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      <title>Will Smith Spreads Joy At Children's Hospital</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/14&quot;&gt;Tim Saunders&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/150-will-smith&quot;&gt;Will Smith&lt;/a&gt; took time out from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1598-will-smith-brings-turkeys-to-movie-premiere&quot;&gt;charity premieres of his new movie&lt;/a&gt; to spread a little joy at a children&#8217;s hospital in Miami this week.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;The star of &lt;em&gt;Seven Pounds&lt;/em&gt; visited sick children at the Miami Children&amp;#8217;s Hospital and handed out toys and DVDs, signed autographs, and also made a generous donation to the hospital&#8217;s fundraising foundation.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;We were deeply moved by Will Smith&amp;#8217;s donation and the true spirit of joy he brought to the many young patients being treated here,&#8220; said the Foundation&#8217;s president, Lucy Morillo. &amp;#8220;We are very appreciative of his heartfelt support and honored to have such a celebrated figure as part of our Miami Children&amp;#8217;s Hospital family.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Fans of Will Smith will be able to see him in Denver later today, November 21, at the United Artists Colorado Center, 2000 S. Colorado Blvd., to support the Food Bank of the Rockies and the Denver Rescue Mission. Members of the public who bring a nonperishable food item to the venue at 3:30pm will receive a pass to a special screening of &lt;em&gt;Seven Pounds&lt;/em&gt; with the star. A red-carpet parade, which will include Smith and some local VIPs, will begin at 5:30pm.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Will Smith Brings Turkeys To Movie Premiere</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/23&quot;&gt;Delinda Lombardo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Actor &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/150-will-smith&quot;&gt;Will Smith&lt;/a&gt; hit South Miami on Monday, November 17, for a charity event premiere of his new film, &amp;#8220;Seven Pounds.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Hundreds of people began lining up early in hopes of catching a glimpse of  Smith before the red carpet gala began at 7:00 p.m. at the Shops of Sunset Place.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;I&amp;#8217;m at a point in my life where I want all of the work that I do to mean something,&#8221; said Smith, &#8220;I want there to be ideas and concepts and lessons about things that I believe in.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;In &amp;#8220;Seven Pounds,&amp;#8221; Will Smith plays Ben Thomas, a man who&#8217;s suffered a terrible tragedy and sets out to redeem himself by changing the lives of seven people.  Guests were asked to bring canned food to gain entry into the event, and true to character, Smith and co-star &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/500-rosario-dawson&quot;&gt;Rosario Dawson&lt;/a&gt; brought 300 turkeys to give out. All proceeds benefit the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1232-florida-marlins-community-foundation&quot;&gt;Florida Marlins Community Foundation&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Dawson, who plays one of the strangers Smith&amp;#8217;s character chose to help, is a big fan of Smith&#8217;s both on and off the set. &amp;#8220;I love him so much, he&amp;#8217;s so amazing,&amp;#8221; she said. &amp;#8220;He&amp;#8217;s very particular about&#8230; &amp;#8216;I&amp;#8217;m going to do things that I&amp;#8217;m passionate about and care about and I never want to find myself in a situation where I don&amp;#8217;t want to be there.&amp;#8217;&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&#8220;Seven Pounds&#8221; is set to hit theaters in the US on December 19, 2008.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;To view the trailer or for more info on this highly anticipated film, visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sevenpounds.com&quot;&gt;www.sevenpounds.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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      <title>5 Friends Voting Video Makes A Comeback</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/14&quot;&gt;Tim Saunders&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hollywood is a land of sequels &#8211; and so be prepared for another one. Hot on the heals of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1311-hollywood-urges-us-to-vote&quot;&gt;last month&#8217;s &lt;em&gt;5 Friends&lt;/em&gt; video&lt;/a&gt; organized by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/408-declare-yourself&quot;&gt;Declare Yourself&lt;/a&gt; comes &lt;em&gt;5 Friends 2&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;With only days until the US elections, a new video has been produced to encourage people to get out and vote, with stars such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/119-orlando-bloom&quot;&gt;Orlando Bloom&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/114-tom-cruise&quot;&gt;Tom Cruise&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/32-cameron-diaz&quot;&gt;Cameron Diaz&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/280-leonardo-dicaprio&quot;&gt;Leonardo DiCaprio&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/120-snoop-dogg&quot;&gt;Snoop Dogg&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/74-harrison-ford&quot;&gt;Harrison Ford&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/608-julia-roberts&quot;&gt;Julia Roberts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/18-ben-stiller&quot;&gt;Ben Stiller&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/150-will-smith&quot;&gt;Will Smith&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/109-steven-spielberg&quot;&gt;Steven Spielberg&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/99-justin-timberlake&quot;&gt;Justin Timberlake&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/338-zach-braff&quot;&gt;Zach Braff&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/799-colin-farrell&quot;&gt;Colin Farrell&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/873-neil-patrick-harris&quot;&gt;Neil Patrick Harris&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/117-scarlett-johansson&quot;&gt;Scarlett Johansson&lt;/a&gt;, Shia LeBeouf, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/920-tobey-maguire&quot;&gt;Tobey Maguire&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1543-ryan-reynolds&quot;&gt;Ryan Reynolds&lt;/a&gt;, and Jason Segal making an appearance.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Along with a selection of people off the street, the stars say exactly why they are voting.