Among those in attendance were actor Liev Schreiber, singer John Legend and his wife, Chrissy Teigen, the model and television personality.Īctor and former California Gov. The annual black-tie dinner drew a wide array of celebrities and media moguls to Washington, with parties being held across the capital. “This time last year we were praying for you, Brittney,” Biden said to the basketball star. Griner attended with her wife, Cherelle, as guests of CBS News. The Bidens also made a beeline for Brittney Griner, the WNBA star and Olympic gold medalist who was detained in Russia for nearly 10 months last year before her release in a prisoner swap. “Evan and Austin should be released immediately along with every other American detained abroad.” He said: “I promise you, I am working like hell to get them home.” Insight by Censys: During this exclusive CISO Handbook webinar, moderator Justin Doubleday and guests will explore cyber and modernization initiatives at DIU with an industry perspective. officials say they operate under the assumption that he is alive and are working to try to bring him home.
Some guests wore buttons with “Free Evan” printed on them.Īlso among the 2,600 people attending the gala was Debra Tice, the mother of Austin Tice, who has not been heard from since disappearing at a checkpoint in Syria in 2012.
He was charged with spying, despite strong denials from his employer and the U.S. The president and first lady Jill Biden, upon arriving at the Washington Hilton on Saturday, met privately with the parents of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been imprisoned in Russia since March. “We are here to send a message to the country and, quite frankly, to the world: The free press is a pillar, maybe the pillar, of a free society, not the enemy,” Biden said in his speech.
“We are here to send a message to the country and, quite frankly, to the world: The free press is a pillar, maybe the pillar, of a free society, not. WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner - known for its fun albeit ferocious jabs at Washington - took a more solemn tone this year as President Joe Biden acknowledged the several American journalists under siege in authoritarian countries around the world.
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