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George Clooney said on Sunday that there is an “obscene” amount of money in politics, the day after hosting a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton at his Hollywood home that saw one donor and his wife pay US$353,000 to attend.

Single tickets for the event — the second consecutive fundraiser that Clooney held at the weekend — were sold for US$33,400. Clooney has over the past week raised US$15-million for Clinton — a woman he described as knowledgeable and committed.

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But he agreed with Clinton’s rival Bernie Sanders, who is campaigning to remove big business and vested interests from politics, that the money was “ridiculous.”

Protesters outside the venue threw money at Clinton’s motorcade as she arrived.

Clooney’s neighbour, who supports Sanders, held a rival fundraiser charging $27-a-head — the average amount donated to his campaign.

“It is an obscene amount of money, the Sanders campaign when they talk about it is absolutely right,” Clooney said, speaking on a Sunday morning chat show. “It’s ridiculous that we have this kind of money in politics.”