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Best, Worst Celeb Do-Gooders  

Posted Dec 28, 07 10:45 AM CST in Gossip,  Arts & Living    Editor's Choice

(newser) – From Angelina Jolie (nominated as a UN Goodwill Ambassador) to Madonna (the Malawian adoption controversy), these stars topped a Reuters poll that asked: Who gave the best—and worst—name to “celebrity humanitarianism” in 2007? The best:

  1. Angelina Jolie
  2. Bono
  3. Desmond Tutu
  4. Bill Gates
  5. Bill Clinton

The worst:

  1. Madonna
  2. Paris Hilton
  3. Oprah Winfrey
  4. Bono (yes, again)
  5. Bob Geldof

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Best, Worst Celeb Do-Gooders
Angelina Jolie attends the European premiere of Beowulf in London, in this Nov. 11, 2007, file photo. (AP Photo/Nathan Strange, file)   (Associated Press)
Best, Worst Celeb Do-Gooders
Dr. Irwin Redlener, president of the Children's Health Fund, listens to Angelina Jolie speak about children affected by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2007.(AP Photo/Cheryl Gerber)   (Associated Press)
Best, Worst Celeb Do-Gooders
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt pose for photographs with children and families affected by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2007. (AP Photo/Cheryl Gerber)   (Associated Press)
Best, Worst Celeb Do-Gooders
Irish singer-activist Bono is shown in this May 14, 2007, file photo in Berlin. Jolie edged out Bono and Bill Gates who have also provided dramatic amounts of charitable time, money and exposure. (AP...   (Associated Press)
Best, Worst Celeb Do-Gooders
Actress Angelina Jolie, center right, with her son Maddox, talks with a member of the National Guard during a news conference in New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward, Monday, Dec. 3, 2007. Jolie was attending...   (Associated Press)
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