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More Than 50 Women Stand #TogetherForHer to Address Gender-Based Violence During COVID-19 May 11, 2020

According to The United Nations Population Fund, six months of lockdowns could result in an additional 31 million cases of gender-based violence across the globe. More →

Benedict Cumberbatch Named PETA's Most Beautiful Vegan 2018 Jul 12, 2018

The time has come for PETA to crown the Most Beautiful Vegan Celebrities of 2018, and this year’s titles are going to two of the most prominent vegan role models in Hollywood: filmmaker Ava DuVernay and actor Benedict Cumberbatch. More →

Bradley Cooper Announces Stand Up To Cancer 2018 Jun 7, 2018

The entertainment community is coming together for Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) and its sixth biennial roadblock televised fundraising special, supporting urgently needed research and new treatments for cancer. More →

Jenna Dewan Tatum, Ruby Rose And Maggie Q Are PETA's 2017 Sexiest Vegan Celebrities Jul 7, 2017

PETA has declared 2017 the Year of the Vegan Wonder Women in its annual Sexiest Vegan Celebrity contest, handing the title to Jenna Dewan Tatum, Ruby Rose, and Maggie Q in its first-ever three-way, all-female tie. More →

More Than $111 Million Pledged Following Stand Up To Cancer Telecast Sep 13, 2016

Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) has announced more than $111 million has been pledged collectively so far in connection with the star-studded Sept. 9 “roadblock” fundraising telecast in the United States and Canada. More →

Stand Up To Cancer 2016 A Huge Success Sep 12, 2016

The Hollywood community once again united to support Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), which staged its fifth biennial one-hour special on Friday, Sept. 9 (8:00 – 9:00 PM ET/PT / 7:00 PM CT). More →

More Stars Announced For Stand Up To Cancer's Fifth Biennial Telecast Sep 2, 2016

The lineup of celebrities participating in Stand Up To Cancer's fifth biennial telecast on Friday, Sept. 9 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT / 7:00 PM CT), got longer this week with the addition of Viola Davis, Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Matt Bomer, Dave Franco, Sonequa Martin-Green, Rob Riggle, Tony Hale, Terry Crews, Mel B and Bree Turner. More →

Liam Hemsworth And Jhené Aiko Named As PETA's Sexiest Vegetarians Jul 8, 2016

The competition this year was hotter than ever — with RZA, Ellie Goulding, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Waka Flocka Flame all up for the honor — but Liam Hemsworth and Jhené Aiko have been crowned PETA's Sexiest Vegan Celebrities of 2016. More →

Soleil Moon Frye Helps Launch Seventh Lindt Gold Bunny Celebrity Auction Mar 14, 2016

Soleil Moon Frye, actress and mother, joins premium chocolatier Lindt USA to help launch the seventh Lindt GOLD BUNNY Celebrity Auction benefitting Autism Speaks, the world’s leading autism science and advocacy organization. More →

Ghostbusters Visit Children's Hospital Aug 4, 2015

Stars from the upcoming Ghostbusters film surprised patients at the Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center in Boston over the weekend. More →

Miley Cyrus Crowned PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity Jun 29, 2015

Miley Cyrus has been crowned PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity of 2015 after proclaiming on Instagram that there are “[s]o many good plants/fruits/veggies to eat you ain’t gotta eat dead animals!” More →

New Film Features 100 Celebrity Narrators Apr 23, 2015

Featuring an unprecedented cast of 100 celebrity narrators, the timely documentary Unity will be distributed by SpectiCast in select theatres worldwide beginning August 12. More →

PETA Names Jared Leto And Elliot Page As Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities Jun 30, 2014

With Leto’s Oscar win, Page’s inspiring “coming out” story, and their smash box office hits, Jared Leto and Elliot Page have had a big year—and now they both have an additional accomplishment to add to 2014: They’ve been named the winners of PETA's annual Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity contest. More →

PETA's Youth Division Launches 2013 Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity Contest Aug 2, 2013

The folks at PETA have proclaimed Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard 2013’s Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities — but what about peta2, PETA’s youth division? More →

Kristen Bell And Dax Shepard Named As PETA's Sexiest Celebrity Vegetarians Jun 27, 2013

It’s a year of “firsts” for Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard: the pair, who welcomed their first child in March, have just become the first couple to win the male and female divisions in PETA's annual Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity contest. More →

Vote For PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity 2013 Jun 21, 2013

The only thing hotter than June’s rising temperatures may be the 100 nominees — 50 male and 50 female — who are in the running to be named PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity 2013. More →

Stars Donate To Fashion For Sandy Relief Charity Auction Nov 22, 2012

In response to the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) and Vogue have partnered with luxury charity auction site Charitybuzz.com to launch FASHION FOR SANDY RELIEF, an online auction as a collective industry fundraiser to benefit those affected by the storm. More →

Woody Harrelson And Jessica Chastain Named As Sexiest Vegetarians Jul 2, 2012

Their combined 45 years of meat-free eating may have given Woody Harrelson and Jessica Chastain the edge they needed to vault to the top of PETA's annual Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities contest. More →

Vote For PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity 2012 Jun 21, 2012

Who will be named PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity of 2012? Will it be a longtime vegetarian such as Jessica Chastain and Woody Harrelson, or will newly vegan husband-and-wife team Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor take top honors? More →

Richard Branson Blogs Secret Policeman's Ball Mar 7, 2012

Sir Richard Branson has blogged about the Secret Policeman’s Ball concert held in New York during the weekend to benefit Amnesty International. More →

Comedians Join Secret Policeman's Ball For Amnesty International Feb 17, 2012

Amnesty International has announced that some of the top comedic talent in the U.S. and U.K. will be joining the Secret Policeman’s Ball line-up at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, March 4, 2012. More →

PETA UK Announces Sexiest Celeb Vegetarians Jun 29, 2011

What do Skinny Genes singer Eliza Doolittle and The Wanted heartthrob Jay McGuiness have in common? In addition to having heaps of talent, they’re dedicated to a compassionate, vegetarian lifestyle – and it’s that dedication that has netted them each the title of PETA UK's Sexiest Vegetarians. More →

Russell Brand And Kristen Wiig Voted Sexiest Celeb Vegetarians Jun 28, 2011

You’ve had your say and cast your votes, and today Russell Brand and Kristen Wiig have been named as PETA's sexiest celebrity vegetarians for 2011. More →