"As the world's most celebrated mentalist, Oz Pearlman will offer a fascinating glimpse into what's truly on the minds of Washington's newsmakers. We look forward to an exciting, fresh, and interactive evening as we celebrate the First Amendment and Washington news coverage together."
"Last year, he went on a bit of a streak of guessing peoples' PINs in public. In May, he asked Joe Rogan to come up with a fake PIN for the sake of the bit and then apparently managed to guess his real one, to which Rogan responded, 'Yeah, I don't like that.'"
"Months later, he did the same thing to Sarah Haines during a taping, to which she responded, 'I've never felt so violated on air.'"
The White House Correspondents' Association selected mentalist Oz Pearlman to host this year's dinner after uninviting comedian Amber Ruffin last year in an attempt to avoid divisive politics. Pearlman is described as the world's most celebrated mentalist with performances for professional sports teams and late-night shows. He gained recent attention for a streak of publicly guessing people's real PINs after they provided fake ones, including Joe Rogan and Sarah Haines, both of whom expressed discomfort with the experience. The WHCA president stated the choice would offer an exciting and interactive evening celebrating the First Amendment and Washington news coverage.
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