White House Dinner Shooting: Mentalist's Close Call

0:00It's April 26th, entertainment and celebrity news today starts now, AI-powered and trending. Shots rang out at the White House correspondence dinner on Saturday night in Washington, D.C., turning a star-studded event into chaos. Mentalist Oz Proman was right on stage performing for President Donald Trump and Melania Trump when the gunfire started. Proman hit the ground just a couple of feet from Trump, and they locked eyes in what he called the scariest moment of his life. The suspect turned out to be Cole Thomas Allen, a 31-year-old from California. Officials say he tried to charge into the venue, sparking a scuffle where he got tackled, and shots were fired in the process. Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance got rushed off stage with Trump, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was quickly evacuated along with his wife, actress, Cheryl Hines. Backlash hit Proman, from the view, host Sarah Haines and Kathy Griffin, who joked on Friday about skipping the dinner because of him. Haines was still salty for months ago when Proman revealed her bank pin live on air, leaving her stunned and swearing on set.

1:05Griffin warned everyone there to tell the mentalist nothing and not leave phones nearby. Proman stayed calm through it all, ducking for cover as security sorted the mess. Haines later called it a nervous breakdown moment from that pin reveal, but the dinner drama brought it all back into the spotlight. Entertainment weakly reached out for comments, but no word yet from Proman or the view team. Security tightened up fast, and the night ended without major injuries reported. These high-profile events keep testing how close the lives and leaders get to real danger, but folks like Proman and the Trumps walked away steady. Stay sharp out there.