LTTS Exclusive: Dancing With The Stars' Louis Van Amstel Talks Charity

LTTS Exclusive: Dancing With The Stars' Louis Van Amstel Talks Charity Jan 27, 2012

Misty Schwartz of Look To The Stars recently caught up with Dancing With the Stars pro Louis Van Amstel, who is on tour to promote his lifestyle brand (and just-released 5-disc workout DVD set) called LaBlast Fitness. More
Stars Help Honor Sean Penn's Work In Haiti

Stars Help Honor Sean Penn's Work In Haiti Jan 15, 2012

A host of stars were out in Beverly Hills in the weekend to celebrate Sean Penn and his work with the J/P Haitian Relief Organization. More
DoSomething.org Announces Top 20 Celebs Gone Good 2011

DoSomething.org Announces Top 20 Celebs Gone Good 2011 Dec 27, 2011

DoSomething.org, one of the largest U.S. organizations that helps teens take action on causes they care about, released today its fourth annual ‘Top 20 Celebs Gone Good’ list. More
Angelina Jolie Donates Soundtrack Proceeds To Charity

Angelina Jolie Donates Soundtrack Proceeds To Charity Dec 26, 2011

Angelina Jolie, Graham King Films and Varese Sarabande Records have announced that a portion of the proceeds from the In the Land of Blood and Honey soundtrack will be donated to SOS Children’s Villages in Bosnia and Herzegovina. More
LTTS Book Review: Philanthrocapitalism

LTTS Book Review: Philanthrocapitalism Nov 28, 2011

For anyone interested in the charity work of the rich and the famous, Philanthrocapitalism by Matthew Bishop and Michael Green is – in the words of Bill Clinton – “an important book.” More
Latin Grammy Winners Fight Exploitation And Trafficking

Latin Grammy Winners Fight Exploitation And Trafficking Nov 28, 2011

Nineteen-time Latin Grammy winners Calle 13 joined forces with UNICEF, MTV Latin America and Tr3s: MTV, Música y Más last week to launch the MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) campaign within Latin American and US Hispanic communities. More
Angelina Jolie Inspires New Home For Bosnian Refugees

Angelina Jolie Inspires New Home For Bosnian Refugees Nov 6, 2011

Thirteen Bosnian refugees moved into a new US-financed apartment building named after Angelina Jolie last week. More
Angelina Jolie Visits Aid Agencies In Libya

Angelina Jolie Visits Aid Agencies In Libya Oct 11, 2011

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie was in Libya on a personal mission this week to bring awareness to the agencies bringing aid to the country. More
Angelina Jolie And Brad Pitt Make Donation To Help Somalia

Angelina Jolie And Brad Pitt Make Donation To Help Somalia Oct 9, 2011

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have donated over $340,000 to an aid initiative in Somalia through their Jolie-Pitt Foundation. More
Angelina Jolie: Hundreds Of Thousands Of Refugees Depend On You

Angelina Jolie: Hundreds Of Thousands Of Refugees Depend On You Oct 5, 2011

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie on Tuesday urged the international community to scale up its efforts to deal with the crisis in the Horn of Africa, saying the lives of hundreds of thousands of refugees depended on it. More
Angelina Jolie Honored By UNHCR For Refugee Work

Angelina Jolie Honored By UNHCR For Refugee Work Oct 4, 2011

The UNHCR paid lavish tribute on Monday night to award-winning American actress Angelina Jolie and Yemeni humanitarian aid group Society for Humanitarian Solidarity (SHS) for their outstanding work for refugees over many years. More
Angelina Jolie Visits Charity HQ In Scotland

Angelina Jolie Visits Charity HQ In Scotland Aug 24, 2011

Angelina Jolie and her family visited HALO's global headquarters in Scotland this weekend. More
Brad Pitt Supports Same-Sex Marriage

Brad Pitt Supports Same-Sex Marriage Jul 8, 2011

Brad Pitt has given his support to New York’s legalization of same-sex marriage, saying that marriage is a right that every American deserves. More
Angelina Jolie Spends Busy Weekend With Refugees

Angelina Jolie Spends Busy Weekend With Refugees Jun 20, 2011

Angelina Jolie had a busy weekend with the UNHCR, traveling to Turkey to meet Syrian refugees on Friday, and meeting boat people on a tiny Italian island on Sunday. More
Stars Donate Items To Celebrity Charity Auction To Help Joplin

