As part of the Idol Gives Back fundraising effort, stamps featuring the six Idols and this year's winner will be available to fans. If the limited editions — 100,000 20-stamp sheets for each Idol — sell out, Idol Gives Back would get about $7 million, Idol executive producer Nigel Lythgoe says.

That would be a step toward topping last year's $76 million raised for foreign and domestic charities, says Lythgoe, who hopes to break $100 million. The stamps are "a great idea, especially for philatelists. I think it's a little bit iconic, too. It's great for Idol."

Scarlett Johansson's offer of a dream date with her has fetched nearly £20,000 at auction.

The chance to spend a night with the 23-year-old Hollywood beauty sparked a bidding frenzy among eager suitors on eBay. Bidding began at just 50p but soared upwards with 170 offers made in all. The highest bid was £19,680 and the lucky winner, who is from the UK, will now join the sexy blonde at the premiere of her film He's Just Not That Into You in Los Angeles or New York next July.

He will be ferried to the glittering event in a chauffeur-driven limousine and will join the star on the red carpet. He can take a friend along - but might prefer to keep Scarlett all to himself. After the screening, Bafta winner Scarlett will hand her date a personal handwritten note. But he may have his work cut out wooing her as she is rumoured to be about to marry actor Ryan Reynolds, 31.

"I bought it because it's the best number," said Khouri, whose family made its fortune in real estate. "I bought it because I want to be the best in the world." The oil-rich UAE began auctioning off vanity license plates last May.

Ordinary automobile license plates issued to drivers here -- and even most other vanity series plates -- carry both Arabic and Western numerals and script, defining the issuing city and country. Khouri's plate, however, has only the Western numeral and no letters. The record sale surpassed the $6.8 million that was paid for an Emirati license plate at an earlier auction with the Western number 5 on it -- also without Arabic numerals or letters.

Cut from silk brocade and embellished with colorful beaded embroidery, and silk taffeta and fox fur frill, Oscar de la Renta's stocking is as elegant and gorgeous as his ultra-chic clothes. At Dolce & Gabbana, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana made naughty much better than nice with their decadent black silk satin stocking with white organza roses and tulle overlay. Badgley Mischka duo Mark Badgley and James Mischka were inspired by one of their lavish gowns - their extravagant design features bustled dove-gray duchesse silk satin tied with a grand bow. Animal lover Stella McCartney decorated her delightful wool and cashmere charmer with felted polar bear appliqués, and sprinkled on lots of festive sequins and Swarovski crystals. Bigger is better for Josie Natori, whose glamorous, oversize quilted silk charmeuse stocking is decorated with ornate Asian-inspired floral embroidery. As for Anthropologie's giant whimsical knitted sock - it's 54 inches tall - the store's playful designers worked in everything but the kitchen sink. (Wool sweater scraps, bamboo knitting needles, vintage silver spoons, pipe cleaners, wire, buttons, snaps and pom-poms are only a few of the accoutrements.) Featuring a detachable wool cuckoo "clock" (sorry, it's for decoration only), the stocking is the epitome of over-the-top holiday whimsy.

Why is Will doing this?
Will has teamed up with one of his friends and USC fraternity brothers, Craig Pollard, to support Pollard's non-profit Cancer for College. www.cancerforcollege.org Will is offering the spot in his new movie in order to raise the most money possible for the foundation. Cancer for College was created by Pollard, a two-time survivor of Hodgkins' disease to provide college scholarships to current and former cancer patients.

Will attends CFC's annual charity golf tournament and auction and serves and the celebrity host. This year, Will wanted to add something extra to the event. He decided to open up the part in his movie as an auction item. 100% of the proceeds from this auction is going to Cancer for College.

What does the winning bidder get?
The highest bidder will meet Ferrell at the charity banquet in Southern California on September 28th, 2007 to be honored as the auction winner. Then, in October 2007, the winner will meet Ferrell again on set during a day of filming his new movie and appear in a scene with him in his new movie, "Step Brother".

On July 19, 2007, Britney Spears shocked the OK! Magazine staff and the world with what can only be characterized as a complete and utter meltdown. What was meant to a beautiful shoot of the star turned into a frustrating day for all. In the aftermath, our staff discovered over $21,000 in missing and damaged clothing and accessories, including this gorgeous Versace gown from the Spring 2007 Collection.

After reimbursing retailers for the damaged goods, we'd love to turn this once-negative into a positive by donating the proceeds of this auction to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (M.A.D.D.). We reacted to Britney's heartbreaking cry for help by chronicling the day in print for her and the world to see it was time for change. And now, we're asking that you bid heavily towards M.A.D.D. -- an organization who's call for change is something that we all admire.

