Celeb Portraits Raise Cash For Unicef

October 7th, 2009 Stars including LADY GAGA, BRANDON FLOWERS and NELLY FURTADO have unleashed their wild sides to raise money for an Alzheimer's charity. Actresses Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Garner and Sienna Miller have also lent their support to The Elephant Project, an organisation to raise cash and awareness for the Alzheimer’s Association.

October 4th, 2009 Actress BONNIE HUNT has helped to raise $120,000 (£80,000) for a Chicago, Illinois medical centre by offering one fan the chance to dine with her. The Jerry Maguire star agreed to whisk the highest bidder in a hospital charity auction off to Los Angeles to attend a TV taping of The Bonnie Hunt Show before joining Hunt on a dinner date.

October 2nd, 2009 Singer/actress SELENA GOMEZ aims to raise $1 million (£666,670) for the United Nations Children's Fund by the end of 2009. The Disney star was appointed an ambassador for the charity last month (Sep09) after lending her support to UNICEF in 2008.

October 1st, 2009 Singer ADAM LAMBERT's support for U.S. schools has paid off - his fans have raised $229,000 (£153,000) for the cause.

September 27th, 2009 TERI HATCHER put a Hollywood spin on the humble garage sale - raising $20,000 (£13,300) by auctioning off a range of top prizes at her home. The Desperate Housewives star held the sale in the garden of her property in Studio City, California to raise cash for children's charities in Los Angeles.

September 24th, 2009 Jessica Biel joins celeb climb to KilimanjaroLOS ANGELES — When Jessica Biel, Lupe Fiasco and Isabel Lucas get together in Africa, they'll have nowhere to go but up. The entertainers have signed on to climb the continent's highest peak — Mount Kilimanjaro, at more than 19,000 feet — to raise awareness about the need for clean water worldwide.

September 24th, 2009 Jessica Biel joins celeb climb to Mt. KilimanjaroLOS ANGELES — When Jessica Biel, Lupe Fiasco and Isabel Lucas get together in Africa, they'll have nowhere to go but up.

September 24th, 2009 NEW YORK - Actresses Emily Blunt and Eva Longoria Parker's images fetched 30,000 dollars each at a recent auction. It was part of the celebrity-portraits by photographer Roger Moenks that went under the hammer at the Beverly Wilshire last week.

September 18th, 2009 LONDON - Jordan's ex-fianci Warren Furman is now guilt ridden because he fears he had once accused the glamour girl of cheating on him with the man who she now claims raped her. Furman who played Ace in the British TV show Gladiator had been mad at Jordan (real name Katie Price) when he had found the man's number on her cell phone.he 36-year-old Furman confesses that he had shouted at Jordan and accused him of sleeping with the "notorious" womaniser celeb.

September 15th, 2009 Campaigning Hollywood star MIA FARROW is heading to Africa to visit refugees uprooted by conflict. Farrow, a longtime spokesperson for those affected by conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan, is turning her attention to other affected parts of the continent - on a UNICEF-backed trip.

September 9th, 2009 Disney star SELENA GOMEZ has a very special souvenir to remember her recent trip to Africa as a new UNICEF ambassador - she was presented with a handmade traditional outfit from Ghanaian tribeswomen. The teenage singer/actress was appointed to the United Nations Children's Fund position last week (03Sep09) and flew out to Ghana on her first U.N.

September 8th, 2009 Photographer Annie Leibovitz's loan repayment dueNEW YORK — Celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz risks losing the copyright to her images — and her entire life's work — if she doesn't pay back a $24 million loan that is now due. The photographer must repay Art Capital Group on Tuesday.

September 4th, 2009 Disney singer/actress SELENA GOMEZ has been appointed an ambassador of the United Nations Children's Fund. The teenage star joined forces with UNICEF last year (08), speaking out on issues such as children's rights, and now she has been rewarded for her efforts - officials have made her an official representative of the charitable cause.

August 28th, 2009 HAYDEN PANETTIERE is offering fans the chance to join her as she swims with dolphins to raise money for her campaign to end commercial whaling in international waters The Heroes actress is a longtime campaigner for dolphins and whales, and even had a warrant out for her arrest in Japan after she joined in protests against the slaughtering of the marine mammals in the historic whaling town of Taiji in 2007. But the brush with foreign authorities hasn't quashed the blonde's campaign against the killing of the friendly sea creatures, and is hoping to raise cash by offering fans a day in the seas with just dolphins and her for company.

May 6th, 2009 Another celeb dismissed from 'Dancing With Stars'LOS ANGELES — The little celebrity with the big scores is leaving "Dancing With the Stars." Lil Kim was dismissed from the ABC dance-off Tuesday. She came into the results show with the week's second lowest score: 52 points out of 60.