Missing From This Year's MDA Telethon: Jerry Lewis

Eclipses last year's total by $3 million to help fight Muscular Dystrophy

(NEWSER) - Comedian Jerry Lewis certainly didn't take the day off: his 42nd Labor Day telethon yesterday pulled in a record $64 million for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. "We did it. We did it. We can go shopping," enthused the 81-year-old showman after pulling in $3 million more than last year's high. The event has raised $1.46 billion since its 1966 inception. More»

In telethon's 18th hour, comedian flung insult at camera

(NEWSER) - Comedian and advocate Jerry Lewis, 81, expressed regret at his unscripted use of the word "fag" in his Labor Day Telethon for Muscular Dystrophy. In the marathon's 18th hour, Lewis addressed a camera, pretending to introduce it to other members of its family: "Oh, your family has come to see you," he said into the camera, beckoning to another. "You remember Bart, your older son," and, motioning toward a third, "Jesse, the illiterate fag." More»

The stars come out for the Gulf

(NEWSER) - Thanks in part to Bieber Fever, last night’s CNN telethon raised at least $1.7 million for Gulf oil spill relief efforts. The Bieb was joined by Cameron Diaz, Kathy Griffin, Nicole Richie, Jenny McCarthy, and a slew of other celebs during the two-hour event hosted by Larry King. Sting and Herbie Hancock were among those who performed. E! offers a few ways you can help if you missed the telethon: More»

Leonardo DiCaprio donates, Radiohead plays, Amy Fisher strips

(NEWSER) - Tonight’s Hope for Haiti telethon may be more star-studded than the Golden Globes: Beyonce and Madonna have signed on to the two-hour benefit, which will also feature Bill Clinton, Jon Stewart, and Bruce Springsteen in New York; Brad Pitt, Oprah Winfrey, and Justin Timberlake in Los Angeles; and Robert Pattinson, Jay-Z, and Rihanna in London, notes PopEater . More on how the stars are helping Haiti: More»

(NEWSER) - The all-star TV benefit that ran on three US networks and reached 170 countries worldwide has raised $100 million for cancer research, Reuters reports. Friday's Stand Up to Cancer telecast, which drew a modest but apparently generous audience of 10.3 million in the US. It attracted 100 celebs, some of whom, like Christina Applegate and Patrick Swayze, have undergone cancer treatment. More»