Posts Tagged ‘Haiti’

In an unannounced visit, Angelina Jolie quietly returned yesterday to Haiti, where she met with President René Préval and U.N. officials. The weekend visit by the “goodwill ambassador” for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was not announced to keep it low-profile. U.N. officials confirmed the visit – they agreed to discuss the trip [...]
Oscar winning actor Sean Penn talks about his divorce to Robin Wright, and its benefits to humanity, life in Haiti and his son’s skateboarding accident in the July issue of Vanity Fair. The interview is not online yet, but here’s a preview: New York, N.Y. — “She is a ghost to me now,” Sean Penn tells [...]
Since the January earthquake, and in general, we’ve seen and heard a lot from Haiti and, unfortunately, many of those stories have been negative. Granted — Haiti’s position is still pretty grim. But if theres one thing that characterizes Haitians, according to NPR photographer David Gilkey, it’s their resilience. Sculptor Andre Eugene, for example, has not [...]

Anyone noticed we haven’t heard as much about Haiti lately? A Nexis search shows us that US newspapers and wires have run 30% fewer “Haiti Earthquake” stories this week than last week. What could be…



Yele Haiti, Wyclef Jean’s troubled charity, will get just $1 million, or 2.8%, of the more than $35 million raised so far by the Hope for Haiti Telethon that Jean co-hosted.
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By news.bbc.co.uk Dennis Hopper’s wife has been ordered to stay at least 10 feet (3 meters) away from him, a US judge has ruled. The ailing actor, 73, requested the restraining order from his wife of 14 years as part of divorce proceedings. His petition was accompanied by a doctor’s declaration that his ..

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By abcnews.com Pierce Brosnan said he was shocked when he heard of Roman Polanski’s arrest, but was always confident the director would get his movie “The Ghost Writer” to the big screen despite being in jail and under house arrest.

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Brosnan Asks “Why Now?” of Polanski’s Arrest

By NYDailyNews.com Will a new boat help Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren kiss and make up? A dive boat he had built for her is almost complete?

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Will new boat Tiger Woods had built for wife Elin Nordegren help them kiss and make up?

By FOXNews.com John Mayer shocked fans this week in a controversial interview with Playboy magazine in which he used the N-word and likened his sexual desires to that of a white supremacist. But despite a quick apology and explanation via Twitter, followed by an onstage breakdown during a Nashville concert, it ..

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Has John Mayer’s ‘Hood Pass’ Been Revoked?

By UsMagazine.com Even CNN’s hard-nosed global reporter Christiane Amanpour is curious about Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s family.

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Angelia Jolie Says She’s “Open” to Adopting Child in Haiti