Cinema Against AIDS

Cannes amfAR Gala Most Successful Ever

Posted on May 22, 2011 @ 03:45PM - 3 comments

by Radar Staff

This year's Cinema Against AIDS Gala benefiting amfAR was the most successful ever, RadarOnline.com has learned.

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The strictly A-List formal ball was held during the Cannes Film Festival at the Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc. Janet Jackson, Goldie Hawn, Gwen Stefani and Uma Thurman were among the celebs in attendance.

Presented by Bold Films, the Weinstein Company and Chopard, the event raised an astounding $10 million for the fights against AIDS.

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A signed, dated Andy Warhol lithograph of the late Elizabeth Taylor, co-founder of amfAR, went for $580,000.

"It was a fantastic night with record-breaking numbers," said event co-chair Harvey Weinstein.

"Elizabeth Taylor would have been very proud. Everyone was so incredibly generous - the actors, models, public figures and of course the people who bid.  It was an evening I'll never forget."

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amfAR Cannes Benefit Draws Huge Stars To Red Carpet

Posted on May 20, 2011 @ 02:10PM - Add a comment

A gaggle of Hollywood's brightest stars attended amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS benefit in Cannes, France on Thursday, which paid tribute to the organization's iconic co-founder, the late Elizabeth Taylor.

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"AIDS research is ongoing, we shouldn't forget about it, it's still something that they haven't found the cure of, that we know," gorgeous supermodel Naomi Campbell said.

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