Lopez raised a whopping $127,000 and finished the intense running, cycling and swimming competition in two hours, 23 minutes and 28 seconds. I don’t really know triathlons… is that good?

After Jennifer crossed the finish line she told the crowd: “Thank you guys so much. This is an amazing day.I feel really great and so glad I finished and that I made it out of the water but more amazing than that, I feel really great that we raised $127,000 for the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles and hopefully it’ll go to good use.”

The actress wasn’t the only famous face participating in the event, beef obsessed Matthew McConaughey also competed. By the end of the day, the Nautica Malibu Triathlon raised a total of $950,000 for the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. WOW!

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A protester is pictured here at the Dennis Basso fashion show yesterday afternoon sporting an anti Jennifer Lopez sign. Earlier in the week PETA staged a protest at the Donna Karan fashion show even though reports have shown that no fur was actually used at the event.  Basso, however, is most definitely a fur lover and PETA is pissed! But what does J-LO have to do with Basso? Anyone know?

Spotted by Ecorazzi photographer Andrew Ford on nymag.com.

Why SELF magazine editor-in-chief? Well the magazine recently named Lopez one of the 10 most inspiring women of 2008, of course.  Lopez also launched her personal blog on the magazine’s site.

Sure a triathlon is a lot of work, but Lopez plans to finish the race even if she “has to crawl across that finish line.” Jennifer told Good Morning America, “You have to start slow and give yourself time.” Adding, “I’m always challenging myself and seeing what I can do.”

To find out more about what Jennifer is running for, visit the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles’ website and get involved!

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Granted this all surfaced after Lopez was a approached by a charity to donate some dresses for a celebrity auction…which she agreed to. It was only after when she tried to donate some of her children’s clothes that the truth came out about her reusable refusal. 

Now JLo — I know you’re just Jenny from the block, but there isn’t gonna be a block left if you keep abusing the planet like this. For real! 

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The event was intended to raise money for Raising Malawi and UNICEF.  However, some members of media are claiming that this star-studded gala was more about promoting the Kabbalah Centre and the new Gucci store than spotlighting charity. Indeed, CEO of Gucci, Mark Lee, footed the bill for the evening and described it as “a celebration of the fashion house’s new store.” Still, both Madonna and Gucci say the new store had nothing to do with the real purpose of the evening: raising money for charity.

Celebrities like Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, Demi Moore, Drew Barrymore, Gwyneth Paltrow, Gwen Stefani and Jennifer Lopez shelled out 10,000 dollars a plate for the gourmet dinner (not veg… in case you care). There was also a silent auction with prizes like: a private soccer game with David Beckam, and dance classes with Madonna. At the end of the evening, the gala raised about 3.7 million dollars which will be split evenly between Raising Malawi and UNICEF.

Here’s what I think: Sure, Gucci was probably wildly excited to get all that great exposure. Sure, Madonna probably had some Kabbalah pamphlets or leaflets or scroll papers or whatever they use on hand at the event. I understand that people are frustrated because it was held at the U.N (which should be a non-biased forum), but it’s not like they were tying the guests up in Gucci scarves and making them chant, Like A Virgin. All they were doing was raising money for a couple great charities-which does generally require some sort of corporate sponsorship. So I say, “You famous people better rock on with your bad, charity-loving selves.”  GO TEAM FAMOUS!!!!!!!!

Rocker Eve has joined the long list of performers with backstage demands. But unlike Jennifer Lopez’s requests for “all things white” or Beyonce’s needs for “juicy baked chicken legs heavily seasoned with fresh garlic, seasoned salt, and black and cayenne pepper,” the rider for Eve states “there be no use of Styrofoam or plastic goods, no leather furniture, and only recyclable materials.” Damn. That’s beautiful. [via page six]

Daryl Hannah has been so overwhelmed by inquiries over the sale of her “badass” biodiesel El Camino that she’s decided to put the car up for auction. Starting January 7th (no link yet), you’ll be able to hit eBay and take a stab at owning this black beauty. Hannah also wanted to point out that besides the diesel engine, the car also comes with “automatic transmission, power steering and brakes, electric windows and cruise control.” [via dhlovelife]

We wrote about Ed Begley Jr. doing some eco-DIY videos for Home Depot a few months back — and then completely forgot to update on the latest additions. So, if you have a moment — and home improvement is on your list of 2008 to-dos — check out Ed teaching you how to create compost, make your home draft proof, and install a water-saving, low-flush toilet. Handy. [via pardon our dust]