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Even &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/309-sacha-baron-cohen&quot;&gt;Sacha Baron Cohen&lt;/a&gt; makes an appearance as Borat.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&#8220;What you do inside a voting booth is a secret,&#8221; he says as only Borat can. &#8220;Nice&#8230;!&#8221;&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;And they are not the only ones encouraging people to vote. Zac Efron, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1445-monique-cole&quot;&gt;Monique Coleman&lt;/a&gt;, and the rest of the cast of High School Musical 3 have lent their voices to the Declare Yourself organization with a series of voting videos.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;All the videos can be found on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.declareyourself.com/index.php&quot;&gt;Declare Yourself website&lt;/a&gt;. But hurry, you&#8217;ve only got until November 4 to make yourself heard and be counted.&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1633-orlando-bloom-visits-russia-for-unicef&quot;&gt;Orlando Bloom Visits Russia For UNICEF&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1624-bid2beat-aids-for-special-christmas-gifts&quot;&gt;Bid2Beat AIDS For Special Christmas Gifts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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      <title>Macy's Passport Hits The Big Screen</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/14&quot;&gt;Tim Saunders&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For the first time ever, Macy&#8217;s Passport &#8211; the number 1 fashion fundraising event &#8211; will be brought to the silver screen across the US this month.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Keep the evening of October 23 free because special screening parties will be held in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Ft. Lauderdale, Long Island , Honolulu, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New Orleans, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Petersburg in Florida, and Washington DC. Each party will include performances from celebrities such as the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1517-pussycat-dolls&quot;&gt;Pussycat Dolls&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/770-fall-out-boy&quot;&gt;Fall Out Boy&lt;/a&gt;. Proceeds from each party will go to a local &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HIV&lt;/span&gt;/AIDS charity.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Macy&#8217;s Passport 2008 celebrates 25 years of dedication to people with &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HIV&lt;/span&gt;/AIDS, and is the result of fashion and compassion joining forces for the common good.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;The first Macy&#8217;s Passport show took place in 1980, when Macy&amp;#8217;s presented &amp;#8220;GQ Live,&amp;#8221; a men&amp;#8217;s fashion show featuring American designers in the employee cafeteria of Macy&amp;#8217;s San Francisco. Although only 300 people were in the audience that year, word got out about the initiative. By 1983, the audience had grown to 2000. Since then, through the help of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/45-elizabeth-taylor&quot;&gt;Elizabeth Taylor&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/42-claudia-schiffer&quot;&gt;Claudia Schiffer&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/526-magic-johnson&quot;&gt;Magic Johnson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/155-sharon-stone&quot;&gt;Sharon Stone&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/150-will-smith&quot;&gt;Will Smith&lt;/a&gt;, Tina Turner, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1119-kd-lang&quot;&gt;KD Lang&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/458-macy-gray&quot;&gt;Macy Gray&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/373-cindy-crawford&quot;&gt;Cindy Crawford&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/54-diddy&quot;&gt;P. Diddy&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/93-jennifer-lopez&quot;&gt;Jennifer Lopez&lt;/a&gt; and many more, Macy&#8217;s Passport has grown to be one of the biggest fashion charity events in the world, raising over $27 million for &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt; charities.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;To find out more about 2008&#8217;s shows &#8211; including ticket information &#8211; visit the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www1.macys.com/campaign/sitelets/passport2008/index.jsp&quot;&gt;Macy&#8217;s Passport website&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <title>Tom Arnold Roasts For Charity</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/14&quot;&gt;Tim Saunders&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Friday, September 12, saw the sixth annual &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/316-tom-arnold&quot;&gt;Tom Arnold&lt;/a&gt; Celebrity Roast take place at the Beverly Hills Hotel.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;The star-studded event raised over $1 million to benefit the Kayne Eras Center program of the Exceptional Children&amp;#8217;s Foundation, and honored Academy Award-winning producer and New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Steve was a great sport for an amazing cause,&amp;#8221; said Arnold. &amp;#8220;We all shared laughs and our support for this phenomenal program.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Tisch was roasted &#8211; which means to make a lighthearted and humorously mocking tribute &amp;#8211; by master of ceremonies Tom Arnold, and video roasts were provided by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/339-bob-saget&quot;&gt;Bob Saget&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/150-will-smith&quot;&gt;Will Smith&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/53-denzel-washington&quot;&gt;Denzel Washington&lt;/a&gt;. Celebrities in attendance included &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1367-eric-dane&quot;&gt;Eric Dane&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/500-rosario-dawson&quot;&gt;Rosario Dawson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1339-linda-evangelista&quot;&gt;Linda Evangelista&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1368-rebecca-gayheart-dane&quot;&gt;Rebecca Gayheart-Dane&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;The Kayne Eras Center was established in 1980 and is a state of the art, multi-service special education K-12 school and therapy center in Culver City, serving over 550 children, youth and adults and their families annually. The annual Tom Arnold Celebrity Roast has raised money for the facility every year since its inception, and honors individuals for their philanthropic work involving children and education. Previous honorees have included Tom Arnold, James Cameron, Budd Friedman, Leslie Moonves, Ed McMahon, Pat O&amp;#8217;Brian, Stephen Shapiro, and Stan Winston.