Scarlett Johansson, George Clooney and Matt Damon have been enlisted by hip-hop duo Mattafix – Marlon Roudette and Preetesh Hirji – to take part in a charity single project timed to coincide with the Global Day for Darfur on Sunday.

The celebrities have given a series of personal introductions to the band’s video, which was filmed in a refugee camp in Chad, near the border with Darfur.

Others involved include Turner prize winning artist Chris Ofili, who produced artwork for the single, and Mick Jagger who provided financial support for the video.

The single Living Darfur is available to download on Monday.

Source: The Guardian

Following the overwhelming success of the 2005 celebrity charm bracelet in aid of Cancer Research UK, Wallis is delighted to launch the stunning 2007 version, a long silver rope charm necklace, decorated with six unique charms each designed by a well-know celebrity or designer.

Designers were asked to take inspiration from whatever they liked, or from what they are best known for. They then had to sketch their charm, choose the colour and material and give it a name.

Well-known designers of the charms include Scarlett Johansson, who designed a delicate lily in white, yellow and orange enamel, because ‘I’ve always loved enamel jewellery and I was looking at a lily when approached about the project.’ Scarlett agreed to take part because she believes that ‘in today’s world, cancer affects everyone, whether it’s your own personal crisis or that of someone you know.’ She adds, ‘any opportunity to support cancer research brings us closer to a cure.’

(more…)

Scarlett Johansson will host Free Arts NYC’s 8th annual art and photography auction and benefit, ‘Portraits & Polaroids’, on April 23, 2007, in New York.

Dior has signed on as the fashion sponsor of Free Arts NYC’s 8th annual art and photography auction and benefit, ‘Portraits & Polaroids’, to take place April 23 at Milk Gallery. Scarlett Johansson and Liv Tyler will co-host alongside co-chairs Amy Sacco and Mary Alice Stephenson, and Simon de Pury will serve as auctioneer.

Holly Dunlap, Donna Karan, Alexis Bryan, Tory Burch, Lauren Davis, Damon Dash and Rachel Roy, Michael Kors, Derek Lam, Carolyn Murphy, Zac Posen, Narciso Rodriguez, Elizabeth Saltzman Walker, Peter Som, Annabel Tollman, Vera Wang, Jacquetta Wheeler, and Rachel Zoe are among the fashion community members on the benefit committee.

In 2006, the event raised over $555,000. Vanity Fair also continues on as the event’s magazine sponsor. Tickets start at $250 and are available at www.freeartsnyc.org.

Scarlett unveiled her Scarlett Hearts Reebok collection yesterday at Los Angeles’ Nordstrom. She is wearing her own collection and looking great while doing so. I’ve uploaded 87 pictures to the gallery.

Last night, there was a surprise announcement at the launch of her new line: Scarlett donated 2000 pairs of Reebok footwear to the Soles4Soles campaign which sends shoes to refugees in the Sudan and surrounding areas.

The Spring Cleaning/Million Pair March campaign wants to gather one million shoes and raise $1 million dollars for the cause. Other celebs helping out include Don Cheadle, Jessica Alba, Parker Posey, Susan Lucci, Jeff Probst and Melissa Rivers. According to GiveShoes.org, there are 1.52 million pairs of unwanted shoes lying in closets in the US.

Actor Scarlett Johansson has joined international agency Oxfam (www.oxfamamerica.org) in the fight against poverty following a life-changing trip to India and Sri Lanka. During her ten-day visit, Scarlett learned how investing in education and basic health-care are vital to saving lives and lifting millions of poor children and families out of poverty. She also met Indian women who’ve survived domestic violence and Tsunami survivors in Sri Lanka.

Scarlett, who has been a long-time supporter of Oxfam, was moved by the organization’s response to saving and rebuilding lives following the 2004 Tsunami. She travelled with the international development organization to better understand the complex issues facing poor communities and how support and funding from the US and other rich nations can help end poverty.

She began her trip spending a day with young girls at an Oxfam-funded school in rural Uttar Pradesh, India that has enabled over a thousand poor children from the lowest Dalit caste to gain a basic education. In Delhi she met with survivors of domestic violence who are part of Oxfam’s “We Can” campaign. Over 800,00 people have joined the campaign to overcome domestic violence which affects millions of women across South Asia.

Actor Scarlett Johansson is currently in India with international development agency Oxfam visiting its programmes with poor communities, the organization said today. Scarlett has met with children in the slums and at schools in Delhi and learned about the need for basic education, healthcare and about the issues of violence against women.

Scarlett has traveled with Oxfam to learn more about its campaigning work with poor people, how local communities in India are campaigning for change and how Western governments must be more responsive to the needs of developing countries.

Currently 100 million children are out of school worldwide; the majority of those are girls, and thousands die each day from preventable diseases. In India, 40 percent of girls and 25 percent of boys will never complete a basic education.

She is the sexiest and the most desirable woman on Earth. Her acting in Lost In Translation and Girl With A Pearl Earring got her Golden Globe nominations in 2003. We are talking about Scarlett Johansson and she is currently in India.

The New York-based actress is visiting India for a charitable cause that she and her publicist are not ready to disclose just now. “We are here for a purpose and not publicity. That’s exactly what we are going to concentrate on,” says Marcel, Scarlett’s publicist.

Scarlett arrived in Delhi on Monday and has fallen in love with the weather of the city. “Yes, she is loving the weather. Coming from New York, anyone would love this weather,” says Marcel.

During her first day in India, Scarlett did not move around the town much. But she was seen in the lobby of The Park Hotel, where she is currently staying. She was recognised and this created a buzz among the staff members of the hotel, who, however, have been told not to talk about her.

Scarlett Johansson, who recently won the Super Bowl promotion, “Find Your Fortune at Flamingo,” co-sponsored by Flamingo South Beach condominiums and Fortune International, announced today that she will donate the one-year lease on the three-bedroom condominium to Miami Children’s Hospital (MCH). The donated unit will be used by the hospital for families of out-of-town patients as a peaceful respite during their child’s treatments.

Upon hearing the news of Ms. Johansson’s generosity, Flamingo developer Michael Lerner of Chicago-based MCZ/Centrum, enhanced the donation by exchanging her three-bedroom lease for leases on three, one-bedroom units so that more families could benefit from the partnership.

“Our patients and their families will certainly benefit from having these lovely homes away from home while they are in town and under our care,” said Cynthia Gutierrez-White, spokesperson for Miami Children’s Hospital.

“We were delighted when Ms. Johansson held the magic key to win the ultimate Super Bowl prize,” said MCZ/Centrum developer Michael Lerner. “And we were even more impressed when she suggested donating her Flamingo condo to Miami Children’s Hospital. We are committed to giving back to communities in which we do business.”

Scarlett Johansson went to Miami this past weekend for the Super Bowl celebrations and ended up winning a one-year lease on a $2.2 million condo in South Beach. So what does a 22-year-old blonde starlet do with a pad on the beach? According to her representative, “She won the lease, (but) we made a decision that day to donate it to a children’s organization. Possibly Miami Children’s Hospital, so visiting parents have a nice place to stay.”

Source: TransWorldNews