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Hugh Jackman Gives Up Coffee And Sugar For Charity Apr 20, 2011

Hugh Jackman has vowed to give up coffee and sugar for a new charity campaign that encourages people to try and live on £1 a week to raise awareness of the 1.4 billion people around the world who live below the poverty line. More →

LTTS Exclusive: Anna Wilding Writes In The Wake Of The Christchurch Earthquake Apr 18, 2011

New Zealand-born actor, director and producer Anna Wilding is currently visiting her hometown of Christchurch from her base in Los Angeles following the devastating earthquake that shook the city on February 22, killing over 180 people. Anna – the founder of the Wilding Foundation – is filming a documentary about the disaster with local production crews and has written this exclusive report exploring a city brought to its knees by a disaster that has destroyed the businesses and livelihoods of thousands. More →

Q&A With Danny Boyle And Jonny Lee Miller For Charity Apr 14, 2011

Film director Danny Boyle and Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch will take part in a special late night Q&A about their new stage production in aid of creative arts charity Dramatic Need on April 20. More →

The Wiggles To Present Young Christchurch Earthquake Victims With New Shoes Apr 11, 2011

The Wilding Foundation and its founder, actress/director/producer Anna Wilding, have announced a special treat for two Christchurch families affected by the devastating earthquake that struck the New Zealand city on February 22. More →

Paul Newman's Charity Pledges Help To Christchurch Earthquake Victims Apr 10, 2011

Paul Newman's Newman's Own Foundation has pledged NZ$330,000 to community groups helping those affected by the Christchurch earthquake. More →

Prince Harry Walks With The Wounded Apr 6, 2011

Prince Harry and his team are on route to the North Pole for Walking With The Wounded after delays due to bad weather. The team, including four injured soldiers, aim to be the first amputees to reach the North Pole unsupported and have set a goal to raise £2,000,000. More →

Philanthropic Artist Kelly Harper To Premiere New Song Apr 3, 2011

Philanthropic singer/songwriter Kelly Harper has a seventh song to premiere on Oxygen Network’s “The Bad Girls Club”. Kelly’s song will be aired during the show on Monday April 4, 2011 (check local listings for times). More →

Celebrities Join Prince Charles For Charity Success Awards Mar 31, 2011

The Prince of Wales was joined by a host of celebrities at The Prince's Trust & L’Oréal Paris Celebrate Success Awards at London’s Leicester Square Odeon last week. More →

Unsung Children's Champions Honored At Celebrity Charity Awards Mar 31, 2011

A host of British stars – including Simon Cowell, James Corden and Davina McCall – were spotted out-and-about at a special charity event in London last night to honor some unsung children’s champions. More →

Stars Put Their Lipstick On For Prince Charles Mar 30, 2011

Kara Tointon, KT Tunstall, Holly Valance and Jenni Falconer are some of the stars who have thrown their support behind a new lipstick to benefit the Prince's Trust. More →

Stars Get Blue For Child Abuse Prevention Month Mar 30, 2011

April marks the 28th anniversary of National Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time dedicated to child abuse education, awareness and prevention activities. More →

Sharon Stone's Sister To Host Charity Casino Night Mar 29, 2011

Planet Hope – the charity founded by Sharon Stone and her sister, Kelly Stone-Singer – will hold a special fundraising “Casino Night in Old Hollywood” event on April 9 as part of the Downtown Boca Film Festival. More →

Boys & Girls Club Bedroom Makeover Wins Big With LeBron James Mar 29, 2011

What started as a typical day last week for two Miami-area twins quickly became a surreal experience that left one exclaiming, “I feel like a celebrity!” More →

Jackie Chan Announces Celebrity Charity Concert For Japan Mar 24, 2011

Jackie Chan has announced that he will be holding a special fundraising concert for victims of the Japanese tsunami and earthquake in Hong Kong next month. More →

Will Smith Replaces Stolen Computers Mar 21, 2011

Actor Will Smith and his buddy Charlie Mack Alston have donated 29 top-of-the-line Apple laptops to a high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after learning that students had stolen sixty computers from the school. More →