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Steve Tisch is the only person ever to have received both the Lombardi trophy &amp;#8211; for his victory in Super Bowl &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;XLII&lt;/span&gt; &amp;#8211; and an Academy Award &amp;#8211; for his work on &lt;em&gt;Forrest Gump&lt;/em&gt;. He is extremely active in many different charities throughout Los Angeles, including the Kayne Eras Center.&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1607-will-smith-spreads-joy-at-childrens-hospital&quot;&gt;Will Smith Spreads Joy At Children's Hospital&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1593-bonnie-hunt-collects-from-celebs-for-charity&quot;&gt;Bonnie Hunt Collects From Celebs For Charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Nelson Mandela's 90th Birthday Party Rocks London</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/35&quot;&gt;Jennifer Beckmann&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hyde Park was transformed into a giant birthday bash Friday night as 46,664 people joined &amp;#8220;birthday boy&amp;#8221; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/543-nelson-mandela&quot;&gt;Nelson Mandela&lt;/a&gt; and a stellar lineup of entertainers to raise funds and awareness for his &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/658-46664&quot;&gt;46664&lt;/a&gt; charity.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;It had been raining on and off all day in London, but the skies cleared just in time for the once-in-a-lifetime lineup of musicians and entertainers to take the stage in honor of Nelson Mandela&amp;#8217;s 90th Birthday. The event was hosted by an enthusiastic &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/150-will-smith&quot;&gt;Will Smith&lt;/a&gt;, and performers included Jivan Gasparyan, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/866-razorlight&quot;&gt;Razorlight&lt;/a&gt;, the cast of &lt;em&gt;Into the &amp;#8216;Hoods&lt;/em&gt;, Sipho Mibuze, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1099-leona-lewis&quot;&gt;Leona Lewis&lt;/a&gt;, Zucchero, Suzanna Owiyo and D&amp;#8217;Gary, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/152-sugababes&quot;&gt;Sugababes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/158-annie-lennox&quot;&gt;Annie Lennox&lt;/a&gt; (who performed with the Agape Children&amp;#8217;s Choir), Emmanual Jal, Vusi Mahlasela, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/422-jamelia&quot;&gt;Jamelia&lt;/a&gt;, Loyiso, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/867-johnny-clegg&quot;&gt;Johnny Clegg&lt;/a&gt;, Joan Baez, Eddy Grant, Kurt Darren, Simple Minds, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/351-brian-may&quot;&gt;Brian May&lt;/a&gt; and Andrea Corr, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1079-amy-winehouse&quot;&gt;Amy Winehouse&lt;/a&gt;, 9ice and Bebe Cool, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1133-josh-groban&quot;&gt;Josh Groban&lt;/a&gt;, Amaral, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1495-queen&quot;&gt;Queen&lt;/a&gt; and Paul Rodgers. The renowned Soweto Gospel Choir accompanied many of the acts. Additional entertainers who introduced the musical acts included &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/861-quincy-jones&quot;&gt;Quincy Jones&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1399-lewis-hamilton&quot;&gt;Lewis Hamilton&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/559-geri-halliwell&quot;&gt;Geri Halliwell&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/696-peter-gabriel&quot;&gt;Peter Gabriel&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/320-stephen-fry&quot;&gt;Stephen Fry&lt;/a&gt;, and Jerry Dammers.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;After Jivan Gasparyan opened the show with an instrumental piece to accompany a moving series of photographs of Mandela, Will Smith took to the stage with his wife &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/81-jada-pinkett-smith&quot;&gt;Jada&lt;/a&gt; and announced, &amp;#8220;The party starts now.&amp;#8221; An energizing performance by Razorlight set the tone for the rest of the evening.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Quincy Jones introduced crowd favorite Leona Lewis, who sang her two top hits &amp;#8220;Better in Time&amp;#8221; and &amp;#8220;Bleeding Love.&amp;#8221; Lewis wished Mandela a happy birthday and told a touching story of how she and her family used to sing songs about him when she was young.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Other birthday wishes came via a film of various celebrities who were unable to attend, including &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/49-david-beckham&quot;&gt;David Beckham&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/179-victoria-beckham&quot;&gt;Victoria Beckham&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/192-sharon-osbourne&quot;&gt;Sharon Osbourne&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/267-sheryl-crow&quot;&gt;Sheryl Crow&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/246-morgan-freeman&quot;&gt;Morgan Freeman&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/491-susan-sarandon&quot;&gt;Susan Sarandon&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Smith returned to the stage throughout the show, revving the crowd with a surprise performance of his song &amp;#8220;Switch,&amp;#8221; which included rap verses from his hit television show &amp;#8220;The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.&amp;#8221; Annie Lennox, a passionate &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HIV&lt;/span&gt;/AIDS activist and staunch supporter of Mandela&amp;#8217;s charities, made a moving speech about a young girl she had met in Africa who was gravely ill with &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt; but was able to make a miraculous recovery thanks to proper treatment and care. Before and after images of the girl were shown on the large screens behind Lennox, who then performed a song with the Agape Children&amp;#8217;s Choir. The crowd sang along as the lyrics &amp;#8220;We are together&#8230; We are family&amp;#8221; flashed across the screens.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Peter Gabriel introduced Emmanual Jal, a former child soldier in Sudan who sang a song dedicated to the British aid worker who rescued him and 150 other children. Gerri Halliwell introduced trailblazing South African music legend Johnny Clegg, who performed a duet with Joan Baez.