Overview

• Michelle Obama was photographed boarding Spielberg’s yacht, the Seven Seas, in Portofino and greeting the director with a hug before her husband arrived.
• Barack Obama arrived separately later with security and was later seen on deck before joining the group for shore activities.
• The Obamas, Spielberg, and Kate Capshaw were seen having breakfast on the yacht and going ashore to Punta Chiappa for lunch.
• The outing marks the couple’s first photographed appearance together in months after a July podcast where Michelle said she had never considered leaving her husband.
• Coverage also cited Barack’s recent lighthearted remark at a Pennsylvania event about “digging” himself out with Michelle as context for the renewed attention.