Ironically, Trouble the Water, a film about Hurricane Katrina with Danny Glover as one of the executive producers, made it’s national debut this weekend as Louisiana braced itself for Hurricane Gustav.
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Hollywood hunks Brad Pitt and George Clooney will kick off this year’s Venice film festival on Wednesday, August 27, with the world premiere of their latest film and a fundraising dinner for charity.
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For the third year in a row, Matt Damon will host ONEXONE's annual charity benefit gala, where celebrities and activists will gather for an evening of musical performances, words from key speakers, fundraising and entertainment.
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Model Petra Nemcova, along with Marie Claire and Priority Films, hosted the New York premiere screening of indie film Holly earlier this month, followed by the Global Heroes After Party fundraiser.
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Colombian pop star Shakira proved hips don’t lie when she received an ALMA award on Sunday for the humanitarian work she has been doing for Latin America’s impoverished children.
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18-year-old country music star Taylor Swift performed a sold-out show in Cedar Rapids on Friday. But this was no ordinary tour stop. During her concert, Swift announced that she will donate $100,000 to the local Red Cross to assist with flood relief efforts.
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English football legend Terry Venables is part of a sport-themed lineup at a special charity gala, with proceeds to benefit Macmillan Cancer Support.
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Following Bill Clinton's rousing speech at the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico, singer Annie Lennox has made an passionate plea for those in power to use their influence to provide better healthcare access for pregnant women.
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Former footballer Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Manchester United’s baby-faced assassin, will use the proceeds of a recent match to build schools in Africa.
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After disappointing results from the latest G8 Summit in Japan, Oxfam is organizing a desperately needed food drive for Africa’s east region. Actors Colin Firth, John Hannah, and Daniela Nardini are campaigning for Britons to answer Oxfam’s call.
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She may wish she was a punk rocker, but Scottish singer Sandi Thom definitely is one of the hottest acts in the industry today. And last week she joined workers from Oxfam Scotland as they put up an 11,000-litre water tank in Glasgow’s George Square to encourage people to donate to the charity’s emergency work across east Africa.
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British band Massive Attack, comedian Bill Bailey, and Tom Morello from Rage Against The Machine are calling for an end to the use of music as a form of torture at Guantánamo Bay and other facilities where suspects of the “war on terror” are being held.
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Sting, Dave Matthews, John Mayer, and Alanis Morissette are just some of the artists who are donating songs to a new album to raise awareness for the International Campaign for Tibet.
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South American pop princess Shakira led nationwide demonstrations in her native Colombia yesterday demanding the liberation of hundreds of hostages held by rebels.
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Sherry Lansing was the chair of the Motion Picture Group of Paramount Pictures from 1992 to 2005, where she oversaw the release of more than 200 films including Academy Award winners Forrest Gump (1994), Braveheart (1995), and the highest grossing movie of all time, Titanic (1997).
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