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UPDATED: American Idol Charity Donations Top $70 Million

The American Idol telethon called "Idol Gives Back", netted more than $60 million for impoverished children in Africa and America -- as well as to Boys and Girls Clubs.

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Jennifer Hudson Grateful for Loss on American Idol

On the Barbara Walters Oscar special last Sunday, Jennifer Hudson said she was grateful for her loss on American Idol. Without that loss, she would not have been available to do Dream Girls, would not have won best supporting actress in the Golden Globes and Academy Awards. Are you still resentful about old losses and […]

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Singer Sarah McLachlan Diverts Video Costs to World's Poor

Singer songwriter Sarah McLachlan produced the first music video to donate the normal cost of producing such a video to people around the world who need it most -- mothers, babies, hospitals, schools.

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Kevin Bacon Uses 'Six Degrees' To Raise Money for Charity

Kevin Bacon launched SixDegrees.org, a new web site that encourages the creation of charitable social networks and inspires giving to charities online.

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Comic Relief to Raise Money for Katrina

Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg and Robin Williams are back to raise money while making people laugh. This time it's for Katrina-ravaged New Orleans...

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Madonna Helps AIDS Orphans in Malawi

Madonna is visiting the African state of Malawi where she is building an orphanage and child care centre and is involved in other initiatives geared toward helping children orphaned by AIDS.

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Mel Gibson Donates $1M for Mexico Disaster Recovery

While scouting locations for his film Apocalypto, Mel Gibson came upon a near apocalyptic situation in southern Mexico: the aftermath of Hurricane Stan. Gibson met with Mexican President Vicente Fox and told him he would donate US$1 million to help families rebuild.

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Pearl Jam Pledges $100,000 to Counter CO2 Effects of Tour

In an effort to mitigate their own carbon emissions from day-to-day operations of their 2006 tour, while raising the public's carbon consciousness, Pearl Jam will donate a total of $100,000 to nine organizations doing innovative work around climate change.