He hailed it as 'transparent' and spoke about how the Clinton Global Initiative was simply misunderstood.

But Bill Clinton’s attempts to make his controversial get-together in New York seem like an exercise in openness suffered a blow as details of how reporters are restricted from asking questions were revealed on Tuesday.

DailyMail.com, which is among the organizations attending the event, was told that its most controversial dinner was off-limits to the press.

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NO QUESTIONS: Neither Bill Clinton nor Chelsea Clinton have hosted a press conference, nor did they walk a red carpet, where journalists had limited access to special guests

One of the basement rooms where reporters are being kept is ready for a press conference, but neither Bill nor Chelsea Clinton have hosted one

That is only one of the draconian restrictions on reporters at the event, which is not holding a press conference.

Bill Clinton has answered questions only in specially-arranged interviews, and Chelsea Clinton has answered none at all.

On Tuesday the ex-president used one of two television interviews he has given, with CNBC's Becky Quick, to boast of his charity that it 'put it all out there'.

But in reality, neither Clinton has taken a single question from a journalist during or between the CGI's sessions.

They did not even walk the red carpet, where reporters could ask a limited number of questions Monday night.

Reporters are kept in a basement room between 'plenary sessions' and can only go upstairs if they're chaperoned by a press handler, who put them in roped off areas away from the delegates.

Journalists are barred from entering the confab's specialty lounges, with a staff member standing guard at the door making sure no yellow press badges enter.

The press area includes a press conference room, but no press conferences had been scheduled as of the conclusion of day No. 2.

In years past, celebrities and Bill Clinton himself have come downstairs, answered questions and greeted press.

Rocker Jon Bon Jovi, pictured walking the Clinton Global Initiative's 'blue' carpet, refused to address the criticism being lobbed at the Clinton Foundation or talk about the election. Bill and Chelsea refused to go near the red carpet.

Last night, guests were treated to an open bar, while reporters were herded between the press area and an awards ceremony

Clinton Global Initiative attendees had the option to sip red or white wine from sippy cups as they watched an awards program, where press was corralled

When DailyMail.com tried to ask one of the biggest stars at the event, the aging rocker Jon Bon Jovi, about Donald Trump and Republicans' criticism of the Clinton Foundation and the Clinton Global Initiative his handler, and then the singer himself, shut it down.

'We'll move on to the next question,' Bon Jovi's handler told Dailymail.com.

'I'm not here for that,' the rock star said. 'Good try though.'

When a foreign reporter asked a follow-up, Bon Jovi also refused to respond.

Of the four dinners taking place in New York City on Tuesday night as part of CGI, the press are banned from three.

One of the dinners became news on Tuesday when Donald Trump's campaign and Republicans took issue with one of the speakers, Palestinian teacher Hanan al-Hroub, whose husband was convicted of a terror attack that killed six Israelis in 1980.

Trump's campaign called it 'deeply disturbing,' which was was echoed by the Republican National Committee's Raj Shah.

Don't ask, she won't tell: Chelsea Clinton has answered precisely zero questions from journalists despite her father claiming the organization is 'transparent'

'In the wake of this weekend's attacks, granting a platform to the spouse of a terrorist bomb-maker just miles away from where explosives were detonated days ago is an insult to the victims and makes a mockery of the Clinton Foundation,' Shah said in a statement to the Wall Street Journal.

Dailymail.com was told that the dinner was closed to the press - and the Clinton Global Initiative blamed the dinner's sponsor for the secrecy.

'Topic Dinners are hosted by CGI sponsors; they are not usually open to press, except at the discretion of the host organization,' explained a staffer for CGI.

The sponsor in this case is the Varkey Foundation, which is a charity run by Sunny Varkey, who founded and is the owner of GEMS, a chain of private schools around the world.

GEMS paid Bill Clinton $5.6 million, which started after he was named honorary chairman of the Varkey Foundation, then known as the Varkey GEMS Foundaiton.

DailyMail.com asked about press access at CGI overall and is still waiting for a response.

Journalists are also banned from covering a Procter & Gamble-sponsored dinner featuring Chelsea Clinton and former Talk magazine editor Tina Brown entitled, 'Tackling Gender Bias in the Media Through the Power of Advertising.'

Procter & Gamble has yet to respond to a request for comment.

The restrictions make an apparent mockery of Bill Clinton’s claim that his charity is as transparent as possible.

But they're not a new part of covering the Clinton Global Initiative.

Two years ago, the New York Times' Amy Chozick memorably recalled being escorted to the ladies' room by a 20-something press aide.

'She waited outside the stall in the ladies’ room at the Sheraton Hotel, where the conference is held each year,' Chozick wrote of the flack.

This year reporters can find the bathroom on their own - but only if they go solely to the bathroom and do not dare to try to access other areas.