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Charities cultivate relationships with stars for their ability to increase the public’s awareness of their charitable endeavors and thus stimulate more donations. Celebrities can be spokespersons, board members or even a founder of a charity. The following video highlights a number of celebrities and the causes to which they’ve pledged their support.

It is wonderful that celebrities have the power to make us aware of causes that need our support. But the onus is still on us to do our homework before making a contribution. A celebrity’s endorsement simply can not serve as a substitute for researching a charity. First of all, even if you are the number one fan of a particular celebrity, you two probably do not have exactly the same philanthropic interests. Second, the celebrity may not have thoroughly vetted the charity’s finances, commitment to accountability and transparency or its programmatic accomplishments --- all steps that savvy donors take before making a donation.

Charity Navigator is pleased to present this list of celebrity-related charities to help you determine which may be worthy of a contribution from you. While this certainly isn’t an exhaustive list, it is an extensive list of celebrity-charity relationships.

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Wanted actress is really beautiful and sexy people. Although age has been chewed. Now let's see pictures of Angelina Jolie while still a young teenager

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Angelina Jolie looks beside her body two Brad Pitt at the 2008 Film Independent's Spirit Awards

Celebrities Collection: Pitt, Jolie win privacy damages from UK tabloid

Hollywood power couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie accepted undisclosed damages on Thursday from a Sunday newspaper in Britain over claims they were separating, their lawyer said.

The unmarried actors had sued the News of the World on privacy grounds over a front-page story in January that claimed they had consulted a lawyer and were dividing up their assets and access to their six children.

The story was picked up by media organisations around the world, but the tabloid newspaper has now agreed to publish an apology and pay the couple their costs and damages, their lawyer Keith Schilling said.

Schilling said the couple’s US lawyers had written to the newspaper to inform them the allegations were false but it failed to issue a retraction, and the publication “spawned an array of false stories” all over the world.

“In consequence, when the News of the World failed to publicly retract the allegations and apologise for them — thereby leaving their readers in the dark as to the true position — the couple felt they had no alternative than to sue,” Schilling said after the hearing in London’s High Court.

“Today’s victory marks the end of the litigation brought by Brad and Angelina.”

The couple, who were not present in court, would give the damages to charity, Schilling said.

The News of the World, part of Rupert Murdoch’s News International group and one of Britain’s biggest-selling papers, said it would not be commenting on the case. It is expected to publish the apology in Sunday’s edition. - AFP

Angelina Jolie – The World's Most Powerful Celebrity

Back on my previous post last September 2008, Angelina Jolie is one of the hottest and sexy celebrity that often appears on many "most beautiful women" lists in magazine and in tabloid press. Now, Jolie is not only the hottest, sexy and most beautiful woman in the world but she is also one of the “The World's Most Powerful Celebrity”.


Thanks to the release of several blockbuster movies and an endless sea of media buzz, Jolie has dethroned Oprah Winfrey to top this year's Celebrity 100 list, Forbes' annual ranking of the world's ultra famous.


Jolie raked in $27 million in the past 12 months thanks to a movie schedule that included "Kung Fu Panda," "Wanted" and the not-yet-released spy thriller "Salt." Even more impressive: The publicity she garnered following the birth of her twins, as well as the consistent headlines she grabs for her philanthropic efforts and her relationship with actor Brad Pitt, who ranks No. 9 on the list.


Oprah Winfrey is now on the second place on the list. Last year, Winfrey has pocketed $275 million, making her the list's top earner.


The Celebrity 100, which includes film and television actors, models, chefs, athletes, authors, and musicians, is a measure of entertainment-related earnings and media visibility (exposure in print, television, radio and online). The earnings estimates consist of pre-tax income between June 2008 and June 2009. Management, agent, and attorney fees are not deducted.


Rounding out the top five on the list are pop icon Madonna ($110 million), singer Beyonce Knowles ($87 million), and golfer Tiger Woods ($110 million).

Angelina Jolie

Name : Angelina Jolie Full Name : Angelina Jolie Voight Date Of Birth : 4 June 1975 Place Of Birth : Los Angeles, California Sign : Gemini Height : 5'7 Hair : Brown Eyes : Blue Father : Jon Voight Mother : Marcheline Bertrand Brother : James Haven Voight Spouse : Billy Bob Thornton (May 2000-present)(actor, director, writer) Jonny Lee Miller (1996-1999)(actor) Profession : Actress

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Interesting Facts About Angelina Jolie

Mix a bagful of good looks with equal amounts of talent and Angelina Jolie is what you get. Angelina Jolie is the most beautiful actresses of all times that Hollywood has seen. Owing to her magnificent beauty, she has been conferred as one of the most beautiful woman in the world.

Acting seemed to come by nature to Angelina. She made her debut as a child along side her father Jon Voight in the movie Lookin' to Get Out. A decade later Joile made a modest start to a full fledged acting career with a low budget production titled Cyborg. However, she bagged her first leading role in 1995 in the movie Hackers.

Though the actress has fair share of fan following, she has managed to win the critics in her favor too. She was extremely applauded by the critics for her performance in the movie George Wallace (1997) and Gia (1998). The actress has given some award winning performances in her acting tenure. Her performance in the movie titled Girl, Interrupted fetched her Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1999. However, it was her movie Lara Croft: Tomb Raider that gave an all together different route to her acting career. The movie established Angelina Jolie as one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood.

The actress is known not just for her work but her humanitarian deeds. She has been promoting several social causes across the world and is best known for her work with refugees through UNHCR. Currently living in a relationship with Brad Pitt, the woman has been attracting a lot of media attention. To sum up, it would be enough to say that this actress has it all.

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Angelina Jolie is the daughter of Academy Award-winning actor Jon Voight, 58, and former actress/model Marcheline Bertrand, 46. Jon Voight separated from Bertrand when Jolie was 1, remained in California while the family lived on the East coast. "He was the perfect example of an artist who couldn't be married," she says. "He had the perfect family, but there's something for him that's very scary about that." Jolie, is her middle name. Ultimately, she decided to use it because, she says, "I love my father, but I'm not him".

Angelina began training and performing at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute at around 12. She was seen in several stage productions at the Institute. She worked as a professional model in London, New York and Los Angeles, and has also appeared in music videos for such artists as the Rolling Stones, Meat Loaf, Lenny Kravitz, Antonello Venditti and The Lemonheads. In addition, she has acted in five student films for the USC School of Cinema, all directed by her brother, James Haven Voight. She landed her first feature film starring part in HACKERS, about a group of high school computer hackers. Previously, she had roles in independent features Gathering Evidence and Oh No, Not Her.

Angelina was recently married to her co-star from Hackers, Jonny Lee Miller. The marriage took place in May of 1996 where she wore black rubber clothes (although they are now divorced). She has a extensive dagger collection (likes knives) and has several tattoos (one is the Japanese word for death on her shoulder). Today Angelina splits her time between New York and Los Angeles.

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