Robert Pattinson and Other Stars Join the Hope for Haiti Telethon
January 21, 2010 by admin
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New Moon and Twilight star Robert Pattinson will indeed be part of the Hope for Haiti Telethon airing this Friday. After putting the word out to Robert Pattinson, George Clooney, who is heading up the Hope for Haiti Telethon, reached out to numerous stars to help the people of Haiti recover. Robert Pattinson is now officially onboard the Hope for Haiti Twilight Telethon to use his celebrity for the good.
This Friday, January 22, an all-star lineup will join forces for “Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief.” More than 100 of the biggest names in film, television and music will make an appearance, including George Clooney, Wyclef Jean, Christina Aguilera, Coldplay, Bono, Justin Timberlake and many more. The two-hour telethon will air on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, BET, The CW, HBO, MTV, VH1 and CMT on Friday at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT and 7:00 p.m. CT.
The telethon will feature dozens of stars and a collaboration by U2 singer Bono and rapper Jay-Z will be the most widely distributed telethon to reach viewers across the globe, MTV said on Wednesday.
George Clooney, the actor who organized the event, will host the two-hour “Hope for Haiti Now” show starting at 8 p.m. EST on Friday to raise money for the earthquake-ravaged Caribbean country.
Showcasing performances from Los Angeles, New York and London, the telethon will be broadcast through MTV networks available in 640 million homes worldwide, including for the first time China’s MTV channel, as well as audiences through other major networks such as CNN.
The event will also be streamed live on websites including YouTube, Hulu and MySpace and through mobile phone carriers, raising the size of the potential audience.
MTV, the show’s co-producer, said the broad collaboration would make it the most widely distributed telethon in history.
Other telethons and concert fundraisers have claimed huge audiences and brought in millions in relief money.
The Live Aid concert in 1985, to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia, reached an estimated 1.5 billion people at a time before widespread Internet and mobile phone use.
The London performance of the Haiti benefit will feature Coldplay plus a group performance by Bono and U2 guitarist The Edge along with Jay-Z and singer Rihanna.
The Edge, Bono and Jay-Z have teamed up to record a song to benefit Haiti, MTV said.
Clooney will host the event from Los Angeles with performances by Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, Taylor Swift and a group jam by Keith Urban, Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow.
In New York, Haiti-born singer Wyclef Jean will be joined by Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Shakira and Sting.
Proceeds will be split among relief organizations including the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, the UN World Food Programme, Oxfam America, the Red Cross, UNICEF and Jean’s Yele Haiti Foundation. From Saturday, all of the performances will be available to buy on Apple’s iTunes.
Beyoncé will perform in London. Madonna will perform in New York City. And Haitian Artist Emeline Michel is slated to appear in Los Angeles.
Participants will include President Bill Clinton, Ben Stiller, Brad Pitt, Chris Rock, Clint Eastwood, Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Jon Stewart, Julia Roberts, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Meryl Streep, Morgan Freeman, Nicole Kidman, Robert Pattinson, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hanks, Will Smith with Muhammad Ali, and more.
Hope for Haiti Now will begin accepting donations via online, phone, text and mail at 12:00 p.m. ET/9:00 a.m. PT tomorrow.
• Online: www.hopeforhaitinow.org
• Phone: 877-99-HAITI
• Text: Text “GIVE” to 50555
• Mail: Hope For Haiti Now Fund, Entertainment Industry Foundation, 1201 West 5th Street, Suite T-700, Los Angeles, CA 90017
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