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Springsteen And Friends Raise Almost $23 Million For Sandy Victims Nov 4, 2012

The American Red Cross and NBCUniversal have announced that Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together, a live, one-hour benefit telethon, generated nearly $23 million in support of victims impacted by Hurricane Sandy. More →

Anne Hathaway To Host Women's Media Awards Nov 2, 2012

Anne Hathaway will host The 2012 Women’s Media Awards on November 13th at Guastavino’s in New York City. The announcement was made by Jane Fonda, Robin Morgan and Gloria Steinem, co-Founders of the Women’s Media Center. More →

Miranda Lambert Encourages Good Breakfasts Nov 2, 2012

Award-winning singer/songwriter Miranda Lambert stays in harmony by eating a good breakfast that includes lowfat milk each and every day. More →

Jimmy Carter Calls Death Penalty Wasteful, Immoral And Discriminatory Nov 2, 2012

Jimmy Carter has written an op-ed in the LA Times about his view on the death penalty, calling it wasteful, immoral and discriminatory. More →

George Lucas Plans To Give Lucasfilm Sale Earnings To Charity Nov 2, 2012

George Lucas plans to put most of the $4.05 billion earned from the sale of Lucasfilm to Disney into a foundation that will focus on educational issues. More →

Celebrities Join The Thirst Project For Charity Beverage Tastings Nov 2, 2012

Celebrity supporters joined The Thirst Project founder Seth Maxwell on Tuesday, October 30,for an evening of beverage tastings at The Avenue in Hollywood to raise awareness for the global water crisis and help to raise funds for building fresh water wells in developing countries. More →

David Cameron To Hold Hunger Summit In 2013 Nov 2, 2012

British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced he will be holding a hunger summit in 2013 – a big win for the thousands of Save the Children supporters who have joined the Race Against Hunger campaign. More →

Emmanuelle Chriqui And Robin Wright Support New Campaign Urging U.S. To Make Congo A Priority Nov 2, 2012

The Enough Project's Raise Hope for Congo campaign launched the first-ever Instagram petition that will be delivered to the winning U.S. Presidential candidate, urging the next administration to make the conflict in eastern Congo a top priority. More →

Stars To Come Together For Hurricane Sandy Victims Nov 1, 2012

In response to the widespread devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy, the networks of NBCUniversal — including NBC, Bravo, CNBC, E!, G4, MSNBC, Style, Syfy and USA – will join forces to air a one-hour live benefit telethon, “Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together,” on Friday, November 2 (8-9 pm ET). More →

Bob Barker Speaks Out Against Pigeon Shoots Nov 1, 2012

The indomitable animal defender and iconic former host of ‘The Price Is Right,’ Bob Barker has fired off letters to officials demanding animal cruelty investigations take place into the live pigeon shoots currently allowed in Pennsylvania. More →

Shaq O'Neal Joins Toys For Tots Campaign Nov 1, 2012

As the holiday season quickly approaches, Toys"R"Us has announced the launch of its annual nationwide fundraising campaign to benefit the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. More →

NY Knick Raises Awareness Of Blood Cancer Nov 1, 2012

NY Knick Tyson Chandler scored one for the fight against blood cancer last night at Bally, the Swiss luxury leather goods house in Manhattan, by getting his cheek swabbed and registering with DKMS Delete Blood Cancer, the world’s largest bone marrow donor center. More →

Prince Charles And Pierce Brosnan Award Young Achiever Nov 1, 2012

The Prince's Trust Young Achiever Award – part of the Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Awards – shines the spotlight on one exceptional young person who has turned their life around with support from The Trust. This year, the award celebrated Jay Kamiraz from Haringey, who set up a business with support from The Trust. More →

Marg Helgenberger Supports Fraser Riverkeeper's Fifth Anniversary Gala Nov 1, 2012

CSI star Marg Helgenberger co-hosted Fraser Riverkeeper’s fifth anniversary gala in Vancouver on October 20, celebrating the organization’s work for swimmable, drinkable and fishable waters. More →

