With so many celebrities like Brad Pitt and Steven Spielberg anteing up to fight Proposition 8 on the California ballot, it was kind of surprising that Ellen Degeneres hadn’t followed suit. Granted, she has given enormous amount of publicity to the cause by blogging, talking about it on her show, and creating a new PSA; [...]
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This was exactly the type of response organizers against proposition 8 — which seeks to reinstate the ban on same-sex marriage in California — were hoping for when Brad Pitt announced $100K in funding last week. Hot on the heels of his donation, Steven Spielberg and wife Kate Capshaw have followed through with their own [...]
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In support of heart surgery for children in Asia, Steven Spielberg recently joined a group of other celebrities in attending a fundraiser run by High School kids (one of whom, was Steven’s daughter). ARTtribe and the SPIRAL foundation sold art and recycled material baskets to the attendees. Neal Gray of CTNGreen caught up with the [...]
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Representing the other side of the debate, George Clooney has come out against a boycott of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. Over the past few months, we’ve seen everyone from Steven Spielberg to Richard Gere publicly condemn the country for failing to act on the Darfur crisis and human rights violations. Clooney, however, believes [...]
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If Chinese officials were hoping Steven Spielberg’s Olympic dis over Darfur would quickly blow over, George Clooney is here to remind them that they should get used to the criticism. Much to the chagrin of Beijing, Clooney is back in the media criticizing China’s involvement in resolving the crisis. Meanwhile, he’s also simultaneously applying pressure [...]
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After Steven Spielberg made the decision to pull his participation in the 2008 Beijing Olympics (based on China’s iffy commitment to helping end the crisis in Darfur), we all wondered what the reaction might be. As expected, the Chinese were none too pleased — though the government has been mum. Instead, it’s the state-controlled media [...]
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Well, you can’t say the guy didn’t try.
After writing personal letters and making impassioned pleas to the Chinese government to help stem the worsening crisis in China, director Steven Spielberg has decided to withdraw as the artistic advisor to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Spielberg said of his decision:
“I find that my conscience will [...]
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