Before you go out tonight, don’t forget to tune in at 8 pm E.T./P.T. (7 pm C.T) as Brad Pitt, Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Clint Eastwood, Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Jon Stewart, Julia Roberts, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Meryl Streep, Morgan Freeman, Nicole Kidman, Robert Pattinson, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hanks and Will Smith join George Clooney (in Los Angeles), Wyclef Jean (in New York) and CNN’s Anderson Cooper (reporting from Haiti) for the “Hope for Haiti Now” Telethon. The show will air commercial-free across ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, BET, the CW, HBO, MTV, VH1 and CMT.
The benefit has created the easiest, most enjoyable way to contribute… you can call and give whatever you have, and starting today, Friday the 22nd, iTunes customers will also be able to exclusively pre-order the “Hope for Haiti Now” full-performance album for $7.99
Among the performers tonight: Jay Z, Rihanna, Springsteen U2, Beyonce, Coldplay, Justin Timberlake, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Dave Matthews, Stevie Wonder, Wyclef Jean, Mary J Blige, Taylor Swift, Madonna and SO MANY MORE.
More information on “Hope for Haiti Now”: the benefit will begin accepting donations at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT on Friday. “Hope for Haiti Now” will benefit Oxfam America, Partners in Health, the Red Cross, UNICEF, United Nations World Food Programme, Yele Haiti Foundation and the newly formed Clinton Bush Haiti Foundation. Proceeds from the telethon will be split among each organization’s individual funds for Haiti earthquake relief. With the exception of the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, each partner organization was selected for its history of operation and collaboration within the NGO community in Haiti.
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