Charlize Theron has auctioned a date with herself for charity

The 35-year-old actress – who has been single since splitting from long-term boyfriend Stuart Townsend earlier this year – offered to attend a Los Angeles Lakers basketball game with whoever bid the highest for a pair of court-side tickets at a fundraiser in New York last night (06.12.10).

A source who attended the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project dinner and auction at the Darby Restaurant told gossip website Just Jared: “All the men in the room were doubling the bids on the courtside Lakers tickets if Charlize attended the game with them. She agreed to attend for $20,000.”

The ‘Monster’ actress launched her charity – which aims to create safer and healthier lives for at-risk children and communities in South Africa, especially those affected by HIV and Aids – in 2007.

Charlize’s close pal Liv Tyler attended the event to see her friend being auctioned off for charity.

Other celebrities who attended included ‘Mad Men’ actor Jon Hamm and wife Jennifer Westfeldt, James Blunt’s former girlfriend Petra Nemcova and fellow model Irina Shayk, while ‘Jackass’ star Johnny Knoxville brought his new wife Naomi Nelson.

Charlize took a break from movies last year to focus on her Africa Outreach Project but is currently filming ‘Young Adults’ with Jason Reitman in New York.

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Robert Pattinson is being auctioned off for charity

The British actor is listed on auction site www.charitybuzz.com with the current offer standing at $30,000.

The winning bidder will also get the opportunity to spend a day on the Vancouver set of ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn’, the fourth movie in the ‘Twilight’ franchise, and meet the rest of the cast including Robert’s girlfriend Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner and Dakota Fanning.

The auction package includes two nights at the Four Seasons Hotel in Vancouver and VIP limousine service to and from the ‘Breaking Dawn’ set with all proceeds going to the GO Campaign which is dedicated to helping children all over the world.

Robert is not the only celebrity currently listed on the auction site.

Fans can meet the newly-engaged Prince William – who will marry his fiancee Kate Middleton in April next year – for upwards $8,000, while an audience with ‘Baby’ hitmaker Justin Bieber currently appears less popular at $3,000.

A walk-on role in TV vampire drama ‘True Blood’ has currently reached $10,500 in the auction.

Bidding for the meetings close on December 8.

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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have donated $150,000 to a children’s charity

The couple gave the sum to SOS Children’s Villages, USA – which supports adoptive families and highlights the needs of children without parental care – in recognition of National Adoption Day through their Jolie-Pitt Foundation.

Dr. Heath Paul, CEO of SOS Children’s Villages, USA, said: “I am truly thankful that Angelina and Brad understand the power of family – the kind of stable family that SOS holds as an essential part of healthy child development.

“Together, Angelina and Brad have been eye-witnesses to the great work of SOS Children’s Villages in Ethiopia, Jordan, a Darfur refugee camp in Chad and Haiti. Angelina and Brad know that children’s need for a family is universal.”

The donation from the couple – who have adopted three children, Maddox, nine, Pax, six, and Zahara, five, as well as three other kids, Shiloh, four, and two-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne – will provide the long-term financial support needed for a family of four foster children in one of the US SOS Children’s Villages.

Last year, the couple donated $100,000 to two of the organisation’s centres in Florida and Illinois after being impressed by their work.

Angelina said of the generous gift: “We have seen firsthand the remarkable job SOS does to raise orphaned and abandoned children and keep families together. No one ‘ages out’ of an SOS Village: vocational training, advanced education, living assistance and moral support are there forever.”

The SOS Villages house over 200 children and last Christmas Brad insisted it was important to show gratitude for the work the organisation does.

He said: “In this holiday season, many of us take for granted that we are surrounded by loving family members. The poor outcomes for foster children indicate that we must do a much better job of supporting them.”

It was revealed last year Brad and Angelina donated $6.8 million to charity in 2008 after raising the money through their Jolie-Pitt Foundation.

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Paris Hilton has donated Halloween decorations to a children’s charity

The socialite – who recently avoided jail after pleading guilty to misdemeanour drug possession and misdemeanour obstructing an officer after cocaine fell out of her handbag – and her boyfriend Cy Waits spent the day shopping for spooky treats for the ghoulish holiday on October 31, before taking them down to The Rescue Mission Shelter and handing over the traditional gifts.

She tweeted: “Just got home. Had a great day today. Cy and I went to the pumpkin patch to buy a bunch of pumpkins. Also some tools to carve and paint them and lots of candy and toys. Brought everything down to the children at The Rescue Mission Shelter. They were all so excited and grateful. It’s such an amazing feeling to make a child smile and be happy.”

Pumpkins are traditionally hollowed out, with faces carved through the flesh to create spooky shadows when candles are placed inside, while sweets and toys are typically given to children who knock on the doors of neighbours on Halloween.

Paris’ day out yesterday (13.10.10) comes just hours after an intruder was arrested at her Los Angeles property the day before.

The man snuck past a security gate, attacked a security guard and started banging on her door.

He was arrested on suspicion of battery.

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DJ AM — Musical Passion Inspires Huge Donation

The organization created to honor DJ AM is making a serious donation to a cause that was close to his heart — helping teens who are suffering from addiction — but the group isn’t just writing a fat check … they’re also trying to change lives with state of the art DJ equipment.

TMZ has learned the DJ AM Memorial Fund is making the donation to the Phoenix House Academy in L.A. — a residential treatment program for teens struggling with addiction – and according to a rep for the DJ AM Fund, the goal is to give kids the chance to find a new passion through music.

According to a rep for the fund, “We wanted to find a way to continue Adam’s legacy of giving back that would include music as a key component. Making a donation that includes a DJ station helps Adam’s legacy live on.”

No word on how much cash they’re dropping — though we’re told it’s a sizable amount. As for the DJ setup, we’re told it includes everything from computers to turntables and everything else DJ AM would use.

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The 17-year-old singer-and-actress is to give her clothing and accessories on internet auction site eBay with proceeds going to charity Get Ur Good On.

She said: “For me I get this amazing blessing and opportunity to do this every day and get up on stage and hopefully inspire people with my music.

“And that’s something that’s really important to me, but so is getting involved in charities.”

The charity aims to help connect young people with volunteering opportunities in their local communities, and Miley believes it is a good way to show charity begins at home.

She said: “You don’t have to travel 30 hours… you don’t have to give a billion dollars. It’s not about how much or how far, it’s about looking at your neighbours and seeing how you can help.

“It isn’t just stuff that’s all over the world, it’s right here, it’s right next to you. It’s important to get involved.”

The auction is due to take place at the end of August.

Miley has long had an interest in fashion, previously releasing a range of clothes through US supermarket chain Wal-Mart.

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Rob the hunky vampire has been cited as the biggest British movie star in Hollywood. He is also one of the sexiest movie celebs in the world. He is widely known for playing “Vampire Edward Cullen” in the film adaptations of the “Twilight” novels by ‘Stephenie Meyer’ and for the role of ‘Cedric Diggory’ in “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”

Pattinson’s new upcoming films include “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse”,  “Bel Ami”,  “Water For Elephants” and “Unbound Captives.”

Pattinson plays guitar and piano, and he also composes music on his own. He appears as the singer of two songs on the Twilight soundtrack: “Never Think”, which he co-wrote with Sam Bradley, and “Let Me Sign”, which was written by Marcus Foster and Bobby Long

Robert has been busy working on “Bel Ami” throughout Europe. He’s been in Paris, London, and Budapest, where he was besieged by numerous highly enthusiastic fans.

Rob was named one of the “Sexiest Men Alive” in 2008 and 2009 by People magazine.

The charity Folks are now auctioning Robert Pattinson Hand-Signed “Twilight” Original Movie Poster to benefit a nonprofit organization called ‘Children Mending Heart’.

Robbie Williams was humbled by the plight of “vulnerable” child victims of the Haiti earthquakes.

The ‘Angels’ hitmaker – who is visiting the disaster-stricken country in his position as an ambassador for UNICEF, (United Nations International Children’s Fund) – met children affected by January’s natural disasters and was visibly moved by the squalid conditions in which they have to live.

He said: “I met children who were injured, who had been separated from their parents and were living in temporary shelters or on the streets. This earthquake hit children the hardest. The children are so vulnerable.”

The 36-year-old singer admitted he was outraged by the “risk of violence” which child refugees now face everyday.

He said: “They’re living day-to-day without the basic things they need and at risk of violence and abuse. I don’t know about you, but I think this is wrong and we need to put it right.”

The emotional star is also launching a special challenge for Soccer Aid – a star-studded sports event which takes place on June 6 and raises money for UNICEF – on his return from the trip, called ‘Keep It Up For Soccer Aid’.

The ‘You Know Me’ singer is asking people to be sponsored for the number of ‘keepy-uppys’ – juggling a football with various parts of the body without letting it fall on the floor – they can do in aid of the organisation.

Speaking of the challenge, Robbie added: “It’s really simple, do as many sponsored keepy-uppys as you can to make a real difference to the lives of children.”

Other stars who have visited Haiti include Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, Demi Moore and Gerard Butler.

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Vampire Edward Cullen Fond Of “James Bond”

The New Moon’s romantic vampire Robert Pattinson is keen to act as the legendary super spy “James Bond”

The “Twilight” star is a huge fan of the Bond movies, but he also admitted he may have to struggle in certain areas of Bond’s all-action job.

Robert Pattinson is passionate about music and he was checking out a guitar at a store in Tarzana, where he singed it. This guitar was later put up for sale on internet auction site eBay.com and the money would be donated for charity.

Robert Pattinson is auctioning some of his movie costumes for charity.

The actor has donated outfits from his latest movie ‘Remember Me’ including a blue Prada suit, slip-on Birkenstocks, and an off-white LNA T-shirt for an online sale, which will raise money for the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF).

Fans can start bidding for the 23-year-old ‘Twilight’ star’s costumes on the website icollector.com at 11am on Saturday (13.03.10).

His ‘Remember Me’ co-stars have also donated outfits for the charitable cause.

Actress Emilie de Ravin – who plays his love interest in the movie – has a pair of her denim shorts up for offer and Pierce Brosnan has donated an expensive grey suit.

Costumes from other hit movies such as ‘The Blind Side’ and ‘Leap Year’ are also up for grabs.

The actor – who shot to fame following the success of the ‘Twilight’ vampire franchise – was recently immortalized in wax at the famous museum Madame Tussauds.

Madame Tussauds said: “They have been studying hundreds of photos and pouring through hours of video to ensure that they capture R-Pattz’s trademark sultry expression and inimitable style.”

Robert follows in the footsteps of a host of stars to have been immortalized in wax including Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, Marilyn Monroe and David and Victoria Beckham.

It was hoped the waxworks would give fans on both sides of the Atlantic a rare chance to get close to the heartthrob.

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Ricky Gervais plans to leave all his assets to animals.

The comedian insists that people should work hard for their money and he wouldn’t want to make anyone’s life easier by bequeathing them his cash, so would rather donate to charitable organisations which care for living creatures.

He said: “I don’t want to leave my money to people. People should work hard. I’ve worked hard for my money. At the moment I’m sat in the garden where I’ve buried it and I’ve got a gun.”

The ‘Invention of Lying’ star also blasted people who go hunting, admitting he would like to “smack” them in the face.

Asked what he would do if he was Prime Minister of Britain, he told Absolute Radio DJ Christian O’Connell: “I suppose the serious answer would be stopping animal cruelty. Particularly those inbred people who still go hunting when they are not meant to, I’d like to smack them in the mouth.”

Ricky had called the radio station in a bid to win £20,000 for his favourite animal charities as part of their ‘Who’s Calling Christian’ contest.

He joked: “I’ve saved the animals and got a free plug.”

The competition encourages listeners to get a celebrity to ring in for the chance to win £10,000 for themselves and the star’s favourite charity.

If the winning star rings in of their own accord, they get the whole £20,000 to be donated to a charity of their choice.

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The ‘Viva la Vida’ hitmakers are hoping to raise thousands of pounds for the Kids Company charity by selling off a series of items including the footwear they donned at the 2000 Glastonbury festival, frontman Chris Martin’s first ever guitar and the four iconic jackets which the band made themselves and wore throughout their ‘Viva La Vida’ world tour.

Among other clothing, artwork and memorabilia being sold on auction website eBay is guitarist Jonny Buckland’s battered cap which he was seen wearing every day on their world tour.

Chris’ guitar, which has ‘Christopher AJ Martin’ inscribed on it in tippex and was used to write many of Coldplay’s early songs, is expected to raise the most money,

Coldplay are also auctioning a collection of signed lithographs, available on a first-come, first-served basis, which cost only £10 each and will appear on the ‘Kids Company’ eBay page at random times during the duration of the sale.

Coldplay’s ‘End of the Decade Clearout Sale’ opens today (18.12.09) and runs until December 31.

Earlier this year, Amber admitted she was bisexual and could fall in love with a man or a woman.

She said: “I’m extremely open about my sexuality.”

It will be the second time in as many months that Kanye will be heading to the Caribbean holiday spot – he was among the esteemed guests at the birthday bash of Jay-Z, which took place on the island earlier this month.

Mary J. Blige, Kate Hudson, Oprah Winfrey, Alicia Keys and Ne-Yo were among the other celebrities at the 40th birthday of the hip-hop star.

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The ‘Mean Girls’ actress – who has been in the country since Wednesday (09.12.09) to make a documentary about the trafficking of women and children for the BBC – says her work is already making a difference and is thrilled to see the impact it is having.

She tweeted: “Over 40 children saved so far… Within one day’s work. This is what life is about… Doing THIS is a life worth living!!!

“traffiking is a big issue here, I’m doing what I can, and I will continue to do so as long as life when time permits it (sic).”

Lindsay – who wants to remove herself from her partying lifestyle in Los Angeles – has also urged her fans and fellow stars to help vulnerable people all over the world.

She said: “Keep telling people about what’s going on in all 2nd and 3rd world countries and people will want to help too.

“Focusing on celebrities and lies is so disconcerting, when we can be changing the world one child at a time. Hope everyone can see that.”

The 23-year-old star – who will fly out of India on Saturday (12.12.09) – plans to continue her good deeds by teaming up with local hospitals to give toys to sick children.

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