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21 January 2010

Madonna to perform at the Haiti Telethon!


After the earthquake that devastated Haiti a couple of days ago, Madonna has given a donation of $250,000 to assist the victims. Other internationally famous stars have also shared their fortunes with people, who has recently lost their relatives and houses However, George Clooney and Haiti-born Wyclef Jean decided to render their assistance in other way. They are organising an all-star “Hope for Haiti” telethon for Haitian earthquake relief, hosted by both of them - tomorrow, on 22nd of January.

Yesterday, MadonnaTribe reported that Madonna is going to join the telethon too, performing one of her well-known classics. Madonna.com confirmed their announcement today:

"We are happy to confirm that Madonna will join the upcoming star studded Telethon to air on every major network this coming Friday evening. Organized and hosted by George Clooney, the Telethon is set to raise millions for the citizens of Haiti, which were affected by the recent earthquake."

Networks showing the telethon are ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, CNN, BET, the CW, HBO, MTV, VH1 and CMT. The show is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. Eastern time (Poland: about 2 a.m. on Saturday) and will run commercial-free.

Below some photos from 2007 Live Earth, the latest charity concert joined by Madonna:





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