14 DAY TRIAL // The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony was a fabulous event, with stars rocking only the best evening outfits, matched with incredible jewelry and other designer accessories. Of the female celebrities that have walked the red carpet last night, a handful has done so with a purpose: that of bringing exposure to their outfits, which will be auctioned to benefit Haiti, as MTV News informs.
Olivia Wilde, star of “House M.D.” spoke to MTV right there on the red carpet, and stressed that the media exposure should also be used with a good purpose in mind. She and many other women have pledged to auction the gowns they wore at the Globes and then donate all the proceeds to a charity that will see that the victims of the latest earthquake in Haiti will be provided with whatever they need at this time.
“As the champagne flowed and the diamonds sparkled inside the Beverly Hilton at the Golden Globes on Sunday night (January 17), celebrities still managed to keep a focus on the crisis unfolding in Haiti. Everyone from Meryl Streep to Drew Barrymore to Jason Reitman touched on the tragedy during their acceptance speeches. Streep and many of her fellow Hollywooders, in fact, are using the event as a way to raise money for Haitian relief efforts, as ‘House’ star Olivia Wilde told MTV News on the Globes red carpet. ‘We’re not only here for “House” and doing this for ourselves, but we are here for Haiti,’ she said,” MTV informs.
“Wilde and her colleagues – including Streep, Josh Brolin, Gerard Butler, Amy Poehler and Jenna Fischer – are auctioning off their Globe outfits for an organization called Artists for Peace and Justice, with all proceeds going to help the people of Haiti. One hundred percent of the proceeds with go directly toward the relief effort. ‘It’s a really cool thing and hopefully we can turn all this fashion coverage into something positive,’ said Wilde, who wore a Gucci gown,” the same outlet goes on to explain.
Olivia Wilde is not the only celebrity to get involved in the charities looking to offer some sort of relief to victims in Haiti. George Clooney will host a telethon for the same cause on January 22, while many other stars have already donated money. These include Madonna, will.i.am, Sandra Bullock and many others.