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Singer and one-time Haitian presidential hopeful Wyclef Jean was hospitalized yesterday for exhaustion, his rep has confirmed.

Jean is “suffering from stress and fatigue based on the grueling eight weeks he’s had,” says the rep, referring to Jean’s failed attempt to get on the ballot to become Haiti’s next president.

It is expected he’ll be released from the hospital sometime this week.

Adds the rep, Jean “plans to take it easy.”

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Wyclef Jean is not giving up on his bid to become president of Haiti, even though he was deemed ineligible on Friday by the nation’s electoral council.

It’s been speculated the singer and activist was left off the list of 19 candidates because of residency issues.

Jean told the Associated Press today that his lawyers will appeal the electoral decision in a Haitian court tomorrow.

“Everything is correct,” Jean said, referring to an election document, adding he and his aides “feel that what is going on here has everything to do with Haitian politics.”

Gossip Cop will update Jean’s fight to get on the ballot.

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Shortly after Wyclef Jean officially announced last night his bid to become president of Haiti, Sean Penn went on the attack, telling CNN he is “suspicious” of Jean’s motives.

Penn, an activist who has spent most of his time in Haiti since the January earthquake, alleges that the former Fugees member “as an ambassador at large, has been virtually silent” since the quake.

“For those of us in Haiti, he has been a non-presence,” Penn griped, adding that he thinks Jean is “an important voice,” but hopes “he doesn’t sacrifice that voice by taking the eye off the very devastating realities on the ground.”

The actor says the nation where Jean was born “is clearly vulnerable.”

He also pointed out that Yelé Haiti, a charitable organization founded by Jean in 2004, has been accused of financial misconduct.

“He claims he didn’t do it. That has to be looked into it,” said Penn. “I’ve been [in Haiti]. I know what $400,000 could do for these people’s lives.”

In response to Penn’s claims, Jean told the Associated Press, “I just want Sean Penn to fully understand I am a Haitian, born in Haiti and I’ve been coming to my country ever since [I was] a child. He might just want to pick up the phone and meet, so he fully understands the man.”

Elections to replace current Haiti president Rene Preval will be held on November 28.

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Wyclef Jean is considering a run for president of Haiti.

His Yele Haiti foundation released a statement indicating that the performer is seriously weighing a bid as support rallies around the native son who raised awareness of the country’s plight after January’s massive earthquake.

“Wyclef’s commitment to his homeland and its youth is boundless, and he will remain its greatest supporter regardless of whether he is part of the government moving forward.”

“At this time, Wyclef Jean has not announced his intent to run for Haitian president. If and when a decision is made, media will be alerted immediately.”

A Canadian newspaper cites a “source close to the government” as saying that Jean is waiting for paperwork to be processed.

Jean co-hosted the enormous “Hope For Haiti Now” event in January to raise funds for his earthquake-ravaged home country. He’s been a highly visible advocate for the nation both before and after the disaster.

Elections to replace current president Rene Preval will be held on November 28.

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In an unannounced visit, Angelina Jolie quietly returned yesterday to Haiti, where she met with President René Préval.

Jolie, a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, also met with other government and U.N. officials to discuss the situation of Haiti’s children, many of whom were orphaned and left homeless after the nation’s devastating earthquake on January 12.

The Oscar winning actress has been to Haiti on numerous occasions, including a visit in February when she met with children affected by the earthquake.

Gossip Cop  will update when more details emerge about Jolie’s most recent hush hush visit. 

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“Actress Lindsay Lohan was reportedly not invited to Jill Stuart’s Fashion Week show because she was considered a ‘brand damager,’” claims the New York Daily News.

According to a Daily News source, “A lot of designers, and especially Jill’s camp, don’t think she’s worth all the press she’d get their show.”

Well, not only did Stuart deny the ban to the Daily News, but the story is also way off base when it further declares Lohan’s “absence from NYC is a little personal, too: Her ex-girlfriend, deejay Samantha Ronson, and Sam’s twin sis, designer Charlotte, practically run Fashion Week.”

Uh, Lohan’s absence in New York has nothing to do with any ban… or even with Fashion Week.

Lohan was in London at a Haiti relief benefit called, “iRock4Haiti,” held at Altitude 360 London.

The actress even said, “I’d rather be raising money for those that need it in Haiti” than attend Fashion Week.

Like the saying goes: “No good deed goes unpunished.”

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After cheering on the New Orleans Saints at the Super Bowl in Miami, Angelina Jolie traveled to the Dominican Republic, where she spent time yesterday with hospitalized victims of the Haiti earthquake. 

Later today, Jolie, a U.N. Goodwill Ambassador, will head to Haiti to meet with those who affected by the earthquake.

In addition to her work in the field, Jolie and Brad Pitt have already donated $1 million to Doctors Without Borders to help with the relief effort in Haiti.

Gossip Cop will update when more details emerge about her charitable work with those on the devastated island nation.

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Today sees the premiere of Simon Cowell‘s star-studded cover of “Everybody Hurts” to raise funds for relief efforts in Haiti.

Performers including Mariah Carey, Susan Boyle, Jon Bon Jovi, Rod Stewart, Miley Cyrus, Kylie Minogue, Robbie Williams, and many others. The single, recorded in Los Angeles and London, will be available for digital download starting Sunday, February 7, and is already available for pre-order on British retailers such as Amazon.co.uk.

Proceeds go to the Helping Haiti fund.

The song premiered on BBC Radio 1 this morning. You can hear it below.

Please remember to donate whatever you can to relief efforts in Haiti. It’s never too late to help.