SixDegrees.org, which was created in partnership with the nonprofit, Network for Good, launched at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2007 to bring a social conscience to social networking. The Web site spotlights 50 celebrities' causes and allows noncelebrities to donate to or raise funds for their own favorite charities. Celebrities involved in the site include Kyra Sedgwick (Natural Resources Defense Council), Nicole Kidman (UNIFEM), Ashley Judd (YouthAIDS), Tyra Banks (TZONE Foundation), Kanye West (Kanye West Foundation), Rosie O'Donnell (Rosie's For All Kids Foundation), and Jessica Simpson (Operation Smile). The site features an auction of celebrity-signed items to benefit charity.

"We started with a group of my celebrity friends in January, but the real celebrities with a cause have turned out to be people who aren't from Hollywood," said Bacon. "In our first six months, for every celebrity involved, we've had 100 noncelebrities join, and this community has raised nearly $700,000 for thousands of charities with their badges. It goes to show that when we connect with others, our degrees of separation become smaller, and the world becomes a whole lot better."

Visitors to SixDegrees.org are encouraged to create charity badges, which are fundraising widgets that people can design themselves to raise money for any of more than 1.5 million charities and place anywhere online - including blogs, Web sites and social networks. The six people who receive the most number of donations from different people through their badge from July 19 to Sept. 16 will receive up to $10,000 in matching funds for their charity, and anyone who receives at least six donations through their badge will receive the official SixDegrees.org T-shirt from Hanes.

Renee Zellweger, Entertainment Industry Foundations' ambassador for Saks Fifth Avenue's 2007 KEY TO THE CURE campaign said, "I want to help the Entertainment Industry Foundation and its Women's Cancer Research Fund bring attention to the issue of women's cancer and the need to develop new ways to detect it and early treatment. With great support from Saks Fifth Avenue, EIF is funding some of the most exciting and ambitious scientific projects around better treatments and test for breast cancer. I became involved with several women's cancer charities and research organizations after one of my best friends was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000. She received some of the most progressive treatments available today. I know first hand the importance supporting their commitment."

In the 8 years since the inception of the Saks Fifth Avenue charity shopping event, the company, together with its vendors and partners, has raised more than $23 million. Working to continue this success, the money raised through Saks Fifth Avenue's 2007 KEY TO THE CURE will benefit more than 50 charitable programs dedicated to finding new detection methods, treatments and, hopefully, a cure for women's cancers through EIF's Women's Cancer Research Fund.

"Saks Fifth Avenue is the leading retailer for this type of national philanthropic outreach and KEY TO THE CURE is one of the most important initiatives that our company supports," said Stephen I. Sadove, Chief Executive Officer of Saks Inc. "We are enormously grateful to Ms. Zellweger for honoring us as this year's EIF ambassador to KEY TO THE CURE, as well as to Juicy Couture for designing such an amazing T-Shirt for the campaign."

Saks Fifth Avenue's shopping weekend will take place October 18 to 21 at all of its stores nationwide, during which a percentage of sales will benefit local organizations through EIF's Women's Cancer Research Fund. In support of this program, Ms. Zellweger will appear in a national public service announcement (PSA) wearing a limited edition t-shirt designed by Juicy Couture, exclusively to benefit Saks Fifth Avenue's KEY TO THE CURE. Renowned photographer Michael Thompson generously donated his time to photograph Ms. Zellweger for the campaign. Known for his versatile and inventive vision, Thompson has worked with countless prestigious fashion

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Saks Fifth Avenue initiated its shopping weekend in 1999. Since then, the company has donated over $23 million to women's cancer research and treatment organizations throughout the United States. Organizations benefiting from these funds include: EIF's Women's Cancer Research Fund; The Breast Cancer Research Foundation; the Cleveland Clinic; Boston's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; the Nevada Cancer Institute; and many others.

The Women's Cancer Research Fund, a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation, was established by Chairs Rita Wilson, Tom Hanks, Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg, along with Founders Kelly Chapman Meyer, Anne Douglas, Quinn Ezralow, Marion Laurie and Jamie Tisch. WCRF supports innovative research, education, and outreach directed at the development of more effective approaches to the early diagnosis, treatment and prevention of all women's cancers.

"These are a limited edition pair straight from Nelly's closet," said Cindy Lee of QLu.

How would you like to own a piece of celebrity like Faith Hill's Paige jeans, Prada sandals or her Juicy Couture skirt, each item started at a bid of $50.

And guys don't worry there is stuff for you as well, like Tim McGraw's snakeskin belt or his baseball cap.

It's all thanks to the new celebrity auction website called QLu which launched Wednesday March 21st.

"What we're doing is featuring three to five items for each celebrity at auction and then every 10 days we'll release more items," said Susie Busch-Transou of QLu.

Rap artist Nelly has donated his sneakers, a leather tour jacket and a chandelier. Hugh Hefner gave up his smoking jacket and guitar. And racecar driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. donated his shoes and a shirt.