Gywneth Paltrow Helps President Obama Raise Funds for Democrats, Gushes About The President Being 'So Handsome'

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow hosted the second fundraiser for President Barack Obama, Thursday and this time the event was in her Los Angeles home, Associated Press reported.

The fundraiser, according to reports was for the Democratic National Committee with tickets sold at $1,000 and the dinner cost $15,000.

Paltrow admitted during that night that she is a big fan of the United States President when she introduced Obama.

Reports of Paltrow praising Obama for being's handsome,' made the rounds of the tabloids.

Paltrow in introducing the president also lauded Obama on his several efforts which includes sustainable energy and equal pay, which the actress personally supports being a working mom like her.

In the president's speech meanwhile during the fundraiser at Paltrow's home, he also talked about the Ebola virus saying as quoted by E Online, "I want to assure everybody that the likelihood of an epidemic here in the United States is extraordinarily small, but there's a humanitarian crisis that's happening right now in West Africa where children not much older, and in some cases younger than Apple and Moses are dying on the streets alone."

Apple and Moses are Patrow's children who are also present during the fundraiser.

E Online also reported that Julia Roberts and Bradley Whitofrd are among the guests in the fundraiser.

According to the web site Political Party Time.org, Paltrow is not new in hosting fundraiser for the president.

"It's the second time the mega movie star has lent her name to a fundraiser invite with the prez: In 2012, she threw a dinner for Obama's reelection campaign in London with buddies Anna Wintour and Tom Ford," the website said.

Obama is in Los Angeles to attend several functions including fundraiser at Patrow's abode and before that gave at speech at the Cross Campus in Santa Monica.

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