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Immediately following this performance was the highlight of the night. Will and Jada Smith introduced the &amp;#8220;birthday boy&amp;#8221; himself, and Nelson Mandela was escorted onto the stage to thunderous cheers and applause. The concert performers gathered on stage and, together with the nearly 50,000 people in attendance, sang &amp;#8220;Happy Birthday.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Mandela waved to the crowd and made a brief, moving speech. &amp;#8220;We say tonight after nearly 90 years of life, it&amp;#8217;s time for new hands to lift the burdens,&amp;#8221; he said. &amp;#8220;It&amp;#8217;s in your hands now, I thank you.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Eddy Grant and Kurt Darren followed up Mandela&amp;#8217;s appearance with &amp;#8220;Give Me Hope Johanna,&amp;#8221; a song Grant wrote during South Africa&amp;#8217;s apartheid regime. Simple Minds performed, having also performed at the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert at London&amp;#8217;s Wembley Stadium in 1988; and celebrated English humorist Stephen Fry introduced Brian May and Andrea Corr. The most highly anticipated performance of the evening came next, as a recently hospitalized Amy Winehouse teetered onto the stage in platform heels to perform her hit songs &amp;#8220;Rehab&amp;#8221; and &amp;#8220;Valerie.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;After a politically-fueled performance by Nigerian artist 9ice and Ugandan musician Bebe Cool &amp;#8211; who appeared on stage in bright orange prison jumpsuits emblazoned with &amp;#8220;46664&#8221; &amp;#8211; Josh Groban sang with Vusi Mahlasela and the Soweto Gospel Choir. Spanish artists Amaral performed an acoustic number, and then Mandela and the audience were treated to a video of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/245-u2&quot;&gt;U2&amp;#8217;s&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/26-bono&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/257-the-edge&quot;&gt;The Edge&lt;/a&gt; singing Stevie Wonder&amp;#8217;s peppy rendition of &amp;#8220;Happy Birthday.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;The penultimate act was Queen and Paul Rodgers, who performed a fan-friendly medley of Queen&amp;#8217;s greatest hits, including &amp;#8220;The Show Must Go On,&amp;#8221; &amp;#8220;We Will Rock You&amp;#8221; and &amp;#8220;We are the Champions.&amp;#8221; The crowd sang and clapped along thunderously.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;The concert&amp;#8217;s finale featured anti-apartheid campaigner and musician Jerry Dammers, who organized the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute. Dammers and Winehouse led the entire line-up of performers and the crowd in singing Dammers&amp;#8217; anthem &amp;#8220;Free Nelson Mandela.&amp;#8221; Formerly sung in protest against Mandela&amp;#8217;s imprisonment, the song took on a celebratory tone and was a fitting end to an historic event.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;All proceeds from the concert will go to 46664, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/544-nelson-mandela-foundation&quot;&gt;Nelson Mandela Foundation&amp;#8217;s&lt;/a&gt; campaign for global &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HIV&lt;/span&gt;/AIDS awareness and prevention.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;To send birthday wishes to Nelson Mandela &amp;#8211; who turns 90 on 18 July &#8211; visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.happybirthdaymandela.com&quot;&gt;www.happybirthdaymandela.com&lt;/a&gt;. Proceeds from this birthday card campaign go to Nelson Mandela&amp;#8217;s charities.&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1664-feed-america-with-george-clooneys-bowl&quot;&gt;Feed America With George Clooney's Bowl&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1658-annie-lennox-sings-for-world-aids-day&quot;&gt;Annie Lennox Sings For World AIDS Day&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1637-glenn-close-and-quincy-jones-share-inspire-awards&quot;&gt;Glenn Close And Quincy Jones Share Inspire Awards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1632-bonos-red-wire-to-launch-next-week&quot;&gt;Bono's RED(Wire) To Launch Next Week&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Sir Elton John's White Tie And Tiara Party Hits The Beach</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/14&quot;&gt;Tim Saunders&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Once a year &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/62-elton-john&quot;&gt;Sir Elton John&lt;/a&gt; and his partner David Furnish throw open the doors of their exquisite Berkshire home to a sparkling array of celebrities for their annual &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/270-stars-sparkle-for-elton-john-aids-foundation&quot;&gt;White Tie and Tiara Ball&lt;/a&gt;, and last night was no different as a staggering number of stars filed into the singer&#8217;s house for this year&#8217;s much-looked-forward-to event.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;More than 600 guests turned up to the beach-themed party, each paying around US$6,000 for the dinner, auction, and concert. This year&#8217;s performance came from Beach Boys legend &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1311-brian-wilson&quot;&gt;Brian Wilson&lt;/a&gt;, and attendees included &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/20-bill-clinton&quot;&gt;Bill Clinton&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/140-elle-macpherson&quot;&gt;Elle Macpherson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/53-denzel-washington&quot;&gt;Denzel Washington&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/60-elizabeth-hurley&quot;&gt;Elizabeth Hurley&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/627-michael-caine&quot;&gt;Michael Caine&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/511-simon-cowell&quot;&gt;Simon Cowell&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/217-rod-stewart&quot;&gt;Rod Stewart&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1376-mischa-barton&quot;&gt;Mischa Barton&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/150-will-smith&quot;&gt;Will Smith&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/81-jada-pinkett-smith&quot;&gt;Jada Pinkett Smith&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/921-gordon-ramsay&quot;&gt;Gordon Ramsay&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/560-tracey-emin&quot;&gt;Tracey Emin&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/233-roger-federer&quot;&gt;Roger Federer&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/278-natalie-imbruglia&quot;&gt;Natalie Imbruglia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/436-kelly-osbourne&quot;&gt;Kelly Osbourne&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1066-jemima-khan&quot;&gt;Jemima Khan&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Sir Elton decorated his lavish garden with palm trees and sand for the party, which raised money for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/132-elton-john-aids-foundation&quot;&gt;Elton John &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt; Foundation&lt;/a&gt;. Last year&#8217;s event raised over $12 million for the cause, and the White Tie and Tiara Balls have made over $50 million since 1998.