Overview
- Michael Glantz, a top agent at Creative Artists Agency, was the diner seen eating his burrata salad as guests ducked for cover during the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
- He told the New York Times he was not scared and wanted to watch the Secret Service rush through the ballroom.
- He said a bad back and concern about a dirty floor kept him from getting under the table like others nearby.
- Christiane Amanpour and Brian Stelter named him on X, and WHCInsider editor Tammy Haddad also identified him as the man in the viral clips.
- The event was interrupted by reports of gunfire, President Donald Trump and other leaders were evacuated, and police say suspect Cole Allen is in custody as they investigate a motive.