Burlesque artist Dita Von Teese has designed an eye mask for Moschino. The pink silk-satin eyemask is embellished with rhinestones, feathers and lace. It comes in a matching case. Proceeds from the masks will benefit amFAR, an AIDS charity. The mask retails for 120 Euros - about $165 U.S. - and can be purchased here.
Actress Scarlett Johansson has designed a handbag to help raise funds for Oxfam's response to the Haiti earthquake. The print on the handbag represents the ancient cartography of Haiti. It contains the message "supporting the people of Haiti" and is signed by Scarlett.
Scarlett Johansson's Haiti handbag will be sold in all Mango stores worldwide. The selling price will be $29.90. Scarlett Johansson is also the face of Mango. You can see her recent Mango campaigns here and here.
Scarlett Johansson says, "I'm thrilled to be collaborating with Mango to promote conscious consumerism and to benefit Oxfam's Haiti Earthquake Response Fund. By purchasing this bag, which I specially designed, you are helping to provide life saving assistance like clean water to the people of Haiti."
David Beckham and his family helped design t-shirts for Sport Relief, a charitable organization that helps disadvantaged people, both in the UK and across the world. Sport Relief says the entire Beckham family, including the kids, helped create the shirts for Sport Relief. The shirts were manufactured using 100% Fairtrade Certified cotton. The shirt features a photo taken by David himself. Each family member's footprints are located on the back. You can buy the shirt here.
David Beckham said, "Victoria and I are excited to be involved with Sport Relief again this year. Our family had a great time designing the T-shirt range and we hope it will raise much needed funds for many important causes."
Lost star Evangeline Lilly is auctioning off 3 different lunches on eBay. Evangeline will meet the winners of the lunch auctions in Honolulu, Los Angeles, and Vancouver. 100% of the proceeds from the auctions will go to the GO Campaign, to fund projects in Rwanda. The auctions run until February, 4th. You can find the auction listings here on eBay. Evangeline talks about helping Rwanda through her Ebay lunch auctions in the video below. Take a look:
Muhammad Ali and Christina Aguilera are joining forces to help the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Haiti relief efforts by appearing in a Public Service Announcement underwritten by the Yum! Brands Foundation. The new global PSA featuring Ali and Christina will appear internationally on television and online. The PSA will promote the www.fromhungertohope.com website where people con donate money. Muhammad Ali and Christina Aguilera also participated in last week's Hope for Haiti Now celebrity telethon. Christina Aguilera sang her new song called "Lift Me Up."
"I'm devastated by the toll that the earthquake has taken, and as a mom, I am especially heartbroken by the children and families affected," said Christina Aguilera. "My goal for the PSA is to inspire as many people as possible to donate to the World Food Programme so they can continue to feed the survivors in Haiti and move them from hunger to hope."
Muhammed Ali said, "The earthquake and the aftershocks in Haiti are among the worst tragedies of our lifetime. I urge people from around the world to open their hearts and give anything they can to help the World Food Programme's relief efforts in Haiti."
Broadway actress Stephanie March has joined World of Children as its Celebrity Ambassador.
Stephanie March says, “I am thrilled to support World of Children and its superlative efforts to fund changemakers around the world. It's a great privilege to be associated with an organization that recognizes and funds those individuals really working in the trenches, and I look forward to being part of advancing positive change for children everywhere."
Stephanie March has played a variety of characters in television, film and theater. Some of her television credits include Law & Order: SVU, Conviction, 30 Rock and Grey’s Anatomy. Her film credits include The Invention of Lying, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Head of State, Flannel Pajamas, East Broadway and The Treatment. March recently appeared on Broadway in the Tony nominated revival of Eric Bogosian's Talk Radio and in the off-Broadway revival of Howard Korder's Boys' Life.
Lindsay Lohan is donating proceeds from sales of her Fame leggings to raise money to help with the Haiti recovery effort. 100% of the proceeds from all Fame leggings sold will go to the Save the Children organization. The price on the Fame leggings have also been lowered from $90 to $65. You can buy the Fame leggings on the 6126collection.com website.
Lindsay said, "It is truly horrible what has happened to the people and children in Haiti. I believe every company should do their part to help by donating what they can. Please help us do our part for the Children of Haiti by purchasing this 6126 legging. I am proud to announce that we are giving 100% of the proceeds to Haiti's children through an organization I am passionate about, Save the Children."
John Travolta landed his own jet in Haiti. The plane contained aid supplies, a team including doctors and Scientology ministers. Travolta's wife, Kelly Preston, was also on board. Travolta said, "I just can't see not using this plane to help." Take a look:
Marc Malkin reports that Jennifer Aniston has
made a major donation to relief efforts for the Haitian people. Jen has given $500,000 to Doctors Without Borders, Partners in Health and AmeriCares. Jen also answered phones at the Hope for Haiti Now Telethon on Friday night. Thanks to all those that donated their time and talent, the telethon has raised an astounding $58 million as of today.