Maria Shriver And Olivia Munn Attend Courage In Journalism Awards Nov 1, 2012

More than 300 media personalities gathered in Los Angeles this week for the Courage in Journalism Awards, hosted by Aisha Tyler (CBS) and First Amendment Attorney Ted Boutrous, and attended by many accomplished women of the U.S. media and entertainment world, including Maria Shriver, Olivia Munn, Annette Bening, Chelsea Handler, Jennifer Westfeldt, Mary Hart, Brooke Anderson and Louise Roe. More →

Ne-Yo Encourages Young Voters to Move Forward Nov 1, 2012

‘Forward’, a new song performed by Grammy Award winning R&B singer-songwriter Ne-Yo, the Goo Goo Dolls' Johnny Rzeznik, music legend Herbie Hancock, Delta Rae and Natasha Bedingfield, has been released as a grassroots effort to motivate and inspire nationwide voter participation in the upcoming 2012 Presidential election. More →

Brad Pitt Pledges $100,000 To Human Rights Campaign Oct 31, 2012

The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, today announced a $100,000 gift from Brad Pitt to support the organization’s marriage efforts. More →

Justin Bieber Joins Nick Cannon For TeenNick HALO Awards Oct 31, 2012

Tyra Banks, Justin Bieber, Josh Duhamel and Emma Stone join creator, host and executive producer Nick Cannon in celebrating four exceptional teens in this year’s TeenNick HALO Awards. More →

Will Ferrell Runs Half Marathon Benefiting ASPCA Oct 31, 2012

At 6 feet 3 inches, actor Will Ferrell stood out among 12,000 runners in costume at the start line of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Los Angeles Halloween Half Marathon benefiting the ASPCA on Sunday morning, October 28. More →

Little Big Town Helps Feeding America In Tampa Bay Oct 31, 2012

On Friday, Oct. 26 country music group Little Big Town visited Feeding America Tampa Bay to volunteer in food fulfillment activities as part of their partnership with ConAgra Foods’ Child Hunger Ends Here campaign. More →

One Direction To Join Stars For BBC Children In Need Oct 31, 2012

BBC One has announced that the BBC Children in Need Appeal show returns on Friday 16 November, live once more from Television Centre. More →

David Arquette To Be Honored At Art Of Elysium's Heaven Gala Oct 31, 2012

On January 12th, 2013, The Art of Elysium will celebrate its 6th annual HEAVEN Gala, the night before the Golden Globes. More →

Stars Come Out For Loving The Silent Tears Oct 31, 2012

Stars came out for the red carpet premiere of Loving the Silent Tears: A New Musical at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. More →

CNN Shines Spotlight On Child Stunting Oct 31, 2012

CNN has partnered with UNICEF to put the international spotlight on the global crisis of stunting, or low height for age in children. About 165 million children under the age of five suffer from stunting, with more than 90% of them living in Africa and Asia. More →

Cyndi Lauper And Friends To Rock New York City For Forty To None Project Oct 30, 2012

Cyndi Lauper will be joined by a stellar lineup of talent at a special concert in December. More →

Usher Attends Pencils Of Promise Gala Oct 30, 2012

A host of stars turned out to benefit Pencils of Promise on Thursday, October 25. More →

Barry Manilow To Be Honored At Cedars-Sinai Gala Oct 30, 2012

Barry Manilow, Scott Minerd and Stanley Black will be honored by the Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors at their annual Gala on Thursday, November 1st at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza. More →

Taylor Swift To Be Honored By RFK Center For Justice And Human Rights Oct 30, 2012

Taylor Swift is set to be honored at the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights Ripple of Hope Awards in December. More →

Contemporary Art Auction To Benefit Elton John AIDS Foundation Oct 30, 2012

In recognition of the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF)‘s 20th year, Sotheby’s has invited the Foundation for a second consecutive year to participate in the auction house’s Contemporary Art Day Auction on Wednesday, November 14, 2012, by providing select, donated works to be sold to benefit EJAF’s grant-making initiatives. More →

Duchess Of Cornwall Attends Service For Fallen War Journalists Oct 30, 2012

The Duchess of Cornwall has commemorated during a church service in central London journalists who have lost their lives in war zones. More →