Oz Pearlman’s White House Nightmare: ‘I Thought We Were Going to Die’

Mentalist Oz Pearlman just revealed the terrifying moments he lived through while hosting the White House Correspondents’ Dinner—and yeah, he genuinely feared for his life. The illusionist was literally steps away from the President when absolute chaos erupted, and he’s recounting every heart-stopping second.

According to Pearlman, one minute he’s on stage doing his thing, the next everything descends into complete pandemonium. “I thought we were going to die,” he told TMZ, describing how fast everything spiraled. He was closer to the President than anyone should be when things went sideways, giving him a front-row seat to the nightmare unfolding in real-time.

The mentalist didn’t hold back about how close the danger actually was. Being on that stage meant he saw it all go down from the worst possible vantage point—trapped in the middle with nowhere to go. His proximity to POTUS meant security was everywhere trying to lock down the situation while he was still processing what was happening.

Pearlman’s account is chilling because he’s not some distant observer—he was literally at the epicenter of whatever went down that night at one of DC’s most high-profile events.