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h6&gt;Related past articles&lt;/h6&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1666-penelope-cruz-mistletoe-initiative-on-world-aids-day&quot;&gt;Penelope Cruz Gets Under The Mistletoe On World AIDS Day&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1665-u2-believe-in-father-christmas-for-africa&quot;&gt;U2 Believe In Father Christmas For Africa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1632-bonos-red-wire-to-launch-next-week&quot;&gt;Bono's RED(Wire) To Launch Next Week&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1624-bid2beat-aids-for-special-christmas-gifts&quot;&gt;Bid2Beat AIDS For Special Christmas Gifts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1614-all-saints-get-naked-for-charity-auction&quot;&gt;All Saints Get Naked For Charity Auction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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      <category>Elton John</category>
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      <title>Stars Sign Up For Mandela's Birthday Bash</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/2&quot;&gt;Myrlia Purcell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The list of artists signing up for the June 27th &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/658-46664&quot;&gt;46664&lt;/a&gt; concert in honor of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/543-nelson-mandela&quot;&gt;Nelson Mandela&amp;#8217;s&lt;/a&gt; 90th birthday just keeps growing. 45,000 tickets are available for the one-day event, which will feature acts such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/218-eminem&quot;&gt;Eminem&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1495-queen&quot;&gt;Queen&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/158-annie-lennox&quot;&gt;Annie Lennox&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/866-razorlight&quot;&gt;Razorlight&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1115-keane&quot;&gt;Keane&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/150-will-smith&quot;&gt;Will Smith&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/81-jada-pinkett-smith&quot;&gt;Jada Pinkett Smith&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Mandela says of the event, &amp;#8220;London wants to celebrate my birthday and I said I would go if they would raise funds for our charities. So, we have a bargain &amp;#8211; I am going to London and they there will host a concert in Hyde Park, which will raise awareness of our continuing work and much needed funds.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;The list of expected performers, as of yesterday, includes&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;ul&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1099-leona-lewis&quot;&gt;Leona Lewis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/152-sugababes&quot;&gt;Sugababes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Duffy&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/422-jamelia&quot;&gt;Jamelia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1079-amy-winehouse&quot;&gt;Amy Winehouse&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/629-shirley-bassey&quot;&gt;Shirley Bassey&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Emmanuel Jal&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Andrea and Sharon Corr&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Eddy Grant&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Simple Minds&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Amaral&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/868-soweto-gospel-choir&quot;&gt;Soweto Gospel Choir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Loylso&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Kurt Darren&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/867-johnny-clegg&quot;&gt;Johnny Clegg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;The Children Of Agape&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Papa Wemba&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Sipho Mabuse&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

	&lt;p&gt;There will also be numerous unannounced appearances, as several major artists are keeping silent about their involvement in order to take both Mr Mandela and the audience by surprise.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;The 46664 campaign got its name from Mandela&amp;#8217;s prison number during 18 of his 27 years of incarceration on the notorious Robben Island. The campaign raises awareness about the impact of &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt;, especially in Africa, and promotes effective &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HIV&lt;/span&gt; prevention measures throughout the world.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Those wishing to purchase tickets, which are priced at &#163;65 each, must first &lt;a href=&quot;http://music.livenation.co.uk/46664concert/home/&quot;&gt;register at the concert&amp;#8217;s homepage&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1658-annie-lennox-sings-for-world-aids-day&quot;&gt;Annie Lennox Sings For World AIDS Day&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1624-bid2beat-aids-for-special-christmas-gifts&quot;&gt;Bid2Beat AIDS For Special Christmas Gifts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1623-give-landmines-the-boot-with-charity-auction&quot;&gt;Give Landmines The Boot With Charity Auction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1607-will-smith-spreads-joy-at-childrens-hospital&quot;&gt;Will Smith Spreads Joy At Children's Hospital&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 10:21:30 -0000</pubDate>
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      <category>46664</category>
