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Burton on White House Halloween Controversy

Tim Burton responds to an exaggerated media story about his surprise Halloween 2009 visit to the White House on his official Facebook page:

"Setting the record straight:
Recent reports about the 2009 Halloween event have it all wrong. The White House contacted me about helping decorate a Halloween event being held for children of military personnel. I turned to Disney who graciously donated props from my films Alice in Wonderland and The Nightmare Before Christmas. I asked Johnny Depp and Mia Wasikowska to attend in character from Alice in Wonderland and Deep Roy to appear in his Oompa-Loompa costume [from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory] as a way to surprise the children. It's unfortunate that this event has been twisted and exaggerated into something negative when it was held for children and came from such a positive place.
Sincerely,
Tim"

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Burton at White House

Some direct evidence of Tim Burton at the White House's annual Halloween party this year:

Burton, Depp Attend White House Halloween Festivities

The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Tim Burton and Johnny Depp were among the special attendees at the White House's big Halloween festival for children from Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia schools this year. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michele Obama and many others handed out candy to over 2,600 trick-or-treaters. Burton and Depp were among several celebrities who attended for various charities. The event was partly aimed at honoring military families.

No photos of Depp or Burton are available, but check out a few from the party below:

Happy Halloween from Tim Burton and Facebook

Have a Facebook account? Then you can send a personalized Happy Halloween greeting card featuring classic or new Tim Burton artwork!:

Tim Burton's Fashion Shoot

In recognition of his retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art, Tim Burton has designed some new looks for Harper's Bazaar Halloween photoshoot. The images include a few references to some of Burton's films and art (and Tim faces his fears wearing the body of a cartoon clown. He's also dressed as Sandy Claws). Photographs by Tim Walker: