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Celebrities kept away from Obama celebrations

The just-elected US President Barack Obama is not allowing too many celebrities to join in his celebrations.

Los Angeles, Nov 05: The just-elected US President Barack Obama is not allowing too many celebrities to join in his celebrations.According to tmz.com, some of the celebrities who wanted to attend the rally included Jay-Z, Mary J Blige, rapper Diddy and actor Ben Affleck.
Obama, however, is requesting his celebrity supporters to stay away. A source said: "There really only needs to be one star in Grant Park, and that`s Barack." Grant Park was the Chicago venue where Obama delivered his victory speech. The Obama camp wants the celebrities to be more prominent at the inauguration in January. IANS