Prince William Visits Earthquake Damage In New Zealand, Launches Charity Initiative Mar 17, 2011

Prince William is currently in Christchurch, New Zealand, to view damage resulting from the devastating earthquake that destroyed the homes and livelihoods of thousands of people last month, and to attend the memorial for the 180+ people killed. More →

Naomi Campbell Announces Celebrity Charity Shop Mar 16, 2011

Model Naomi Campbell and her Fashion For Relief campaign are to open a one-week-only pop-up charity shop in London next month. More →

Supermodel Kylie Bax Donates Boots To Young Earthquake Victims In New Zealand Mar 8, 2011

Two American-based New Zealand women – supermodel and CEO of The Original NZ Boot Company Kylie Bax and director, actress, producer and founder of the Wilding Foundation Anna Wilding – have joined forces to donate and distribute a dozen pairs of designer sheepskin boots to children deeply affected by the 6.3 magnitude earthquake which struck Christchurch last week. More →

James Bond Joins Annie Lennox For International Women's Day Mar 7, 2011

James Bond star Daniel Craig appears in drag for a special video produced for a partnership of leading charities brought together by Annie Lennox. More →

New Zealand-Born Actress Launches Christchurch Earthquake Charity Appeal Mar 7, 2011

The Wilding Foundation, a registered New Zealand charity set up by Christchurch-born and internationally award winning Hollywood and New York-based actress, director, producer Anna Wilding has moved swiftly to launch an international appeal for the victims of the Christchurch City earthquake. More →

Justin Bieber's Hair Sells For Charity Mar 3, 2011

The lock of hair Justin Bieber gave Ellen DeGeneres last week has sold for US$40,668, with proceeds going to charity. More →

Ellen DeGeneres To Party With The Pigs Mar 2, 2011

Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres and partner Portia de Rossi are big fans of an amazing organization called The Gentle Barn, which rescues and rehabilitates farm animals in need of help. More →

Jimmy Jean-Louis Awarded For Charity Mar 1, 2011

Heroes actor Jimmy Jean-Louis was honored for his charity work in Haiti at the fourth annual Better World Awards in the weekend. More →

George Lopez Donates Concert Proceeds To Charity Feb 25, 2011

George Lopez, comedian, actor and host of late-night talk show Lopez Tonight, pledged $20,000 to MALDEF from the proceeds of his January 29 concert in Phoenix, Arizona. More →

NFL's Jason David Speaks To Student Athletes Feb 25, 2011

Former NFL player Jason David spoke to student-athletes of color at the Business of Sports Summit (BOSS) in Los Angeles on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at the Club Nokia at LA Live. The event was staged by Entertainment & Sports Plus in an effort to share with more than 200 local high school student athletes the many non-playing career opportunities in and around sports. More →

Cheryl Cole Discusses Charity With Prince Charles Feb 24, 2011

Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole has met with Prince Charles to discuss her plans for a new charity. More →

Christchurch Earthquake - A Personal Plea For Help Feb 23, 2011

Look To The Stars’ Feature Editor, Tim Saunders, writes from New Zealand. More →

Slash To Sell Car And More In Charity Auction Feb 17, 2011

Here is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for those who want to emulate guitar legend Slash – the former Guns N’ Roses axeman is to auction off two of his trademark top hats, a collection of guitars and his Corvette Stingray for a good cause next month. More →

Garth Brooks To Hit Dallas With Supercamp Charity Day Feb 16, 2011

Next month, country music superstar Garth Brooks will make a special stop in Dallas to host his second annual Supercamp charity day. More →

Ultimate Bad Guy Says Reading And Writing Is Exciting Feb 15, 2011

Actor/Producer/Director Scott L. Schwartz recently accepted the honor of becoming a board member for Reading, Writing, It’s Exciting!, a nonprofit literacy program in Los Angeles for children who need the most help with writing and reading between the ages of 5-7years old. More →