A-listers pass protesters and police to attend Jay-Z’s Oscar bash

Jay-Z’s Oscar get together on the Chateau Marmont was attended by a number of A-list stars, regardless of protests by former staff calling for a boycott of the enduring resort.

Snoop Dogg, Rihanna, Kim Kardashian, Winnie Harlow, Jon Hamm, French Montana, Zoe Kravitz, P Diddy, DJ Khaled, and Oscar winner Troy Kotsur had been all met by protesters earlier than coming into the bash, which was additionally surrounded by a hoop of police and safety.

Chris Pine, Jessica Alba, Justin Timberlake, Vin Diesel, Lupita Nyong’o and Rosario Dawson additionally attended the bash — titled “The Gold Social gathering.”

In the meantime, Beyoncé arrived adorned in 400 carats of glitz and a $4,000 tennis ball bag.

“There was an unlimited safety and police power that Jay-Z and Chateau will need to have referred to as in,” Unite Right here Native Union 11 Co-President Kurt Petersen tells Web page Six solely. “I’ve by no means seen so many non-public safety guards in my life in a single occasion. You’d have thought it was Camp David or the White Home.”

He added, “We discover it ironic that Jay-Z is about preventing again towards the person and he had monumental assist from the police.”

We’re informed that non-public safety has been employed previously when there have been protests to keep away from any incidents, and off-duty cops can participate.

“Most individuals who had been on the Oscars didn’t go to the get together,” Petersen stated, describing the gang as “a number of stars and D-list wannabes.” Petersen says those that did attend the fête “must be ashamed of themselves.”

Server Keisha Banks informed Web page Six final week that relating to Jay-Z throwing his get together on the Chateau, “We always see Black elites placing their fame and cash earlier than their followers.”

“By now, Jay-Z and Beyoncé should be conscious that Chateau’s staff have spoken out about being mistreated. They need to be leveraging and shifting their {dollars} elsewhere in solidarity with the folks they declare to assist and who’re calling out for justice,” Banks stated.

The long-lasting Los Angeles resort has been topic to an ongoing boycott since 2020. Practically 250 of the resort’s staff had been let go at the start of the pandemic, allegedly with out insurance coverage or severance.

And there have been allegations of racial discrimination and harassment, which the resort has denied.

Nonetheless, lots of these protesting simply wish to get again to work.

“Staff wish to return and work there and alter the way in which that it [Chateau Marmont] does enterprise,” Petersen says. “They wish to make sure that persons are handled with respect and dignity.”

A supply tells us the hotspot has been rehiring in accordance to the Metropolis of Los Angeles’ right-to-recall ordinance and the State of California’s return-to-work legislation.

Gabrielle Union, Spike Lee, Issa Rae, Samira Wiley, Jane Fonda, Martin Sheen, Tom Morello, Edie Falco, Amanda Seyfried, Daveed Diggs, Ta-Nehisi Coates and Sarah Silverman have all publicly backed the boycott.

Paramount Plus collection “The Provide” was scheduled to movie on the resort, however modified places in August when producers discovered of the continued dispute between the resort and former employees.

Aaron Sorkin’s Lucille Ball biopic “Being the Ricardos” additionally pulled out of filming on the famed spot.

Jay-Z has not commented on the protests nor his alternative of get together venue.