Puff Daddy: The Real Story Behind 'Vote or Die'Sean Combs's new "voter awareness" organization, Citizen Change, has poached its executive director from Russell Simmons' Hip-Hop Summit Action Network.
Alexis McGill recently decamped from the HSAN, where she was political director, to run Citizen Change (slogan: "Vote or Die").
But what and who is behind Citizen Change anyway? I'm told that grocery billionaire, Democratic donor and Clinton enthusiast Ron Burkle is the guru guiding Sean "Puffy" Combs' recent conversion to political activism. And just who is Ron Burkle anyway?
You may not have noticed 50-year-old Burkle at the Democratic convention last week. He didn't speak, but his presence spoke volumes. He spent four days at the convention in a luxury suite, entertaining Bill and Hillary Clinton, Ben Affleck, Leonardo DiCaprio, John Cusack and Combs.
Thanks. I was not aware of Burkel grooming the Puffy!