Barack Obama: This is how he celebrated his 60th birthday

An initial warm-up party with allegedly 300 guests on Friday, followed by a leisurely round of golf the morning after and finally a lavish mega-party on Saturday evening. Then on Sunday evening another brunch with 20 guests, including talk queen Oprah Winfrey.

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Barack Obama: Huge party for his 60th birthday

Former US President Barack Obama is using the weekend to celebrate his 60th birthday on August 4th more than befittingly. The party took place in a gigantic tent set up on the Obamas' estate on the US island of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.

According to the US gossip site, Hollywood star Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson, singer John Legend and his wife Chrissy Teigen, "Avengers" star Don Cheadle, Ellen DeGeneres and actor Bradley Cooper are said to have been sighted. In addition, the musician couple Jay-Z and Beyoncé and George Clooney are on the guest list. The latter only finally had to say goodbye to his fifties in May of this year.

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A thorn in the side of the neighbors

In fact, the party for the ex-president's milestone birthday is said to have taken on such extravagant features that, according to "TMZ", some of his well-heeled neighbors have already complained.

The Secret Service was on alert due to the increased security risk and completely closed several streets. And also because of the corona pandemic, many residents of the small island would view the exuberant party in honor of Obama highly critically.