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Obama Shut Down by Larry David on Set of New Show
Alex Wong/Getty Images/Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/Film Magic The playful teasing between Barack Obama and Larry David apparently went overboard on the set of a new show. Speaking to Variety, the director of a new HBO series from Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground Productions, starring David, 78, s...
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What happenedObama Shut Down by Larry David on Set of New Show.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Obama Shut Down by Larry David on Set of New Show". The right frames it as "Larry David Brushes Off Barack Obama’s Notes on New Show: ‘I’m the President of This’".
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Right / center-rightLarry David Brushes Off Barack Obama’s Notes on New Show: ‘I’m the President of This’
Alex Wong/Getty Images/Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/Film Magic The playful teasing between Barack Obama and Larry David apparently went overboard on the set of a new show. Speaking to Variety, the...
Larry David Brushes Off Barack Obama’s Notes on New Show: ‘I’m the President of This’
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Former President Barack Obama found himself scolding Larry David during a meeting for David's new show, which Obama is a producer co-creator on. The post Larry David Brushes Off Barack Obam...
