New Clinton Emails Reveal Chats with Ben Affleck, Lady Gaga

"I'd like to respond to Ben Affleck."

A new batch of Hillary Clinton emails released last Friday reveal her communication with celebrity fans along with international politicians and corporate CEOs.

Writes the Hollywood Reporter, "A political celebrity long before she became secretary of state in 2009, Clinton and her team balanced requests from a long list of boldface names. Lady Gaga complimented her, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair praised her for doing the "Lord's Work," Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi asked for technology help and former President Jimmy Carter pitched in on negotiations with North Korea."

And while Ambassador Chris Stevens didn't have Hillary's email, Ben Affleck did.

While Clinton's private email address was unknown to much of official Washington, at least one Hollywood celebrity wrote to her there. Actor Ben Affleck, a longtime Clinton supporter, urged her in April 2012 to review a draft of a report about security problems in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Hours later, Clinton emailed an aide, "I'd like to respond to Ben Affleck." A day later, she reminded an aide that she was still waiting for the aide to draft a reply: "I haven't yet received a draft and would like to respond today."

The response to Affleck was censored by the State Department in the email dump because it was a draft response.

Other emails released show Hillary's relationship with her big dollar donors.

A few of the emails hint at the ways Clinton maintained her network of campaign donors, even while serving in a position at a distance from electoral politics. In a June 2011 message, an aide informs Clinton that longtime donor Susie Buell contributed $200,000 toward a summit at which Clinton was scheduled to speak.

"She wants it to be wonderful for you," wrote Clinton aide Melanne Verveer.

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