Posted Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 at 2:49 pm | 5 Comments »
Filed under: Bono
U2 do-gooder Bono joked around with a shovel today after planting a tree with children during the Tokyo metropolitan government’s “Green Island” project at Odaiba.
Surrounded by excited children, the 48-year-old rocker led by example when he helped plant saplings as part of an environmental intiative project in Tokyo.
Bono was also presented with an honorary doctorate from Keio University, in recognition of his efforts to stamp out poverty in the developing world.
Posted Saturday, November 3rd, 2007 at 10:40 am | 10 Comments »
Filed under: Ashley-Judd, Bono
Joined by world healer Bono, Ashley Judd was in McLean, VA last night for a gala fundraiser called Faces of India.
Decked out in a sari, she posed for pics with Queen Noor and model Frederique van del Wal; urged “Namaste” to all; and danced to the music of her “neighbour” from Nashville, Michael McDonald.
The star-studded eve also offered a preview of Ashley’s November 30 National Geographic special, India’s Hidden Plague, that chronicles her three-week trip to the brothels of India exploring the AIDS epidemic in her job as ambassador.
“It’s the role of a lifetime,” she said. She hasn’t given up her day job, however. She’s flying out today to Vancouver for more filming of her next movie, Helen, about a professor battling depression.
Posted Sunday, September 30th, 2007 at 9:50 am | 34 Comments »
Filed under: Bono, Shakira, Wyclef-Jean
Hip-gyrating Colombian diva Shakira was among a host of celebs including comedian Chris Rock, U2 frontman Bono and R&B soulstress Alicia Keys to join former President Bill Clinton at Harlem’s historic Apollo Theater last night for a roundtable forum on youth activism that was sponsored by MTV.
For her part, Shakira promised to contribute $40 million to help reconstruct areas in South America hit by recent natural disasters.
The internationally loved singer will contribute the amount from the foundation Latin America for Solidarity Foundation (ALAS), which she co-founded with Nobel Prize winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
Sorta puts Angelina Jolie`s tearful plea to shame, n’est-ce pas?
Posted Thursday, July 26th, 2007 at 1:02 pm | 33 Comments »
Filed under: Bono, Penelope-Cruz
Friends in humanitarianism Penelope Cruz and U2 frontman Bono engage in some hardcore public displays of admiration during a beachside stroll in sunny Saint Tropez on Thursday.
Penelope, who is currently taking a break from work on the new Woody Allen film in her native Spain, joined the the Irish rocker and pal Helena Christensen for an end-of-the-week romp under the French sun.
The triad of dogooders first met during the launch of the RED campaign (which works to help HIV sufferers in Africa) last year.
Conspicuously missing from the festivities? Ali Hewson – Bono’s wife of 25 years.
