How the Stars Are Helping Haiti

UN goodwill ambassador visited survivors yesterday

(NEWSER) - Angelina Jolie's latest humanitarian mission: Haiti's earthquake victims. The actress and UN goodwill ambassador visited with survivors hospitalized in the neighboring Dominican Republic yesterday, and a UN rep says she is traveling to Haiti today, the AP reports. During yesterday's hospital visit Jolie, accompanied by a UN rep, "spoke with several children and a Haitian woman who recognized her and requested help," a hospital spokesperson says. More»

Actor not pleased with critics of his Haiti relief efforts

(NEWSER) - Don’t get on Sean Penn’s bad side, or he might wish a very unpleasant death upon you. The actor responded to detractors who say his relief work in Haiti is just his attempt to take attention away from his divorce with the usual grace, the New York Daily News reports. “Do I hope that those people die screaming of rectal cancer? Yeah,” says Penn in an interview airing on CBS this weekend. “But I'm not going to spend a lot of energy on it.” More»

Star-studded 'Hope for Haiti Now' event haul sets record

(NEWSER) - The Hope for Haiti Now telethon raised $57 million in a day, a record for a disaster relief telethon, and donations are continuing to pour in. Friday night's star-studded event was just the kickoff of a 6-month fundraising effort masterminded by George Clooney, and the preliminary total is even more impressive considering what it doesn't include—iTunes sales and corporate contributions. More»

Bullock joins long list of celebrity donors, helpers

(NEWSER) - Sandra Bullock is the latest celebrity, following George Clooney and Brangelina, to donate $1 million to Haiti’s earthquake aid efforts. The latest, from Variety and Us , on how other celebrities are helping:

• George Clooney: Along with Wyclef Jean and Anderson Cooper, Clooney will co-host Friday’s “Hope for Haiti” telethon—the latest performers to sign up include Christina Aguilera, Bono, Alicia Keys, Sting, and Justin Timberlake.
• Madonna: Donated $250,000.

Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie help Doctors Without Borders after earthquake

(NEWSER) - Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie quickly shifted into humanitarian mode following the earthquake in Haiti, donating $1 million through their charitable foundation. The funds will go to Doctors Without Borders, People reports. “We understand the first response is critical to serve the immediate needs of countless people who are now displaced from their homes, are suffering trauma, and most require urgent care,” says Pitt. More»