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      <title>Celebrities Put Their Votes Where Their Hearts Are</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/14&quot;&gt;Tim Saunders&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Celebrity endorsement and music have been essential features of political campaigns for the last 70 years. One of the earliest examples dates back to 1932, when Franklin D. Roosevelt used &#8220;Happy Days Are Here Again&#8221; as the theme song to his first presidential campaign. It eventually became the unofficial anthem for the Democrats, was used for years afterwards, and set a new standard in the way elections were campaigned.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Jump forward to 1960 and you find crooner Frank Sinatra openly supporting the presidential campaign of John F. Kennedy by singing a specially revised version of &#8220;High Hopes&#8221;. Jump forward further and you will hear the Republicans of 1988 singing the chorus of Bobby McFerrin&#8217;s &#8220;Don&#8217;t Worry, Be Happy&#8221; (although McFerrin later asked them to stop using it).&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;And who can forget &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/20-bill-clinton&quot;&gt;Bill Clinton&lt;/a&gt; blowing his saxophone along to Fleetwood Mac&#8217;s &#8220;Don&#8217;t Stop&#8221; in 1992?&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;In 2008, it looks as though celebrity endorsement and music are set to be important parts of the Presidential Election once again, with a number of celebrities throwing their support into candidates&#8217; campaigns. But although many stars are openly backing particular campaigns, their message this year has a deeper meaning.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;If we want to stop the war, if we want to get the economy better, I think that young people need to understand they have to take matters into their own hands,&amp;#8221; said &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/54-diddy&quot;&gt;Sean &#8216;Diddy&#8217; Combs&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;#8220;It is really like waking up a sleeping giant.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;The 38-year-old Hip Hop star and fashion designer believes that it is more important than ever for young people to go out and vote, and that the voice of youth will be an defining factor in this year&#8217;s election.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;A lot of young people have decided that this is their future. This president is going to decide their future,&amp;#8221; said Combs, who launched the Citizen Change campaign in 2004 to encourage young voters. &amp;#8220;I didn&amp;#8217;t really want to get in the political game but I wanted to see young people become empowered. That&amp;#8217;s where my attention is at. To have an African-American man and a woman in, it&amp;#8217;s going to go down in history as the most historical election. And I think that young people will have a hand in the result.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Last Tuesday saw 20 states in America hold primary elections to determine the eventual Democratic and Republican nominees for president, with Senator &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/77-hillary-clinton&quot;&gt;Hillary Clinton&lt;/a&gt; up against Senator &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/998-barak-obama&quot;&gt;Barack Obama&lt;/a&gt; for the Democrats, and Senator John McCain against former Gov. Mitt Romney for the Republicans.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;And it seems that all of the candidates have pulled together an impressive list of celebrity backers. McCain has received endorsements from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/342-sylvester-stallone&quot;&gt;Sylvester Stallone&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/12-arnold-schwarzenegger&quot;&gt;Arnold Schwarzenegger&lt;/a&gt;, Jerry Bruckheimer, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1325-tom-selleck&quot;&gt;Tom Selleck&lt;/a&gt;, while Romney is being backed by the likes of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/548-pat-boone&quot;&gt;Pat Boone&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1270-donny-osmond&quot;&gt;Donny Osmond&lt;/a&gt;. On the Democrats&#8217; side, Clinton has received endorsements from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/181-barbra-streisand&quot;&gt;Barbra Streisand&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/565-danny-devito&quot;&gt;Danny DeVito&lt;/a&gt;, Sally Field, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/526-magic-johnson&quot;&gt;Magic Johnson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/109-steven-spielberg&quot;&gt;Steven Spielberg&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/79-jack-nicholson&quot;&gt;Jack Nicholson&lt;/a&gt;, while Obama has attracted the support of celebrities such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/194-eddie-murphy&quot;&gt;Eddie Murphy&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/150-will-smith&quot;&gt;Will Smith&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/73-halle-berry&quot;&gt;Halle Berry&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/246-morgan-freeman&quot;&gt;Morgan Freeman&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/195-jessica-biel&quot;&gt;Jessica Biel&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/918-usher&quot;&gt;Usher&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/532-edward-norton&quot;&gt;Edward Norton&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/647-hulk-hogan&quot;&gt;Hulk Hogan&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/919-robert-deniro&quot;&gt;Robert DeNiro&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/496-forest-whitaker&quot;&gt;Forest Whitaker&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;23-year-old actress &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/117-scarlett-johansson&quot;&gt;Scarlett Johansson&lt;/a&gt; is another star to show her support for Barack Obama, and last week recorded a message that was played to hundreds of voters in California over the telephone. She stated in the message that a vote for the Illinois senator was the last chance to &amp;#8220;turn a page on the polarizing politics of the past&amp;#8221;. This was followed by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/68-george-clooney&quot;&gt;George Clooney&lt;/a&gt; adding his name to the supporters list at the annual Oscar Nominees&#8217; Lunch last week.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;I&amp;#8217;ve been an Obama guy for a year and a half and I&amp;#8217;m very excited by his campaign,&amp;#8221; he said. &amp;#8220;It just seems that the more time he&amp;#8217;s out there, his numbers keep growing. So I&amp;#8217;m very, very encouraged.