Celebrity News January 19, 2010
Stars Raise Relief Funds at Larry King Telethon
Paula Abdul, Jennifer Lopez, Ben Stiller, Diddy and Ryan Seacrest are only a handful of celebrities who participated in Larry King's Haiti telethon last night to raise money for Haitian relief efforts.
The two-hour relief event raised a whopping $9 million for the Red Cross and UNICEF.
"It's just so overwhelming," Abdul says of the outpouring of support for the quake victims. "Walking inside and seeing everyone's who there manning the phones -- it's just heartfelt."
The former "Idol" judge adds, "It was wonderful to raise so much money and quickly -- quickly we were raising money."
Paula is auctioning off a one-of-a-kind Michael Jackson book, while Diddy had another auction idea. "We're going to sell your suspenders for $5,000 a pair," he told Larry King.
Horrifying images from the devastation in Haiti moved King, who describes the fundraising effort as "incredible."
Seacrest agreed, saying, "I saw images of little kids on the streets who could be saved and helped if they had things and resources and doctors and water."
See how other stars give back below:
