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Kathy Griffin Hosting New ABC Celebrity Dance Competition
Posted on 04. Nov, 2009 by CSS.
Emmy-winning comedienne Kathy Griffin has been tapped to host a new celebrity dance competition on ABC.
Griffin, 48, has signed on to helm Let’s Dance, a new series which will premiere immediately after the Nov. 23 finale of Dancing With The Stars, TheWrap.com has learned. The new series will feature celebrity contestants reenacting their famous routines from past music videos, movies, and musicals on a live weekly dance-off that will run for just five episodes.
“The competition will be hot — and hilarious — as teams of celebrities pay comedic homage to famous dances while competing for a $250,000 grand prize for their favorite charity,” according to a statement from ABC Tuesday. “The show will include single dancers, duos and groups, all competing against each other to wow a panel of judges and viewers across America who will be voting each week leading up to the series finale.”
The panel of judges and celebrity participants will be announced sometime in the next few weeks.
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Jenny McCarthy & Jim Carrey’s Charity Generation Rescue Reaches Out To Young Woman Left With Dystonia Following Flu Shot
Posted on 25. Oct, 2009 by CSS.
An organization founded by Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey has reached out to a Washington Redskins cheerleader left disabled by a seasonal flu shot.
Doctors say Desiree Jennings suffers from a rare neurological disorder as a result a flu shot
she received earlier this year. The condition is called dystonia, and affects nearly every aspect of her daily life by prompting frequent seizures.
McCarthy’s 7-year-old son Evan is autistic. She founded Generation Rescue along with BF Jim to educate people about ways to reverse autism, including raising awareness over the safety of vaccines including flu shots.
“They have been extremely helpful,” Desiree says of Generation Rescue. “They have a lot of doctors that deal with vaccine interactions, and they have sent us so many other stories similar to mine. Unfortunately a lot of theirs are with children, which is worse. I can understand it happening to an adult, but not a little child that hasn’t had a chance to live their life and can’t speak, so I want to speak. They can’t, and I want to help them, too.”
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‘Ugly Betty’ Anti-Malaria Campaign
Posted on 06. Oct, 2009 by CSS.
The cast of Ugly Betty has partnered with the United Nations to shed light on a campaign to stop the spread of malaria — a major killer of children in Africa.
ABC’s award-winning dramedy became the first comedy shot inside the UN’s New York City headquarters when the cast lined up for a special malaria-themed episode, which will kick off the fourth season of Ugly Betty Friday October 16th.
The season opener will feature the UN’s Nothing But Nets Initiative, a campaign revealing the role mosquito nets play in preventing the disease.
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“Idol Gives Back” Charity Special Returns April 21
Posted on 06. Oct, 2009 by CSS.
Idol’s giving back for the third time. After a yearlong hiatus, American Idol is bringing back its Idol Gives Back charitable special on April 21.
The special will benefit Children’s Health Fund, Feeding America, Malaria No More, Save the Children, and the United Nations Foundation. Specials in 2006 & 2007 raised more than $140 million.
The ninth season of American Idol premieres in January with host Ryan Seacrest and judges Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, Kara DioGuardi, Ellen DeGeneres, who will replace departing judge Paula Abdul.
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Ashley Tisdale “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”
Posted on 03. Oct, 2009 by CSS.
High School Musical’s Ashley Tisdale pays a visit to a very deserving family on this Sunday’s episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. The 24-year-old starlet is taking part in the show’s “Get On The Bus Program,” in which celebrities volunteer to take part in the home building process.
Ashley traveled to Green County, Missouri to help the Hampton Family move out of a tiny 800 square foot cottage, where the clan of eight had been living together since the family took in four nieces and nephews who were in danger of ending up in foster care.
“When I saw the family and the reaction to the house I just, like, started tearing up,” Ashley explains. “It’s like this really great deserving family and then also you see like all these volunteers and their family members and their friends just all getting together helping them. It’s just such a great feeling to be part of that.”
Ashley recently moved into her own new home — built by her dad — and the actress was very hands-on in putting together the Hamptons estate. “I helped out a lot around the house. I did the floors in the entryway. I did a little of the designing of Hannah’s room, which is the little girl who was super excited to meet me. I also worked a little bit on the chicken coop in the back and the barn house as well.”
Ashley Tisdale stops by Extreme Makeover: Home Edition this Sunday night, Oct. 4 @ 8PM on ABC.
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Reese Witherspoon Buys Groceries For A Stranger
Posted on 06. Sep, 2009 by CSS.
The Oscar-winning star is being hailed a Good Samaritan after digging into her pocket to pick up the tab for a woman who forgot her wallet and couldn’t afford to pay for her groceries.
