Celebrity News April 28, 2020
Oprah Winfrey, Julia Roberts & More Stars Will Uplift the World with 'The Call to Unite'
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many big names are joining forces for "The Call to Unite," a 24-hour global livestream event that starts on Friday, May 1, at 8 p.m. EDT.
Oprah Winfrey, Julia Roberts, President George W. Bush, Deepak Chopra, Eva Longoria, Common, Jennifer Garner, Mandy Moore, Maria Shriver, Martin Luther King III and Alanis Morissette are just some of the famous figures to participate in the event, which aims to unite people across the world to celebrate acts of humanity.
The livestream will feature performances, conversations, life lessons, and more to combat the challenges of the crisis.
"The Call to Unite" will be livestreamed at unite.us, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn, and SiriusXM Stars Channel 109.
Aside from the livestream, Oprah also recently donated $10 million to COVID-19 relief efforts. Beyoncé, Kevin Hart, Rihanna and Charlize Theron have also pulled out their wallets to combat the crisis, which has taken over 211,000 lives worldwide.
“Extra's” Billy Bush recently FaceTimed with “Modern Family” star Julie Bowen, who is participating in a live online table read of the TV comedy “Half-Assed” to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bowen shared, “This is just strictly for charity… every dollar you give will be matched up to $200,000 so there's no such thing as too much. We're encouraged it's going to raise money for the first responders.”
Billy recently spoke with “Shark Tank” star Lori Grenier, who also showed her appreciation for first responders by donating meals.
Octavia Spencer has joined forces with Miku, the ultra-smart, contact-free baby monitor, to donate Miku monitors to ICUs and Emergency Wards in hospitals from her hometown of Montgomery, Alabama, through Baptist Healthcare Systems.
In a statement, Octavia said, "It was incredibly important to find a way to help my communities during this pandemic, and I was lucky enough to find and team up with the founders of Miku to provide state-of-the-art monitors to the most vulnerable people affected by COVID-19."
Tonight, Aisha Tyler is teaming up with Verizon to host members of the FaZe Clan as they go head-to-head in a gaming livestream on Twitter @Verizon, @Teeqo on Twitch, Yahoo, Verizon's Facebook page, Fios Channel 501, YouTube, and XBOX. Verizon will also donate $10, up to $2.5 million, to support small businesses when the hashtag #PayItForwardLIVE is used.