The world's most generous fast-food billionaire overshadowed traditional Hollywood awards shows by dropping a staggering sum on star-studded parties during the World Cup in New York and Los Angeles.
Forget the Vanity Fair Oscar party! Raising Cane’s founder Todd Graves threw the biggest and most star-studded event of the year. According to guests, the billionaire's total spending on luxury hospitality for celebrities in New York and Los Angeles reached a staggering $100 million, Page Six reports.
Private Jets, Entire Hotels, and Police Escorts The humble Louisiana native with a $22 billion fortune—who previously bought a mansion next door to Leonardo DiCaprio in the Hollywood Hills and even served as his guest at the Oscars—didn't spare a single cent when it comes to his celebrity friends' comfort.
The scale of the weekend is mind-blowing:
Graves bought out André Balazs’s entire Mercer Hotel for the weekend, flying guests in on private jets.
For trips to matches from Manhattan to MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, guests were provided with a personal police escort.
The businessman rented out top private spots in New York, including Scott Sartiano’s club Zero Bond and the exclusive private restaurant Chez Margaux, alongside booking four (!) separate VIP suites at the stadium.
A Constellation of Guests at Matches and Parties Among those who made the coveted guest list and enjoyed the football alongside the billionaire were:
Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Danny McBride, Joe Burrow, Kevin Durant, Casey Affleck
Mick Jagger, Anna Kendrick, Austin Butler, Benicio del Toro, Chris Pine, Christina Aguilera
Florence Pugh, Sacha Baron Cohen, Tate McRae, Vin Diesel, and Woody Harrelson
The weekend's highlight was exclusive artist performances. Leonardo DiCaprio personally brought in musical act and friend Nat Myers to perform at an intimate dinner before Jagger, Scorsese, and De Niro. Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, Snoop Dogg himself performed for the guests at Snoop Dogg’s Compound, which naturally featured signature Raising Cane’s food trucks.
From Oil Worker to Hollywood’s Premier Patron Todd Graves’s own life story reads like an Oscar-winning script. In his youth, he worked as a boilermaker at oil refineries in California, pulling 90 to 100-hour workweeks while living in a cheap motel. It was back then that coworkers nicknamed him "Hollywood" after he took his first day off in seven weeks just to see the Walk of Fame.
Today, the 54-year-old Graves is America’s richest restaranteur. His knack for organizing grand events (including legendary parties at Coachella and the Super Bowl) has made him a coveted figure in show business. Earning a spot on his exclusive list is now the dream of every A-lister, and the billionaire is confidently standing shoulder-to-shoulder with historical moguls like Howard Hughes and Ron Burkle.
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