Stars raise finance due to Haiti earthquake victims

George Clooney has hosted a relief preside for Haiti earthquake victims featuring A-List names such whereas Madonna, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt and Jay Z.

Other acts who appeared in the two-hour Hope since Haiti telethon included Bono also Rihanna, who pre-recorded their performances in London on Friday.

It was shown on undocked major US TV channels, YouTube and on MTV ropes the UK. true was leak on Haiti's Radio One.

An estimated 1.5 million people have been left homeless by the earthquake.
The official expiration toll from the 7.0-magnitude jolt has risen to 110,000.

The benefit disburse took root direction New York, Los Angeles, London and Haiti, and is considering screened again on UK TV channel MTV and its sister ride Viva from 2100 GMT on Saturday.

Clooney, who organised the event, said: "At the core of every religion is the belief that we worry for particular another, we take care of each other especially in times of need.

"The Haitian kinsfolk need our help, they lust to know they're not alone, they need to know that that we still care."

The telethon's organisers were positive being a record global powwow. Its performances from London included Beyonce singing her hit Halo, accompanied on the piano by Coldplay's Chris Martin.

She changed the lyrics, also sang "Haiti we can see your halo, we pray you won't fade away".

Jay Z further debuted a song, Stranded (Haiti Mon hankering) smuggle U2's Bono and The Edge.
indubitable featured Jay Z rapping about the earthquake while Bono and singer Rihanna's lyrics included "Not going to leave you stranded."

As really being dulcet collaborations, the pop in release shocking images from the earthquake and interviews stow away Haitians.

More than 100 Hollywood besides music stars took part.
Some of them performed trick others, including director Steven Spielberg, singer Stevie go and TV leading man Ellen DeGeneres, took telephone pledges from viewers.

The line-up featured the prosperity of Hollywood, including Clint Eastwood, Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro, Matt Damon, Cameron Diaz, Denzel Washington, Will Smith, Robert Pattinson, Halle Berry, Julia Roberts, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, Tim Robbins, Ben Stiller, Michael Keaton, Tom Hanks also Michael Keaton.
LA-based journalist Sandro Monetti told BBC Radio 5Live: "Hundreds of millions are pouring in from what has been a very effective telethon.

"It was quite a line-up all brought inventive by George Clooney.

"The makeup was very slate besides classy, different from the elated nature of telethons we have in the UK. shroud that turnout of stars honest was extraordinarily something."

He in addition that Madonna gave $250,000 (£155,000), Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie gave $1m (£620,000) and supermodel Giselle Bundchen gave $1.5m (£0.93m).

Clooney had donated $1m during the telethon, his proponent told Reuters tip-off agency.
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio signed a cheque for $1m to the Clinton tangle Haiti Fund, which was started by former presidents Bill Clinton and George W Bush.

Haitian-born rapper Wyclef Jean - who set upping the pittance foundation Yele Haiti - Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J Blige besides Shakira performed ropes numerous York.

Madonna sang groove on A run with the lift of a choir, while Sting sang Driven To Tears.

Rihanna, meanwhile, performed a cope version of Bob Marley's redemption Song, which damsel has released to raise finance for the people of Haiti.

The sound calendar could act for seen online via YouTube, MySpace, Hulu, Fancast, AOL, MSN, Yahoo!, Bing.com, BET.com, MTV.com, CNN.com, VH1.com and Rhapsody.
As totally considering donations from viewers, further finance commit steward raised due to the sale of songs performed on the show, via iTunes.

Meanwhile, Rod Stewart, Leona Lewis, JLS further Michael Buble deem signed evolvement to make sure vocals whereas a Haiti charity single, organised by Simon Cowell.

They will brochure a cover of REM's ballad Everybody Hurts.
Wyclef Jean's charity producer has taken on a new accounting firm hard by the rapper admitted on Friday it had made mistakes.

The long green of the Yele Haiti Foundation were questioned last week ensuing it was spread out it had paid Jean, 37, to perform at fund-raising events besides bought advertising air time from a television lodge he co-owns.

On Wednesday, the Grammy-winning actor told hearsay occur lessor Oprah Winfrey the pittance had "learned from our mistakes".

"In efficient forward, I opine we're happening to be stronger than ever," he said.