Haiti telethon brings at least $58 million

They're still counting up the figures, but estimates show George Clooney's organized celebrity telethon for Haiti brought in at least $58 million. The "Hope for Haiti Now" album also set the record for the biggest one-day album pre-order in iTunes.

The entertainment community banded together, hoping to make a difference for an island nation in ruins, with "Hope for Haiti Now."

Last Friday's telethon raised tens of millions of dollars for Haiti's earthquake victims. Sigourney Weaver told me she was privileged to be a part of such an important event.

"The desire to help and the compassion and the desire to reach out was just so profound and I think it was very moving to be with all those other actors taking those calls," said Weaver.

Some of the biggest names in acting and in music volunteered their time and their talent for "Hope for Haiti Now."

At Saturday night's Screen Actors Guild Awards, I learned their showbiz peers are proud of what the entertainment world is capable of accomplishing.

"Our profession no matter how much smack you want to talk about, they step up to the plate," said Bullock. "If you think about it our profession can afford to give it up easier than any other profession. We need to give up what we get so generously. That's what it's there for, give it back."

"Hope for Haiti Now" turned into a global outpouring of support for a country in crisis.

The compassion came from all over for a two-hour moment to remember. And thanks to some famous faces who cared enough to get involved, there's now big money to aid the people who need it.

"It's not about our status, title, trophy, it's about your heart," said actress Mo'Nique. "So if everybody has a heart, Haiti will stand."

相关中文新闻报道：好莱坞全明星为海地筹款超5800万（摘自广州日报）

到昨日为止，从上周五开始的好莱坞全明星“关爱海地赈灾行动”为海地灾民捐款活动已筹得善款超过5800万美元。这创造了救灾募捐活动的一个新的纪录，而这次海地募捐活动现场的原声记录专辑也创造了iTunes历史上单日预售的最高纪录。

当日开始的“Hope for Haiti Now”为海地灾民捐款活动有上百位明星参与，包括男星乔治·克鲁尼（发起者之一）、麦当娜、贾斯汀·汀布莱克、泰勒·斯威福特、碧昂斯、Jay-Z、茱莉亚·罗伯茨、莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥、梅丽尔·斯特里普、妮可·基德曼、罗伯特·帕丁森、汤姆·汉克斯等。

据为这场晚会提供协助的“娱乐产业基金会”总裁丽莎·保尔森介绍，包括美国广播公司和全国广播公司在内的六大电视台转播了这场长达两小时的电视晚会，共有1610万观众收看。如果再加上音乐电视（MTV）、有线电视新闻网和VH1等在内的收视人数，收看这场转播的电视观众还要多。美国广播公司的收视率高达460万人次，为多年来的最高收视纪录。

此外，这场晚会还是使用iTune多媒体平台的各国网民关注度最高的节目。由于主办方只开放一天时间供网民预订晚会原声记录专辑，网站几乎瘫痪。

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