George Clooney has just kicked in 1 million dollars for the telethon for Haiti.

In an unprecendented fundraising event, Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief, will feature a lineup of superstar musical performances from all over the world to be broadcast on nearly every major American television network. The global telethon will feature performances by Wyclef Jean, Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Shakira, and Sting in New York City; Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Dave Matthews, John Legend, Justin Timberlake, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift and a group performance by Keith Urban, Kid Rock, and Sheryl Crow in Los Angeles; and Coldplay, and a group performance by Bono, The Edge, Jay-Z, and Rihanna in a newly added London location. All musical performances will be available for purchase for $.99 per song through the Apple® iTunes® Store beginning Saturday, January 23, with all proceeds benefiting Haiti relief funds managed by “Hope for Haiti Now” charities.

In addition to musical performances, Wyclef Jean in New York City, George Clooney in Los Angeles, and CNN’s Anderson Cooper reporting from Haiti, “Hope for Haiti Now” will feature more than one hundred of the biggest names in film, television, and music supporting the cause with testimonials and by answering phones during the telethon.

“Hope for Haiti Now” will be the most widely distributed telethon in history, both internationally and across media platforms. The two-hour telethon will air on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, BET, The CW, HBO, MTV, VH1, and CMT on Friday, January 22, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT and 7:00 p.m. CT. “Hope for Haiti Now” will also air on newly added networks including PBS, TNT, Showtime, COMEDY CENTRAL, Bravo, E! Entertainment, National Geographic Channel, Oxygen, G4, CENTRIC, Current TV, Fuse, MLB Network, EPIX, Palladia, SoapNet, Style, Discovery Health, Planet Green, and Canadian networks including CBC Television, CTV, Global Television, and MuchMusic. The event will be live streamed online globally across sites including YouTube, Hulu, MySpace, Fancast, AOL, MSN.com, Yahoo, Bing.com, BET.com, CNN.com, MTV.com, VH1.com, and Rhapsody and on mobile via Alltel, AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, and FloTV

Happy Wednesday.. 6:35pm tonite ..get into win the Grammy Flyaway on BOB.

01.20.10: TODAY IS...
-Take a Walk Outdoors Day. Just come back
-Cheese Day.

DID YOU KNOW... Americans eat over a half-pound of cheese per-person, each week?

Do you think it's right for cruise ships to dock in Haiti?
Royal Caribbean has continued to dock their big ships at a private resort less than 63 miles from earthquake ravaged Port-au-Prince. Ships docking this week will bring along food supplies for the needy. Royal Caribbean has announced a $1-million donation in humanitarian relief, as well,but that doesn't stop their passengers from playing at a private resort close-by. Royal Caribbean has announced a $1-million donation in humanitarian relief, as well.

SPEAKING OF DONATIONS... What's true and what's not? From Snopes.com
--Donate $10 to the Red Cross by texting the word "Haiti" to 90999. TRUE!
--Phone companies will donate a quarter towards relief efforts every time a text message if forwarded. FALSE!
--Facebook will donate towards relief efforts every time a certain message is posted as a member's status. FALSE
--UPS will ship any package under 50 pounds free. FALSE
--JetBlue and American Airlines will fly doctors and nurses to Haiti free. FALSE!
--T-Mobile is allowing its customers to phone Haiti w/o being charged for international long distance calls. TRUE!


China is removing the 2-D version of Avatar from theaters because it's too popular. The movie is stomping China's home-grown creations, so the solution is to just get rid of it. The 3-D versions will still be available.

Speaking of, Avatar has killed a man. A Taiwanese man with a history of high blood pressure got over excited watching the movie, had a stroke, and then died.


DID YOU KNOW?
One in five women have dumped their partner because he spends too much time playing video games! 70% say video game addiction was the main source of arguments. Game that caused the most trouble: Call of Duty. GOTTA A PARTNER THAT SPENDS MORE TIME WITH THE VIDEO GAMES THAN WITH YOU? HOW DID IT AFFECT YOUR RELATIONSHIP, ARE YOU STILL WITH THIS PERSON?

FULL LIST OF GOLDEN GLOBES WINNERS HERE.