Reese, 33, took pity on a shamefaced mother during a recent trip to a Whole Foods store in Los Angeles.
A store spywitness tells The Daily Mail: “Reese knows that kids make you lose your mind. When she spotted a harried mom who had forgotten her wallet she picked up the tab. The woman was so flustered and embarrassed. But Reese said she would gladly take care of the $70 bill and no apology was necessary.”
The insider adds: “She told the mom, ‘I understand, I have kids too!’”
Reese — who has a nine-year-old daughter Ava and five-year-old son Deacon — is currently dating actor Jake Gyllenhaal.
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Michelle Obama Sneakers: First Lady Wears $540 Lanvin Shoes To Food Bank
Posted on 05. May, 2009 by CSS.
There’s a “shoe-gate” situation brewing at The White House.
As the nation faces the worst economic recession in a generation, several outlets are raising debate about the $540 sneakers worn by First Lady Michelle Obama while volunteering at a Washington D.C.-area food bank for the homeless last Wednesday.
Obama wore the pink and grey shoes as she volunteered with Congressional spouses to assemble bags of food to feed 1,000 students participating in the Food for Kids program, at the Capital Area Food Bank.
Check out what The Chicago Sun-Times had to say about Mrs. O’s get-up:
First Lady Michelle Obama is catching some flak for sporting pricey sneakers while volunteering at a food bank here with congressional spouses. The footwear has been identified by sharp eyed fashion mavens as made by the French design house Lanvin and costing more than $500. The congressional spouse bagging groceries with the First Lady is a fellow Illinoisan—Bob Creamer, the husband of Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.).
What do you think of the First Lady wearing these expensive shoes while doing charity work? Ok? Not Ok?
I can see how some people would try to get upset over this issue- but I have to say atleast Michelle is out there doing charity work while I guarantee you the person who wrote the article for The Chicago Sun-Times probably hasn’t lifted a finger!
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Miley Cyrus Can't Spare Any Change For The Homeless
Posted on 27. Apr, 2009 by CSS.
Teenage millionaire Miley Cyrus has stunned fans by refusing to spare a few coins for a homeless panhandler.
Miley was confronted by a beggar as she headed to London’s Nobu restaurant after the UK premiere of her Hannah Montana: The Movie this week, according to one British tabloid report.
“….She refused to lighten its load by parting with cash for the poor chap outside, who politely asked for some change,” Britain’s Star writes. “She made the schoolgirl error of missing the charitable photo opportunity that a gaggle of stars have taken advantage of with the infamous beggar.”
The unleashing of Miley’s inner mean girl has left a sour taste in the mouth of the 16-year-old legion of young fans.
One admirer wrote on her unofficial fansite Mileyfans.net: “That was so nasty. Why’d she do that? She just ignored him.”
“It was a real eye-opener to see her treating that poor homeless man so badly,” another Miley fanatic said.
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Jon Hamm & Adrien Brody On Board For Toyota's Pro/Celebrity Race
Posted on 14. Mar, 2009 by CSS.
An Academy-Award winning actor, a game show host, a male model and a Disney star are just a few of the stars who will get behind the wheel compete in this year’s Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race.
Adrien Brody, Alex Trebek, Tyson Beckford and Raven-Symoné will drive Scion tCs in a 10-lap race for charity, as part of the 35th Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, on April 18. Other participants include Mad Men’s Jon Hamm, Luke Wilson, Keanu Reeves, Tim Daly, Eric Close, 24’s Mary Lynn Rajskub, comedian Carlos Mencia and E!’s Ken Baker.
Can’t wait to see who wins!
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Jay-Z And Beyonce Get Charitable With Lebron James
Posted on 15. Feb, 2009 by CSS.
In town for the NBA All-Star festivities, Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles attended the Sprite Green Instrument Donation in Mesa, Arizona on Saturday (February 14).
Teaming up with Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star and good friend LeBron James for the good cause, the “99 Problems” hitmaker, in partnership with the new low-calorie Sprite Green soda, donated 150 new musical instruments and an unexpected $10,000 check to a local school during the event.
“We will never forget this day,” James said to more the 200 kids and parents on-hand. “To be able to provide you guys with anything, we’re happy to be able to help.”
Afterwards, it was off to change into their fancier garb, as the evening saw in the Third Annual Sprite Green Jay-Z and LeBron James “Two Kings” dinner and afterparty in Phoenix.
Joining in on the fun were NBA All-Stars including Kobe Bryant (with wife Vanessa), Chris Paul, Shaquille O’Neal and singer Gabrielle Union, among many other famous faces from sport and entertainment.
