Olivia Wilde "Gutted" by Haiti Earthquake
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House's Olivia Wilde just returned from Haiti, which was devastated Tuesday by a 7.0 earthquake.
"I am gutted by this catastrophe," she says in a statement to UsMagazine.com.
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She is asking fans to extend their hands to help in the relief effort.
"The organization I work with, Artists for Peace and Justice, supports the efforts of Fr Rick Frechette," she tells Us. "Fr. Rick is a doctor and priest who has spent more than two decades in Haiti building badly needed hospitals, schools, and orphanages. He is also responsible for distributing the only free clean water in the slums of Port au Prince.
Interested in helping? Go to www.artistsforpeaceandjustice.org. "We take no overhead. That's almost unheard of for a non-profit organization," she says. "I can say with pure confidence, from first-hand knowledge that this is one of the most effective ways to offer critical, and sustainable help to the people of Haiti." See today's top celeb news stories Other celebs are reaching out as well. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which is behind this Sunday's Golden Globe Awards, is donating $100,000 to Wyclef Jean's Yele Haiti relief fund. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's foundation is contributing $1 million. Us has confirmed that George Clooney is also planning to host a telethon on MTV next week.















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10I have had enough of all the reports and news coming out of Haiti. This country was in crises before the earthquake, now all they want is US dollars and how many of the victims will have their houses rebuilt how many will get the medical aid they require? All the fuss and media frenzy this is not the only country that has had so much damage and lives lost due to natural disasters but it is the only one that the President of the United States has publicly supported, yet again at the taxpayers cost. Well I feel enough is enough; No more there is other news in the world and the USA I would like to see some of that too.
Hey JUNIPER. You are an idiot. IDIOT! You just dontated money that will never reach the poort your moron.. The militia's take it all. But what do I know? Im only in the military seeing it happen 1st hand like in Somalia. Glad you feel better having felt like you did something when in fact you did nothing. Must be a liberal
In 2005 when Rita hit the Gulf Coast of Texas, I don't see celebrities sending help or donating any money. Hey did you not watch TV, the storm washed away the towns on the coast. Where were you then. Help your own people. We have homeless and hungry families, children on the streets now. But no, you go over seas and adopt a child, like Brad and Angelina Jolie, its good you can help but I wonder what a child thinks when they see you adopt a child from another country. I bet they think, "whats wrong with me." And it your organization that is sending only a million, wake up people, think how much money they make on one of their movies we pay for and the profits from the DVD's. Get real, go online and look at their houses they live in, millions of dollars and they give 1 million from donated money. How about Oprah and her billions. How about their dinner they have for 1000's of dollars, stop and think. Start naming the actors you watch on TV and the money they make, heck think about your baseball, football, basketball, rappers why don't they contribute instead of asking the working people of America. Heck, the rappers always talk about how mistreated they were, well why don't you do something good with your money and help someone else instead of walking around with the gold chains, diamonds on your teeth and ears. Now that is a crying shame, its called greed and if you listen to them, they only care for themselves. Now that I've named all these people that could send money we gave them for buying their CD's, DVD's and movies, they want you to send your money. Think about when you buy a ticket for the movies, baseball game, music concert and what else they may be involved in.
It's funny how these filthy rich people are always asking fans to help out.
You guys are ridiculous. I have very little money to spare and I donated to Oxfam so that they could bring medical care, food, and water to people who are dying. Where is your compassion!? Every little bit helps! Do your bit. Donate what you can to a cause you believe in!
Help your own country first lady
I agree!!! Ignore the people in Mississipi and the homeless in your own country and help Haiti! Screw our own starving children! Good call moron
I love how celebrities always ask non celebrites to donate money. Um NO, you donate the money since you make millions of dollars for mindless work. People who are living paycheck to paycheck (most americans) should not donate. Celebrities that have all the money in the world should donate. Ridiculous...
hollywood needs to stop asking us slightly poor people to send money and instead send it themselves. they could save that whole country with one paycheck. stop being greedy hollywood.
Now THIS is an article worth reading. Keep up the good work bringing attention to a worthwhile cause!