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Clooney's Obama fundraiser could net $12M

George Clooney attends the 2012 White House Correspondents Association Dinner held at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. George Clooney's fundraiser sold out with supporters paying $40,000 per ticket. UPI/Kristoffer Tripplaar/Pool
1 of 2 | George Clooney attends the 2012 White House Correspondents Association Dinner held at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. George Clooney's fundraiser sold out with supporters paying $40,000 per ticket. UPI/Kristoffer Tripplaar/Pool | License Photo

NEW YORK, May 5 (UPI) -- George Clooney's upcoming fundraiser for U.S. President Barack Obama's re-election campaign could rake in up to $12 million, the New York Post said.

Thursday's event at the movie star's home in Studio City, Calif., is sold out with supporters paying $40,000 per ticket for a total of $6 million, the newspaper said.

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The Post said an online sweepstakes -- for which a winner who made a minimum $3 donation will win two tickets to the glitzy dinner -- also is estimated to have raised about $6 million.

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