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\n Mentalist Oz Pearlman, pictured in December, has gone viral for appearing to read the minds of news anchors, podcast hosts, professional athletes and Fortune 500 CEOs. His next venue is a room of politicians and political journalists in D.C.
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<\/p>\n Arturo Holmes\/Getty Images<\/p>\n <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n The White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, a century-old night of mingling for politicians and political journalists, won’t feature a roast by a comedian this year.<\/p>\n Instead, bucking decades of tradition, Saturday’s headliner is a mentalist: Oz Pearlman, whose mind-reading, PIN-guessing<\/a> tricks have made him a favorite of social media, late-night shows, professional sports teams and corporate clientele.<\/p>\n “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,” association president Weijia Jiang, of CBS News, said in a February announcement<\/a> teasing an “exciting, fresh, and interactive evening.”<\/p>\n