The Hope for Haiti Now telethon has raised around $57 million, and the donations are still being counted. Kevin Jonas (pictured above) joined many other celebrities to answer the phones during the two hour telethon. USA Todayreports:
"The public has set a new standard of giving for a relief telethon with Hope for Haiti Now, and the donations continue to come in," Lisa Paulsen, president and CEO of the Entertainment Industry Foundation, said in a statement released Saturday. The group is helping to oversee the funds gathered from the event.
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The total released Saturday includes money raised by phone, text and the Web. It does not include donations by corporations or via iTunes, where people are able to buy performances of the event for 99 cents each, or the entire album for $7.99. Those funds also go to Haiti relief.
The CD for Hope for Haiti Now had the biggest one day pre-order in the history of iTunes. The number one single on iTunes now is the new song "Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)" by Jay-Z, Rihanna, Bono and the Edge. They premiered the song during the telethon.
InStylereports that Rachel Bilson created this bracelet to raise money to help purchase additional student housing for the CIDA City Campus in Johannesburg. The Everlon Bracelet features a round-cut diamond set in 14k gold over sterling silver with a brown leather strap. $20 from each purchase of the $100 bracelet goesto the non-profit Diamond Empowerment Fund (DEF). You can buy the bracelet here on Macy's.
Brad Pitt appeared at the Hope for Haiti telethon last night, fully bearded. Yes, that horrible thing on his chin is still there. It's awful. He knows the world hates it. Even People magazine wrote him an open letter begging him to shave it -- to no avail. We feel sure that he's doing it to spite his fans. But why? We are his fans, after all. Why would he be so cruel? Perhaps he's decided the paparazzi will stop following him if he looks absolutely frightening.
How Angie stands it is beyond us. Although, with all the breakup rumors swirling around the couple, perhaps she isn't.
Sacha Baron Cohen and Jennifer Aniston work the phone banks at last night's
Hope for Haiti Now telethon, which was orchestrated by George Clooney. Jen's ex-husband Brad Pitt appeared and spoke on camera, but Peoplesays they never ran into each other. Most likely, they made sure they wouldn't have an on-camera run in, so that the focus would stay on the fundraising and not on them. Jen looks lovely, as usual. Alas, Brad showed up with his nanny-goat beard and as a result looked absolutely ghastly.
Lilly Pulitzer has launched a new collection called Pandamonium. The focal point of the collection is a bold, graphic black and white panda print, inspired by the World Wildlife Fund's iconic panda logo. The Pandamonium collection will hit Lilly Pulitzer stores this February. The collection includes a women's shift dress, a little Lilly shift dress, a men's blazer and pant, and a beach tote in two sizes. The collection retails from $68 for the small tote to $398 for the men's blazer. 10% of the proceeds from this collection will directly benefit the World Wildlife Fund.
Lilly Pulitzer will also offer a special Pandamonium collection pre-order on Monday, January 25th at 6am on its Facebook page.
George Clooney talks with MTV about how he got the idea to to the Hope For Haiti Now Telethon, which airs tonight nationally and internationally on CNN, CBS, MTV, and many other networks. Many A-list celebrities will be either performing (Madonna, Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Shakira, Christina Aguilera, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Sting), answering the phones (Tom Cruise, Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt, Nicole Kidman, Leonardo DiCaprio, Julia Roberts, Zac Efron, Daniel Day Lewis, Tom Hanks), anchoring (Robert Pattinson in London, Wyclef Jean in New York, George Clooney in Los Angeles) or talking about the situation (Bill Clinton, Anderson Cooper live from Haiti). The telethon airs at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time tonight. Take a look:
"Hope for Haiti Now" began accepting donations today at 12:00 p.m. ET at its website.
The telethon will benefit Oxfam America, Partners in Health, the Red Cross, UNICEF, United Nations World Food Programme, Yele Haiti Foundation and the Clinton Bush Haiti Foundation.
The telethon, which is the largest of its kind, will air tonight on ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, CNN, BET, The CW, HBO, MTV, VH1, CMT, PBS, TNT, Showtime, Comedy Central, Bravo, E! Entertainment, National Geographic Channel, Oxygen, G4, CENTRIC, Current TV, Fuse, MLB Network, EPIX, Palladia, SoapNet, Style, Discovery Health, Planet Green, CNN en Espanol, HBO Latino and Canadian networks, including CBC Television, CTV, Global Television and MuchMusic. The event will be live streamed online globally across sites including YouTube, Hulu, MySpace, Fancast, AOL, MSN.com, Yahoo, Bing.com, BET.com, CNN.com, MTV.com, VH1.com and Rhapsody, and on mobile via Alltel, AT&T, Sprint, Verizon and FloTV.
