Rapper Common and Universal Pictures president of production Peter Cramer were among the honorees at the 16th Annual Chrysalis Butterfly Ball Saturday night.
The event, which benefits Chrysalis and its mission to help homeless (an estimated 58,000 in Los Angeles alone — a 23% increase from the previous year) and low-income individuals find and retain jobs, was held at the private estate of Susan Harris and Hayward J.
Kaiser for the eleventh year. A record number of guests — 800 in total — attended the fundraiser.Netflix exec Scott Stuber, who hosted the pre-dinner cocktail party with wife Molly Sims, set the inspirational tone for the evening by saying, “No one wants a hand-out; they want a hand up.”
The spirit of giving was kicked off by celebrity chef Curtis Stone and wife Lindsay Price, who donated a private dinner for 12 that raised $30,000 for the non-profit.
Emcee Jussie Smollet then welcomed the first presenter, Halle Berry, whom he worked with 25 years ago as a child actor in 1993’s “Queen.” Smollet pleaded “love me Halle, please” before the Oscar winner took the stage to present the Spirit of Chrysalis Award to Peter Cramer.
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Berry kept the humor going by joking she had never made a movie with the studio exec, declaring, “I’m cheap these days. I have my own trailer. I do my own hair and makeup. I’m free!”
She also recounted how, as the daughter of a VA hospital nurse, she saw how veterans lives were…
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