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Johansson has also showed her support by taking part in the massive new internet campaign to increase the youth vote for Barack Obama. Led by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/924-black-eyed-peas&quot;&gt;Black Eyed Peas&lt;/a&gt; member &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/488-will-i-am&quot;&gt;will.i.am&lt;/a&gt;, the campaign features a music video that is taking YouTube by storm. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHEO_fG3mm4&quot;&gt;Yes We Can&lt;/a&gt; took the singer two days to record and film, and has attracted almost 2 million views since it was released last Friday.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;The Hip Hop star was inspired to write the song after watching Obama&#8217;s speech following the Democrat&#8217;s loss to Clinton in the New Hampshire primary election.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;It was as if he was talking to me,&amp;#8221; said will.i.am. &amp;#8220;It was as if he was talking to and defending everything that made me who I am. I took that speech, and I wanted everyone else to be inspired by that speech as I was.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;The song features Obama&#8217;s speech set to music, and includes appearances by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/766-john-legend&quot;&gt;John Legend&lt;/a&gt;, Kate Walsh, Nicole Scherzinger, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Herbie Hancock. Although it was not commissioned by Obama, he saw it on Saturday and has embraced it.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;After nearly a year on the campaign trail, I&amp;#8217;ve seen a lot of things that have touched me deeply, but I had to share this with you,&amp;#8221; Obama&#8217;s wife, Michelle, said in an e-mail to supporters. &amp;#8220;Sharing this video, which was created by supporters, is one more way to help start a conversation with your friends, family, co-workers, and anyone else who will be voting soon about the issues important to them in this election.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;But will.i.am insists the point of the song is not just to stir up votes for the first-term senator, but to &amp;#8220;remind people how powerful they are. The idea of &amp;#8216;Yes We Can&amp;#8217; doesn&amp;#8217;t stop because he doesn&amp;#8217;t win.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;There are currently several organizations that are being backed by celebrities to encourage young people to vote, including &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/408-declare-yourself&quot;&gt;Declare Yourself&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/69-rock-the-vote&quot;&gt;Rock the Vote&lt;/a&gt;, both of which are using the internet to raise the awareness of youth prior to this year&#8217;s election.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;The Internet and technology empowers people,&amp;#8221; said will.i.am. &amp;#8220;And the &amp;#8216;Yes We Can&amp;#8217; song is proof that they don&amp;#8217;t need a big record company or a big movie company . . . to go out and captivate people&amp;#8217;s attention.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;But whether celebrity endorsement actually affects the votes is still a matter of contention. According to a study carried out by the Pew Research Centre in September, &amp;#8220;political endorsements generally have little impact on voter preference&amp;#8221;.
The research found almost 70% of Americans polled said that if told a celebrity endorsed a presidential candidate, it would not affect their vote. And of the 30% who said an endorsement would influence them, 15% said it would make them more likely to vote for the endorsed candidate while the other half said they would be less likely to do so.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;But if history is anything to go by, it won&#8217;t stop the celebrities from having their say.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <title>Celebrities Lend Their Hands To Charity</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/14&quot;&gt;Tim Saunders&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Over 40 celebrities from around the world are featured in a special new book to be released in time for Christmas.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&#8220;Celebrity Handprints&amp;#8221;, set to be published on December 1, is the culmination of two years work for author James Preston. Since November 2005, Preston has scoured the globe in search of famous names who were willing to dip their hands in ink and leave a lasting mark on paper. And his peculiar pursuit opened doors to some of entertainment&#8217;s biggest stars, including &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/126-johnny-depp&quot;&gt;Johnny Depp&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/119-orlando-bloom&quot;&gt;Orlando Bloom&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/231-matt-damon&quot;&gt;Matt Damon&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/164-keira-knightley&quot;&gt;Keira Knightley&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Over the course of his travels, Preston collected more than 100 handprints and accompanying photos of some of the brightest stars in film, television, music and sports, 42 of which are to be included in the new book. All of the proceeds from the publication will go to benefit two British children&#8217;s charities &#8211; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/391-children-in-need&quot;&gt;Children in Need&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/435-great-ormond-street-hospital&quot;&gt;Great Ormond Street Hospital&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Also available is a series of limited edition prints of the handprints, suitable for framing. The cost for each print, which also includes a photograph of the star involved, is $100. 30% of the total will go to both charities.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Other stars involved in the project include &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/49-david-beckham&quot;&gt;David Beckham&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/146-robbie-williams&quot;&gt;Robbie Williams&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/150-will-smith&quot;&gt;Will Smith&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/398-joss-stone&quot;&gt;Joss Stone&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/409-alicia-keys&quot;&gt;Alicia Keys&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/141-shakira&quot;&gt;Shakira&lt;/a&gt;, Sir &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/243-richard-branson&quot;&gt;Richard Branson&lt;/a&gt;, Sir &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/626-tom-jones&quot;&gt;Tom Jones&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/477-linkin-park&quot;&gt;Linkin Park&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/16-avril-lavigne&quot;&gt;Avril Lavigne&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/120-snoop-dogg&quot;&gt;Snoop Dogg&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/121-samuel-l-jackson&quot;&gt;Samuel L. Jackson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/490-wyclef-jean&quot;&gt;Wyclef Jean&lt;/a&gt;, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/440-kaiser-chiefs&quot;&gt;Kaiser Chiefs&lt;/a&gt;, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/720-smashing-pumpkins&quot;&gt;Smashing Pumpkins&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/842-snow-patrol&quot;&gt;Snow Patrol&lt;/a&gt;, Star Wars creator &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/69-george-lucas&quot;&gt;George Lucas&lt;/a&gt;, and many more.