Sherrod Brown pitches himself as blue-collar populist while raking in cash from Hollywood celebrities

Former Democratic Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown pitches himself as a blue-collar populist fighting for Ohio workers but his campaign cash shows Brown is quietly leaning on West Coast megadonors from Hollywood Brown who according to Federal Polling Commission FEC filings has received at least million from actors producers writers industry executives and a slew of others who live in wealthy California zip codes associated with the film industry will attend another Hollywood charity fundraiser this week hosted by the CEO of Sony Pictures Tom Rothman and his wife Jill The charity event was verified by Puck News which noted that the invite suggests a donation to Brown's campaign for those who attend EX-DEM SENATOR'S PAC SPLURGES ON LUXURY PERKS WHILE SKIRTING HEFTY TAX BILL AHEAD OF EXPECTED COMEBACK BIDSeveral of the Hollywood elites who have forked over cash to backing Brown include The West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin comedian Will Ferrell actor Jeff Bridges actor Michael Douglas actor Danny DeVito and actress Elizabeth Banks When Trump won his first poll in Sorkin lamented the day following his win that the Klan won last night Meanwhile Bridges revealed he had to go through a grieving process after Trump's achievement while Douglas in recent months explained at a film festival in Italy that he was embarrassed by the U S under Donald Trump In a video announcing his intention to run to retake his lost senate seat in Brown positioned himself as a fighter for the working class while slamming billionaires and wealthy people Everywhere you look costs are too high for Ohio s working families While billionaires and corporations get record-high tax cuts Ohioans can t catch a break I m fighting back Brown reported in a Monday post on X UNEARTHED FEC RECORDS EXPOSES VULNERABLE DEM SENATOR'S HYPOCRISY ON TAKING CASH FROM BILLIONAIRESIn October Brown also touted in a press release how his campaign's third quarter fundraising haul was powered by an army of grassroots donors However Brown's Q fillings exhibited that of Brown's disclosed donations originated from out-of-state with nearly from liberal-havens like California New York and the D C Maryland and Virginia region according to The Ohio Press Arrangement Brown previously lost his Senate seat to GOP challenger Bernie Moreno in His loss followed Brown's attendance at another big-money benefit event in the Hollywood Hills that took place while Ohio residents were still reeling from the aftermath of a dangerous chemical spill in East Palestine Ohio If selected as the Democratic Party's candidate Brown's likely GOP opponent would be Sen Jon Husted R-Ohio who was appointed to fill Vice President J D Vance's seat after he left for the White House A special voting will decide who will serve out the remainder of Vance's term which lasts until Fox News Digital reached out to representatives for Brown but did not receive a comment in time for publication