--Best Drama: "Avatar"


--Best Actress, Drama: SANDRA BULLOCK, "The Blind Side"


--Best Actor, Drama: JEFF BRIDGES, "Crazy Heart"


--Best Musical or Comedy: "The Hangover"


--Best Actress, Musical or Comedy: MERYL STREEP, "Julie & Julia"


--Best Actor, Musical or Comedy: ROBERT DOWNEY JR., "Sherlock Holmes"


--Best Animated Feature Film: "Up"


--Best Supporting Actress: MO'NIQUE, "Precious"


--Best Supporting Actor: CHRISTOPH WALTZ, "Inglourious Basterds"


--Best Director: JAMES CAMERON, "Avatar"


--Best Screenplay: "Up in the Air" (Written by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner)


--Best Original Song: "The Weary Kind" from "Crazy Heart" (by Ryan Bingham and T-Bone Burnett)


--Best Original Score: "Up", Michael Glacchino


--Best Foreign-Language Film: "Waltz With Bashir", Israel


--Best Drama Series: "Mad Men" (AMC)


--Best Actress, Drama: JULIANNA MARGULIES, "The Good Wife"


--Best Actor, Drama: MICHAEL C. HALL, "Dexter"


--Best Musical or Comedy Series: "Glee" (Fox)


--Best Actress, Musical or Comedy Series: TONI COLLETTE, "United States of Tara"


--Best Actor, Musical or Comedy Series: ALEC BALDWIN, "30 Rock"


--Best Miniseries or TV Movie: "Grey Gardens" (HBO)


--Best Actress, Miniseries or TV Movie: DREW BARRYMORE, "Grey Gardens"


--Best Actor, Miniseries or TV Movie: KEVIN BACON, "Taking Chance"


--Best Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or TV Movie: CHLOE SEVIGNY, "Big Love"


--Best Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or TV Movie: JOHN LITHGOE, "Dexter"



"AVATAR" TOPS THE BOX OFFICE FOR THE FIFTH WEEK IN A ROW:


DENZEL WASHINGTON'S new movie, "The Book of Eli", pulled in $31.6 million but that wasn't quite enough to knock "Avatar" from the top of the list. "Avatar" is still sitting after #1 for its fifth straight week, after earning another $41 million.


--Here are the Top 10 movies in the country . . .


1.) "Avatar", $41.3 million (--Up to a total of $492 million in its 5th week.)


2.) (NEW) Denzel Washington's "The Book of Eli", $31.6 million


3.) "The Lovely Bones", $17 million (--Up to a total of $17.5 million in its 6th week.)


4.) "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel", $11.5 million (--Up to a total of $193 million in its 4th week.)


5.) "Sherlock Holmes", $9.8 million (--Up to a total of $180 million in its 4th week.)


6.) (NEW) Jackie Chan's "The Spy Next Door", $9.7 million


7.) "It's Complicated", $7.7 million (--Up to a total of $88.2 million in its 4th week.)


8.) "Leap Year", $5.8 million (--Up to a total of $17.5 million in its 2nd week.)


9.) "The Blind Side", $5.6 million (--Up to a total of 227 million in its 9th week.)


10.) "Up in the Air", $5.5 million (--Up to a total of $62.8 million in its 7th week.)

NEW YEAR ..NEW KATE..WHAT DO YA THINK?

Click on the link below to see All American Rejects make up and out!

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ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS ARE *NOT* BREAKING UP:


If you're actively following the guys in ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS on Twitter . . . and several thousand of you actually ARE . . . you may have heard that the band came close to splitting up over the holidays.


--A few days before Christmas, singer TYSON RITTER and guitarist NICK WHEELER apparently got into a pretty serious argument. It's unclear what it was over, but both of them sent out Tweets referencing it.


--Ritter said, quote, "Just walked out on dinner with Wheels, I'm over this (crap)." And later, Wheeler said, quote, "Fed up with Ty and his BS . . . I'm out! Forever."


--Neither of them said anything else about it until New Year's Eve, when they both announced that they'd patched things up . . . by KISSING.


--Ritter said, quote, "Nick and I made up. I mean made out." And then he posted a picture of the passionate moment. Nick added, "And now, all is well.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hit the gym this morning at 6am ..ugghhh!!

Lady Gaga Gets An Offer To Do Her Thing In Las Vegas Deal!
Lady GaGa has been offered a residency at a Las Vegas casino.
George Maloof, who owns the Palms Casino Resort, said he was "blown away" when she performed at the hotel and described GaGa as a "perfect fit" for the casino.
He said he was more than impressed when she refused to join him at one of his nightclubs.
He said: "She was just so professional. She's not a partier. That was really refreshing. She's dedicated to being the top artist in the world. You know you've just seen a superstar."