Fawcett set aside money for charity in her will

September 24th, 2009 MUMBAI - A Sushmita Sen impersonator on the social networking site Facebook has started asking for money in her name for charity. After being inundated by anxious queries from friends, the Bollywood actress has clarified that she is not the one asking for money.

September 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Australian pop star Kylie Minogue and British singer Leona Lewis have donated their high heels in a bid to raise money for a women's charity. Fans will be able to bid on the footwear online from Sunday, reported contactmusic.com The bidders can also win the chance to enjoy lunch with Australian pop star Peter Andre or singer Rachel Stevens and shop with "Britain's Got Talent" judge Amanda Holden.

August 28th, 2009 Guitarist JOHN MAYER will have to hand over $25,000 (£16,700) to charity, after losing a bet over his criminal record. Mayer bet editors at TMZ.com they couldn't track down a mug shot taken of him, following his arrest in 2001 for driving with a suspended license.

July 26th, 2009 LONDON - Actress Farrah Fawcett has left major part of her 3.6-million-pound fortune to her troubled 24-year-old son but chose to leave nothing to his father, her long-time lover Ryan O'Neal, it has emerged. The Charlie's Angels star, who died of cancer at 62 last month, bequeathed the money to her son Redmond, who has battled drink and drug problems.

July 17th, 2009 LONDON - American actress Farrah Fawcett has been posthumously handed an Emmy nomination for her role as executive producer of her documentary "Farrah's Story". The late actress received the nod for an account of her battle against cancer, aired shortly before she died last month, reports contactmusic.com.

July 4th, 2009 LONDON - Actors and close friends Matt Damon and Ben Affleck played poker at an event in Las Vegas to raise money for charity. The Oscar winners joined event host Don Cheadle and actors Brad Garrett and Danny Masterson and retired boxing champ Mike Tyson Thursday night for the charity event, reported femalefirst.co.uk.

June 29th, 2009 LONDON - Farrah Fawcett had planned charity for victims of domestic abuse before she died of cancer. The Charlie's Angel's star who had remained committed to helping the victimized in the society through out her successful career had set aside part of her fortune in her will to her favourite charities, the Daily Star reports.

June 28th, 2009 Kevin Bacon performs on 14,110-foot Pikes PeakDENVER — Actor Kevin Bacon hiked 14,110-foot Pikes Peak Saturday to play a concert at the top as part of an event to raise money for a cancer charity. Bacon woke up around 4:30 a.m.

June 28th, 2009 Private funeral plans announced for Farrah FawcettLOS ANGELES — A private funeral service will be held Tuesday for Farrah Fawcett at the Cathedral of Our lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles. Church officials say the service is set for 4 p.m.

June 27th, 2009 LONDON - Cancer survivor Christina Applegate has urged fans to make donations in the honour of late Farrah Fawcett, who recently lost her fight to the deadly disease. Farrah died aged 62 at Saint John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California, after losing a two-and-a-half year battle with anal cancer on Thursday.

June 26th, 2009 ABC, NBC airing Farrah Fawcett specialsNEW YORK — ABC and NBC are airing special tributes to Farrah Fawcett. ABC's "20/20" will air a Barbara Walters Special, "Farrah's Love," Thursday at 10 p.m.

June 25th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - US actress Farrah Fawcett died Thursday in a southern California hospital after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was 62. A hospital spokesman said that Fawcett died at 9.28 a.m.

June 22nd, 2009 Ryan O'Neal says he plans to marry Farrah FawcettNEW YORK — Ryan O'Neal says he plans to marry Farrah Fawcett, who is struggling to overcome cancer. The 68-year-old actor says in an interview with Barbara Walters for ABC's "20/20" that he asked his longtime companion to marry him and "she's agreed." O'Neal says they will tie the knot "as soon as she can say yes." Walters' interview with O'Neal airs Friday.

May 15th, 2009 LONDON - American actor Ryan O'Neal has revealed that he is eager to get married to his long-time lover actress Farrah Fawcett, who is at the moment battling cancer. The two, who have been together since 1982, have never sealed their union with marriage, and now that Fawcett, 62, is fighting anal cancer, which has spread to her liver since her initial diagnosis in 2006, O'Neal, 68, wants to make an honest woman of her.

May 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Inoperable anal cancer has robbed Farrah Fawcett of her famous hair. Ryan O'Neal, the ailing actress' longtime partner, spoke about the Charlie's Angels star's brave fight to People magazine, where he said that Fawcett is not set for the "last rites" just yet.