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;The book will be available for $40 from bookstores and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.uk/Celebrity-Handprints-Stories-Behind-Them/dp/0955752302/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&amp;#38;s=books&amp;#38;qid=1196586416&amp;#38;sr=8-1&amp;#38;tag=looktothestar-20&quot;&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;, and both the book and the prints will be able to be purchased from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.celebrityhandprints.org&quot;&gt;www.celebrityhandprints.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <title>Will Smith, Jada Pinkett-Smith and Tomiko Put the Spotlight on Lupus at Charity Event</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/22&quot;&gt;Crystal A. Johnson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;With co-host &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/794-malcolm-jamal-warner&quot;&gt;Malcolm-Jamal Warner&lt;/a&gt; by her side, Maybelline model &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/793-tomiko&quot;&gt;Tomiko&lt;/a&gt; promised to put &amp;#8220;the fun in fundraiser&amp;#8221; at a charity soir&#233;e to raise awareness and funds for Lupus research in Los Angeles on Saturday night.  The mission was accomplished. The event, sponsored by the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/68-will-and-jada-smith-family-foundation&quot;&gt;Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation&lt;/a&gt; took on a 20&amp;#8217;s Cotton Club atmosphere, complete with jazz band.  Attendees dressed the part, helping to set a nostalgic tone amidst an event where the subject of Lupus was in the spotlight.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;The cause to raise awareness about Lupus is very personal to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/81-jada-pinkett-smith&quot;&gt;Jada&lt;/a&gt; and Tomiko.    In a serious tone, Jada explained that her high school friend, aunt and cousin all have been diagnosed with Lupus.  For Tomiko, it is her sister that suffers from the disease. When asked what prompted her to create this event, Tomiko said, &amp;#8220;I created this event out of the love for my sister.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Tomiko is a role model for supporting this cause with passion, but was not the only model present; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/792-mercedes-scelba&quot;&gt;Mercedes Scelba&lt;/a&gt; from Season two of &amp;#8220;America&amp;#8217;s Next Top Model&amp;#8221; was on hand to support the event.  Mercedes has Lupus, and her condition was the focus of an episode of the show.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;And where does Malcom-Jamal Warner fit in all of this?  Malcom is close friends with Tomiko&amp;#8217;s husband and has witnessed what Tomiko has gone through trying help her sister.  Tomiko said the change in her sister was rapid, drastically debilitating her within a week.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Others in attendance to support the charity included actress &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/791-tisha-campbell&quot;&gt;Tisha Campbell&lt;/a&gt; and her husband, actor &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/795-duane-martin&quot;&gt;Duane Martin&lt;/a&gt;.  General Hospital star Kent Masters King, &amp;#8220;I Wanna Be A Soap Star&amp;#8221; &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;YVES&lt;/span&gt;, &amp;#8220;Project Runway&amp;#8217;&amp;#8217; reality stars Kayne and Jeffrey were also on hand, while recording artist Res gave a performance.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Lupus manifests itself so differently in people.  Its consequences can include heart attacks, strokes, seizures, kidney failure and death.  There have been no new drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration specifically for lupus in more than 40 years.  No one is safe from lupus; it affects men and women, although women are more likely to acquire the disease.  It tends to strike the range of women of color more commonly.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;The commitment to raising Lupus awareness continues with a walk for Lupus on November 4th in Los Angeles.  For more information contact Sherise Bright of Lupus Foundation of America, +1-213-742-9048, &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:sherise@brightkarma.com&quot;&gt;sherise@brightkarma.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <title>Charlize Theron Hosts Children's Benefit Auction</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/2&quot;&gt;Myrlia Purcell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/34-charlize-theron&quot;&gt;Charlize Theron&lt;/a&gt; hosted an auction on June 27th to raise money for children in her native South Africa. The event in Los Angeles drew the support of other Hollywood celebrities, and raised $140,000 to help families in need.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;The auction was attended by stars such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/187-lindsay-lohan&quot;&gt;Lindsay Lohan&lt;/a&gt;, and items up for auction included a jacket from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/150-will-smith&quot;&gt;Will Smith&lt;/a&gt;, signed DVDs from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/188-tom-hanks&quot;&gt;Tom Hanks&lt;/a&gt; and an original Scarface poster donated by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/4-al-pacino&quot;&gt;Al Pacino&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/929-charlize-theron-african-outreach-project&quot;&gt;Charlize Theron African Outreach Project&lt;/a&gt; benefits &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/73-oprahs-angel-network&quot;&gt;Oprah&amp;#8217;s Angel Network&lt;/a&gt; and helps support vulnerable children in rural South Africa.&lt;/p&gt;
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