Madonna: Shines at charity party
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February, 07 2008
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 Madonna: Shines at charity party
Madonna, Chris Rock and dozens of other celebrities raised $5.5 million at a star-studded benefit at the United Nations to help poor and sick children around the world.
Stars including Drew Barrymore, Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, Jennifer Lopez and Demi Moore turned out for Madonna's lavish charity party in New York on Wednesday night.
The event at the United Nations building, which was co-hosted by fashion house Gucci, was held to raise money for the United Nations Children's Fund and Madonna's Raising Malawi Orphan Care Initiative.
Celebrities paid between $2,500 and $10,000 to attend the soiree, which was presented by comedian Chris Rock and featured performances from Rihanna, Timbaland and Alicia Keys.
The party included a lavish auction, during which Cruise bid $100,000 for a sports package that included the privilege of hanging out at Yankee Stadium with Alex Rodriguez and a private hour playing soccer with David Beckham. The actor lost out to a bidder who pledged $350,000.
However, Cruise didn't let the disappointment ruin his evening and praised Madonna for her efforts.
Madonna herself urged other stars to follow her lead and do more to help good causes. Madonna says, "I've earned a reputation for many things pushing the envelope, for being a provocateur, for never taking no for an answer. For endlessly reinventing myself, for being a cult member, a kidnapper".
Gucci, which paid the costs, pegged the event to the Friday opening during New York's Fashion Week of its Manhattan flagship store on Fifth Avenue and put its logo and UNICEF's behind the walkway where celebrities were photographed.
Madonna has tried to help Malawi orphans since she and her husband, Guy Ritchie began raising a Malawian boy they want to adopt. Rights groups questioned her actions since she took him from an orphanage in 2006 at the age of 1. According to UNICEF, HIV/AIDS affects almost 1 million people in Malawi, including 83,000 children, and half of the country's 1 million orphans have lost one or both parents to AIDS. |
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