (1999) at the age of six and followed with roles in the films See Spot Run (2001), The Roo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_T._Jones
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Two and a Half Men is an American television sitcom, created by Chuck Lorre and Lee Aronsohn, that aired for 12 seasons on CBS from September 22, 2003, to February 19, 2015. The series originally star…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The twelfth and final season of the American television sitcom Two and a Half Men aired on CBS from October 30, 2014 to February 19, 2015. The season brought the show back to the way it originally beg…
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“Among some of Swalwell’s other celebrity contributors: Robert De Niro, Kathy Griffin and Jon Hamm all pitched in $10,000 while Bryan Lourd, CEO of Creative Artists Agency, backed him with a $12,500 contribution.”
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Multiple web search results corroborate the specific donations: Robert De Niro and Jon Hamm are reported to have donated $10,000, Kathy Griffin donated $10,000, and Bryan Lourd donated $12,500. One source also mentions Sean Penn donating $15,000, which adds to the corroboration of the general pattern of large donations.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alfredo James Pacino ( pə-CHEE-noh; Italian: [paˈtʃiːno]; born April 25, 1940) is an American actor. Known for his intense performances on stage and screen, Pacino is widely regarded as one of the gre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Pacino
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Martin Charles Scorsese ( skor-SESS-ee; Italian: [skorˈseːze, -se]; born November 17, 1942) is an American filmmaker. One of the major figures of the New Hollywood era, he is widely considered one of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Scorsese
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Raymond Andrew Winstone (; born 19 February 1957) is an English television, stage, and film actor with a career spanning five decades. Having worked with many prominent directors, including Martin Sco…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Winstone
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“Griffin tried to explain why she decided to donate to Swalwell before allegations of rape popped up around the disgraced politician.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Kathy Griffin donated $10,000 to Eric Swalwell's campaign, and these reports explicitly frame the donation as occurring before the allegations of rape surfaced against him.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of episodes from the sixteenth season of Real Time with Bill Maher.
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““We’re in this era where only freaking white straight guys can win. And so if he’s the one that’s most electable, we don’t want the two Republican challengers,” she said on her “Talk Your Head Off” podcast.”
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Multiple web search results quote Kathy Griffin stating that she supported Swalwell because he was perceived as the most electable candidate among 'freaking white, straight guys,' which matches the claim's normalized statement.
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web search NEUTRAL — Comedian Kathy Griffin admitted she gave Eric Swalwell’s campaign $10,000 because he’s a “freaking white, straight” guy.Kathy Griffin gives incendiary interview on why she gave $10K to accused rapist …
https://nypost.com/2026/04/16/us-news/kathy-griffin-explains…
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web search NEUTRAL — "I thought: we're in this era of only freaking white, straight guys can win." Later, when asked by soap actress and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Eileen Davidson how Swalwell's entire staff co…
https://rumble.com/v78lrv0-kathy-griffin-finally-addresses-h…
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