Since the tragic earthquake in Haiti over a week ago, various charitable organizations have made an effort to send aid. Celebrities have been jumping all over the cause, with the MacDaddy of Third-World Philanthropists, George Clooney, organizing a telethon that is expected to bring in millions. The event takes place on Friday, January 22, and will have an array of stars doing everything from performing to answering the phones.
Imagine this:
Volunteer: “Thank you for calling Hope for Haiti Now. This is Brad Pitt.”
You: “What?”
Yeah, he might answer if you call. So could Sandra Bullock or Jennifer Aniston. As of right now, Angelina Jolie is not expected, but that’s probably just as well since she practically ripped the wedding ring off Aniston’s finger a few years back. You remember that, right?
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Clooney has used his exceptional star power to bring in Sting, Bono, Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, Wyclef Jean, and Shakira. Christina Aguilera, Taylor Swift and Justin Timberlake are all expected to perform on the live broadcast in Los Angeles, with Wyclef reporting from NYC and Anderson Cooper from Haiti.
Stars are contributing in other ways, too. Aside from donating tons of cash, some are taking part in an auction of clothes they wore to the Golden Globes this past Sunday. Olivia Wilde, Amy Poehler, Meryl Streep, Josh Brolin, and Gerard Butler will be giving 100% of the money raised to Artists for Peace and Justice, which will, in turn contribute it all to the relief efforts.
And then there’s Amy Fisher. She’s helping, too. Amy Fisher is the Girl Who Inspired Three Movies of the Week. She was the girl with the crimped hair who had an affair with a middle-aged mechanic and shot his wife in the face. And now she is a happily married mother of two who stars in her own pornographic videos (I’ll bet that makes Career Day interesting), hosts her own X-rated website, and, as a part of the deal she made with the distributor of her first sex tape, takes off her clothes periodically at Scene Restaurant and Lounge in Commack, Long Island. She will be working the pole there tonight, Friday and Saturday, and has made it more than known to the New York Post that she will give a portion of her earnings to the cause. Kudos to Amy. Go see her show, and be sure to give ‘til it burns!