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Katherine Heigl Launches "I Hate Balls" Campaign

• Dec 1, 2011 12:50 PM ET


• by Lindsay Silberman
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Katherine Heigl

Katherine Heigl hates balls. That's right — you heard correctly. read more

Ashton Kutcher Criticized for Sending Tweet Calling Paterno Firing "Poor Taste"

• Nov 10, 2011 09:45 AM ET


• by Lindsay Silberman
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Ashton Kutcher

Ashton Kutcher is going to be much more careful with Twitter.
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Lady Gaga Launches the Born This Way Foundation

• Nov 3, 2011 10:07 AM ET


• by Lindsay Silberman
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Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga is adding yet another role to her résumé : philanthropist.
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Jerry Lewis Won’t Host This Year’s Telethon

• Aug 4, 2011 01:57 PM ET


• by Douglas J. Rowe
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Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis is out as host of this year's muscular dystrophy telethon.

In May, the 85-year-old comedian-filmmaker announced that the Sept. 4 show was going to be his last. But the Muscular Dystrophy Association abruptly and briefly announced Lewis would no longer be its national chairman — or be on the upcoming Labor Day fundraiser, as he has for some five decades.

Brangelina Donate $2 Million to African Sanctuary

• Jan 3, 2011 06:14 PM ET


• by Adam Bryant
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Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are donating  $2 million to a wildlife sanctuary in Namibia.

The donation was made to... read more

Jimmy Smits Pays Tribute to Cancer Fighters

• Dec 20, 2010 01:25 PM ET


• by Gina DiNunno

Jimmy Smits

Jimmy Smits is paying tribute to the people who actively fight cancer in a new Stand Up to Cancer ad.

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"I'm standing up for my cousin, Carol, who passed away in 2008 after a long battle against cancer, and other members of my family who have been touched by it," Smits said in a statement.

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Alicia Keys, Justin Timberlake to Go Offline for Charity

• Nov 28, 2010 10:36 AM ET


• by Natalie Abrams
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Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys, Justin Timberlake and Lady Gaga are among the many celebrities who will relinquish their digital life Wednesday in an effort to raise money for charity, according to The Associated Press.

On Wednesday, which is World AIDS Day, celebrities involved in the Digital Life Sacrifice event will... read more

Grey's Anatomy's Sara Ramirez Stands Up — and Sings — for Liver Cancer

• Oct 1, 2010 03:37 PM ET


• by Natalie Abrams
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Sara Ramirez

Callie Torres won't be belting a tune anytime soon on Grey's Anatomy — unless "one day we may have a musical episode," says Sara Ramirez — but folks in New York can catch the actress singing live Monday from the Broadway Takes the Runway benefit.

Ramirez will perform on behalf of The Al D. Rodriguez Foundation, an organization she launched to raise awareness for hepatitis and liver cancer. It is named after a late friend of the Grey's star.

Grey's Anatomy: Are babies in the future for Callie and Arizona?

"A couple of years ago, my best friend Al D. Rodriguez was diagnosed with... read more

Stars Stand Up to Cancer

• Sep 10, 2010 07:18 PM ET


• by Kate Stanhope
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Will Smith

If you're watching TV tonight, you almost have no choice but to watch Stand Up to Cancer.

Airing on all major networks, the special will include A-listers including Will Smith, George Clooney, Reese Witherspoon, Sally Field, Laura Linney, Jim Parsons, and cancer survivor Michael C. Hall.

The broadcast is dedicated to... read more

Matt's Weekend Picks: September 10-12

• Sep 9, 2010 08:04 AM ET


• by Matt Roush
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True Blood

Stand Up To Cancer (Friday, 8/7c, all major networks)
In one of the more collaborative fund-raising TV events of the year, network anchors Katie Couric, Brian Williams and Diane Sawyer host an hourlong telethon to raise funds and awareness for cancer research, with appearances by notable philanthropic celebs like George Clooney and performances including Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong, Neil Diamond, Leona Lewis, Lady Antebellum, The Edge and — fitting for an occasion that calls for an open pocketbook and heart — Heart sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson... read more