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Richard and Demi Weitz Wrap Quarantunes Zoom Series With Five-Hour, Four-Hanky Farewell

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Cynthia Littleton Business EditorThe Quarantunes series of Zoom concerts that entertained industry insiders during the worst of the pandemic lockdown and raised more than $26 million for charity came to an emotional end Saturday night with a five-hour farewell edition that benefited the NAACP.The fundraising effort launched by WME partner Richard Weitz and his then-17-year-old daughter Demi closed with members of Kool and the Gang delivering an all-remote remote performance of their upbeat classic “Celebration.” All told, the Weitzes delivered 58 Quarantunes sessions, some of which lasted four hours or more.Saturday’s finale also featured NAACP president Derrick Johnson and Kyle Bowser, the showrunner who is now senior VP of the NAACP’s.

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