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Sean Penn Testifies For Haiti May 21, 2010

Sean Penn missed the screening of his latest film – Fair Game – at Cannes yesterday so he could testify at a US Senate committee about the ongoing lack of staff and medical supplies in Haiti. More →

Gerard Butler Talks Charity Apr 14, 2010

Gerard Butler was in Haiti earlier this week to help with relief projects for Artists for Peace and Justice and Sean Penn's J/P Haitian Relief Organization. He also took the time to talk to USA Today about his charity work and what still needs to be done in Haiti. More →

Shakira Makes Charity Trip To Haiti Apr 12, 2010

Shakira is in Haiti to meet victims of the January 12 earthquake and help her charity build a school. More →

Sean Penn Busy In Haiti For Charity Mar 29, 2010

Sean Penn is in Haiti with his relief organization, the J/P Haitian Relief Organization (JP HERO), and worked alongside therapists from ALYN Hospital, Israel’s premier rehabilitation center, to build a school tent in the organization’s new Haiti camp last week. More →

Hollywood Legend Ernest Borgnine's Pre-Oscar Party Mar 4, 2010

Most of Hollywood’s celebrities are gearing up for this years Academy Awards, with many of them attending pre-parties in support of their favorite charitable organizations. More →

Keith Urban Building Schools In Haiti Feb 22, 2010

Country singer Keith Urban spoke on the radio recently about a project he and his wife, actress Nicole Kidman, are involved in – building schools in Haiti. More →

Stars Make Long-Term Charity Donations To Help Haiti Feb 11, 2010

Artists for Peace and Justice (APJ) is proud to announce the support of an impressive roster of Hollywood celebrities who have pledged their long-term support to Haiti through annual donations. More →

Celebrities Support The Amazon At "Crude" Screening Oct 8, 2009

The New York Times’ Stephen Holden called it “A sprawling legal thriller with rare depth and power.” Village Voice’s Ed Gonzales called it “A Herculean work of investigative journalism.” More →

Toronto Film Festival To Host Cinema Against AIDS Sep 7, 2009

On September 15, 2009, amfAR – The American Foundation for AIDS Research – and Dignitas International will partner on the first-ever Cinema Against AIDS event during the Toronto International Film Festival. More →

Milk Screenwriter To Be Honored By Charity Jun 11, 2009

Academy Award-winning screenwriter, director, film and television producer Dustin Lance Black will be honored at a special gala event in Hollywood this weekend. More →

Sean Penn To Narrate TV Doco About Injustice Mar 26, 2009

Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn has just narrated a new TV documentary about injustice. More →

Bid On Sean Penn's Milk Suit For Charity Feb 9, 2009

You can now own a piece of history from the Academy Award nominated film MILK. The Clothes Off Our Back Foundation has announced an online auction of costume designer Danny Glicker’s specially created shirt/tie/suit ensemble worn by Sean Penn in Gus Van Sant’s Milk, which is nominated for 8 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Costume Design. More →

Stars Pay Tribute To Paul Newman Oct 28, 2008

An awe-inspiring array of stars paid tribute to Paul Newman at a benefit gala for one of the actor’s summer camps for sick children in California last night. More →

Celebrities To Pay Tribute To Paul Newman Sep 30, 2008

An awe-inspiring array of stars will pay tribute to Paul Newman at a benefit gala for one of the actor’s summer camps for sick children in California next month. More →

Hollywood Philanthropy: LA GOAL Sep 18, 2008

Look To The Stars’ Celebrity Ambassador Rachel Zeskind has been voluteering at L.A. GOAL for several years, and shares her enthusiasm for the work they do in her latest column: More →

Eddie Vedder Rocks Kelly Slater Foundation Benefit May 2, 2008

Eddie Vedder, actor/activist Sean Penn, big-wave mogul Jeff Clark, and host Marty Colombatto paddled out in front of Colombatto’s estate overlooking Cotton’s Point (California) last Sunday, the morning after a private benefit concert by Vedder raised over $350,000 in support of the Kelly Slater Foundation. More →

Sean Penn Gets His Hands Dirty In A Charity Caravan May 1, 2008

Actor Sean Penn is on a mission to fight the war in Iraq, poverty, homelessness, and global warming – and he’s using some buses to help him. More →

Elton's Oscar Party Raises $5.1m Feb 25, 2008

Sunday night saw the Elton John AIDS Foundation's 16th annual Academy Awards viewing party, which this year raised $5.1 million thanks to its spectacular guest list. More →

Celebrity Donations To Katrina Relief Efforts Feb 12, 2006

A list of what some celebrities have done to help Katrina victims: More →