Celeb Portraits Raise Cash For UnicefSeptember 24th, 2009 Portraits of stars including EVA LONGORIA PARKER, EMILY BLUNT and SIENNA MILLER have raised $224,000 (£149,000) for UNICEF. The Desperate Housewives star and actress Blunt's portraits had the highest price tag, selling for $30,000 (£20,000) each at auction in Los Angeles on Thursday (17Sep09), while Miller's picture gained $21,000 (£14,000).
Farrow Heads To AfricaSeptember 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.
La Toya Launches Charity ShakeSeptember 14th, 2009 LA TOYA JACKSON hopes to raise $1 million (£600,000) for an Aids charity with sales of her own milkshake. The King of Pop's sister joined forces with West Hollywood's Millions of Milkshakes to create the drink, which contains strawberries, raspberries, caramel and is topped
with cream and a chocolate flake.
Gomez Gifted With Traditional Ghanaian OutfitSeptember 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.
Gomez Made Unicef AmbassadorSeptember 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.
Hilary Swank supports pet re-homing driveSeptember 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Actress Hilary Swank has urged people to support a new scheme to rehouse unwanted pets. The 'Million Dollar Baby' star became an ambassador for the Home 4 the IAMS Holidays Pet Adoption Campaign, which helps animals in shelters find new owners.
Rolling Stones Get Satisfaction From Wedding GigsAugust 26th, 2009 Newlyweds requesting a THE ROLLING STONES song as their first dance can hire the band for their reception - for a massive $7.5 million (£5 million). The rockers topped a survey to find the most expensive wedding act in the world, raking in more than double Sir Elton John and Kylie Minogue's fees of $3 million (£2 million).
Met Opera sets record with $2.5 million on first day of individual ticket salesAugust 17th, 2009 Met Opera sells record $2.5 million of ticketsNEW YORK — The Metropolitan Opera was singing a happy song about the first day of individual box office sales for the upcoming season. The Met sold $2.5 million worth of tickets on Sunday at its box office, telephone call center and Web site, up from $2 million on the first day of sales last year.
U2 STAGES TO BECOME GIG VENUESAugust 14th, 2009 Irish rockers U2 plan to turn the elaborate stage sets from their current 360 world tour into stand-alone concert venues. The With Or Without You hitmakers are currently touring the globe using three massive steel structures, in the shape of giant claws, as part of the shows.
DISNEY TEEN STARS JOIN FORCES FOR GREEN ANTHEMAugust 6th, 2009 MILEY CYRUS, the JONAS BROTHERS, SELENA GOMEZ and DEMI LOVATO have teamed up to record a new kids anthem, in a bid to help save the planet. Download sales of Send It On will benefit Disney's Friends for Change: Project Green campaign and Disney Worldwide Conservation.
SHAQUILLE O'NEAL SLAMS 'COWARDLY' BECKHAMAugust 3rd, 2009 Basketball legend SHAQUILLE O'NEAL has taken aim at DAVID BECKHAM after the soccer star declined his offer to compete on his new reality TV show. O'Neal has been desperate to land a battle with Beckham on his Shaq Vs programme, which will see him take on his rival sporting peers at their own game.
City of Los Angeles sets up Web site for fans to help pay for Jackson memorialJuly 7th, 2009 LA sets up Web site for Jackson memorial donationsLOS ANGELES — Deficit-ridden Los Angeles is asking Michael Jackson fans to help pay the bill for police and other public servants needed for the entertainer's memorial service. A Web site was posted Tuesday seeking donations to cover the costs, estimated at between $1.5 million and $4 million, according to Matt Szabo, a spokesman for Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
'Transformers' sequel could become worst-reviewed $400 million blockbuster everJune 29th, 2009 'Transformers': Worst-reviewed $400 million hit?LOS ANGELES — After just five days, "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" is halfway to $400 million domestically, a box-office milestone only eight other movies have reached. If it climbs that high, the "Transformers" sequel will be by far the worst-reviewed movie ever to make the $400 million club.
Selena Gomez 'freaked out' after encountering her idol Jennifer AnistonJune 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - American actress Selena Gomez has revealed that she "freaked out" when she met her idol actress Jennifer Aniston in a restroom at a recent awards ceremony in Los Angeles. Gomez, 16, who attended the Women in Film 2009 Crystal and Lucy Awards in Hollywood on June 12, was shocked and left speechless when she met the former Friends star, and ran away to avoid embarrassing herself.
Selena Gomez loved working with BFF Demi Lovato in Disney's 'Princess Protection Program'June 16th, 2009 Selena Gomez says Demi Lovato is a bigger princessNEW YORK — Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato are BFFs in real life — but in their upcoming Disney Channel movie "Princess Protection Program," they don't start out that way. Gomez plays a tomboy whose family takes in Lovato's princess after a dictator invades her country.
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