If you’ve ever wanted a piece of Spice Girls history, then Melanie Brown (aka, Scary Spice) has got what you’re looking for. The singer announced on Perez Hilton that she’s putting some of the items from her career as a Spice Girl — and her stint on Dancing with the Stars — to benefit charity. [...]
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Even after passing away at age 83 last month, Paul Newman continues to raise money for charity and help those in need.
Last night in San Francisco, an A-list crowd gathered to honor the late actor and help bring in the green during an annual benefit for Newman’s charity camp, The Painted Turtle, for children with [...]
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For some reason, various media reports around the world are labeling the new film The People Speak as some kind of documentary about celebrity activism. In reality, the new film — which includes Matt Damon on the producing side — is an adaptation of historian Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States.
Shot in [...]
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On Monday, actor/director/political activist Sean Penn met several dozen young volunteers in Indio, California and put them on three biodiesel buses headed for New Orleans to help residents still suffering from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
But it isn’t just New Orleans that’s reaping the benefits of what Penn dubs “the Dirty Hands Caravan.” The group also plans to [...]
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Robe Lowe was one of the celebrities in attendance Friday — amidst 300 corporate executives from Wal-Mart, GE, Dow Chemical and others — to hear CA Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger deliver a message on climate change and the U.S. governments inept approach to dealing with it. Said Arnold, “The federal government is asleep at the wheel [...]
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Ding, Ding, Ding! Round one! The roar of the crowd, the smell of the freshly sharpened number two pencils, the hum of the voting machines; that’s right friends, it’s election time. George W. Bush has served his sentence, and a series of new guys (and gals…or gal) are all lining up for a shot to [...]
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In the wake of Hayden Panettiere helping shed fresh attention on Japan’s dolphin slaughter, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) is casting off to confront a Japanese Whaling Fleet. The organization, which has the backing of celebrities such as Sean Penn, Martin Sheen, and Pierce Brosnan is leaving Melbourne, Australia later this week to monitor [...]
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