Stars Donate Items To Celebrity Charity Auction To Help Joplin Jun 16, 2011

A number of stars – including Johnny Depp, Yoko Ono, Patricia Arquette, Bono, Jeff Probst, Justin Timberlake, Eminem and Jack Johnson – have donated items to a great auction raising money for the people of Joplin, the Missouri town where an estimated 30% of the buildings were destroyed and over 150 people were killed by a tornado on May 22. More
Angelina Jolie To Visit Syrian Refugees In Turkey

Angelina Jolie To Visit Syrian Refugees In Turkey Jun 15, 2011

Angelina Jolie has been granted permission to visit Syrian refugees in Turkey this weekend. More
Angelina Jolie: Do 1 Thing For Refugees

Angelina Jolie: Do 1 Thing For Refugees Jun 14, 2011

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie has released her annual video message for World Refugee Day (June 20). More
Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie Make Charity Donation To Tornado Victims

Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie Make Charity Donation To Tornado Victims Jun 12, 2011

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have given $500,000 to help a Missouri town where Pitt’s mother went to school recover from a huge tornado that struck on May 22. More
Angelina Jolie's Deep Shock At Refugee Drownings

Angelina Jolie's Deep Shock At Refugee Drownings Apr 11, 2011

UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie expressed “deep shock” last week at the reported drownings of 213 people in rough waters some 60 kilometres off the southern coast of Italy. More
Angelina Jolie Makes Charity Trip To Tunisian-Libyan Border

Angelina Jolie Makes Charity Trip To Tunisian-Libyan Border Apr 5, 2011

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie on Tuesday travelled to the Tunisian-Libyan border to urge greater international support for people fleeing fighting in Libya. More
Angelina Jolie Meets Refugees In Afghanistan

Angelina Jolie Meets Refugees In Afghanistan Mar 3, 2011

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie has just returned from her second visit to Afghanistan, and is calling for greater focus on the reintegration of Afghan refugees. More
Angelina Jolie Campaigns For Refugees In Libya And Côte d'Ivoire

Angelina Jolie Campaigns For Refugees In Libya And Côte d'Ivoire Mar 2, 2011

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie today voiced deep concern for the tens of thousands of civilians caught up in two separate and fast-unfolding emergencies: Côte d’Ivoire and Libya. More
Brad and Angelina Donate $2m to Conservation Centre

Brad and Angelina Donate $2m to Conservation Centre Feb 28, 2011

Hollywood philanthropists Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have pledged $2 million to support the work of an animal sanctuary in Namibia. More
Elizabeth Taylor, Selena Gomez Honored at WIN Awards

Elizabeth Taylor, Selena Gomez Honored at WIN Awards Jan 20, 2011

Tuesday night saw Dame Elizabeth Taylor and Suzanne Roberts among the honorees at the Women's Image Network's WIN Awards, along with thirteen other outstanding film and television nominees. More
Charity Names First Angelina Jolie Legal Fellow

Charity Names First Angelina Jolie Legal Fellow Jan 14, 2011

SOS Children's Villages, a global organization dedicated to providing family-based services for children without parental care, today announced that Nathalie Nozile, an alumna of the SOS Children’s Villages in Santo, Haiti, has been selected as the first Jolie Legal Fellow. More
George Clooney In Southern Sudan For Historic Referendum

George Clooney In Southern Sudan For Historic Referendum Jan 9, 2011

George Clooney was in Southern Sudan on Saturday to help raise awareness of the region’s historic independence referendum, which began on January 9. More
Brad And Angelina Celebrate New Year With Charity Donation

Brad And Angelina Celebrate New Year With Charity Donation Jan 4, 2011

The world’s most beautiful celebrity couple – Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt – are at it again, this time donating $2 million to the Namibian sanctuary where they spent Christmas with their kids. More
Angelina Jolie Celebrates Charity Anniversary In Spain

Angelina Jolie Celebrates Charity Anniversary In Spain Dec 28, 2010

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassadors Angelina Jolie and Jesús Vázquez met in Spain last week and paid tribute to the staff of the refugee agency on its 60th birthday and to the people they help. More
Angelina Jolie Joins Celebrity Charity Auction In Kansas City

Angelina Jolie Joins Celebrity Charity Auction In Kansas City Nov 30, 2010

Celebrities from around the world have donated items to be auctioned at the 2010 Kansas City Vocal Institute Charity Auction. More
Brad And Angelina Make Further Donation To SOS Children's Villages

Brad And Angelina Make Further Donation To SOS Children's Villages Nov 23, 2010

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's Jolie-Pitt Foundation has donated $150,000 to SOS Children's Villages. More