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The Grammy Awards, which air this Sunday on CBS, will feature a fundraising segment for Haiti relief, and so far what’s slated is a special duet with Mary J. Blige and Andrea Bocelli on the hit Simon and Garfunkel song, “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” 

After the show, the duet  will be available on iTunes and all proceeds from the sales will go to the American Red Cross to help those devastated by the earthquake.

Also slated to perform at the Grammys this year are Lady Gaga, the Dave Matthews Band, Beyonce, the Black Eyed Peas, and Taylor Swift, who are all nominated for Album of the Year.

Gossip Cop would like to know in the comments section if you’ll be watching, and who you’ll be rooting for to take home trophies.

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For only the second (confirmed) time since their 2005 split, Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt were in the same place last night. But a lot of outlets, including HollywoodLife, have made it out to be far more than it is.

“Brad Pitt & Jennifer Aniston Were Together Last Night — Without Angelina Jolie!” screams the site’s headline, which, while true, is more than a little misleading considering the context.

Pitt and Aniston were not sneaking out on the town behind Jolie’s back. The ex-spouses were among the dozens of A-List stars on hand in Los Angeles to help George Clooney‘s Hope For Haiti Now telethon. Jolie happened to be in New York during last night’s event.

True, until last night, the 2009 Academy Awards marked the last time Aniston and Pitt were known to be in the same room since their divorce five years ago.

But Pitt and Aniston were not “together” at Hope For Haiti Now, and their shared presence can’t really be considered “the point” of a story about stars banding together to help raise funds during a tragic time.

If you haven’t yet (and even if you have), please call 1-877-99-HAITI or text “GIVE” to 50555 to support the vital relief efforts on the earthquake-ravaged island.

You can also visit HopeForHaitiNow.org.

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Scores of celebrities manned the phones tonight for the Hope For Haiti Now telethon, simulcast worldwide and featuring performances from Shakira, John Legend, Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift, Coldplay, Mary J. Blige, and many others.

Robert Pattinson was among the film stars lending his time to the immensely important event. If you happened to miss his appearance, we’re posting video of it below.

It’s wonderful to have so many celebrities involved with the process of rebuilding Haiti… but their involvement only matters if everyone else contributes to the cause, in ways big and small.

Gossip Cop donated and knows many, many of you will, too.

If you’d like to help, visit HopeForHaitiNow.org.

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Simon Cowell 

The “American Idol” and “X-Factor” judge said he will likely use his own artists, including Susan Boyle and Leona Lewis, as well as other singers for the single.

“I don’t know who is available but I will get a record out … many good people are possible,” said Cowell.

The idea was at the urging of the British Prime Minister. ”[Prime Minister Gordon Brown] called me a couple of days ago and said if I put a record out he’d waive the VAT [Value Added tax],” Cowell told Sky News, adding, “It is not the best time. Logistically we’re all over the place, but we’ll make it happen.”

Cowell hopes to release the record in a week and a half.

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According to Taylor Lautner’s rep, the “New Moon” heartthrob will not be participating in the “Hope for Haiti” telethon.

But something that should be music to your ears is the long list of musicians who will be performing during the two-hour fundraiser, which is being aired on every major network and numerous other cable outfits.

In New York, where Haiti native Wyclef Jean will host the show, there will be performances by Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson, Shakira, Mary J. Blige, Sting, and Jean himself.

Co-host George Clooney will be in Los Angeles, where Taylor Swift, Dave Matthews, Sheryl Crow, Kid Rock, Christina Aguilera, Keith Urban, Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, John Legend, and Justin Timberlake are slated to perform.

And Bono, The Edge, Jay-Z, Rihanna and Coldplay will hit the stage in London, where Robert Pattinson will lend a helping hand as well.

The music will be available, beginning Saturday, on iTunes and all the proceeds will go to the charities benefiting from the telethon, including the Red Cross, UNICEF, Oxfam, Partners in Health, and Wyclef’s Yele Haiti Foundation.

Additionally, the event will feature dozens and dozens of big stars manning the phones, and Anderson Coooper reporting from Haiti.

UPDATE – 7:30 PM –

The list of celebs who will be answering phones is still developing. Ellen DeGeneres has signed on, with many, many others rumored. Gossip Cop will monitor…

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Several days ago Gossip Cop told you Robert Pattinson had not yet been approached to participate in this Friday’s “Hope for Haiti” telethon, but a source close to the actor said, “I’m sure Robert would participate if asked.”

We passed the message along to organizer George Clooney‘s people, and today it appears as though the “Twilight” star is on board.

A source close to Pattinson tells Gossip Cop he’s doing the event, saying, ”We are in the process now of working out his participation from London.”

Gossip Cop is working to confirm other possible additions to the list of participants. We will keep you posted on what we learn.

Haiti obviously needs as much financial support as possible, so the more big names to lend a hand, the better.

UPDATE – 2:00PM –

Many of you asked whether Kristen Stewart will be part of the “Hope for Haiti” event. Gossip Cop has learned that Stewart would love to be involved, but will be occupied at the Sundance Film Festival and unable to participate.

As always, we’ll keep you posted with developments…

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At the 67th Annual Golden Globes, George Clooney said his “Hope for Haiti” telethon to benefit those devastated by the earthquake, will feature performances by Justin Timberlake, Alicia Keys, Bono, Christina Aguilera and Sting.

Additionally, more than 40 stars are expected to participate in the January 22 fundraiser. The benefit’s purpose is “to show the people of Haiti that the whole world is paying attention,” Clooney explained to the Associated Press.

The New York-based event, co-hosted by Clooney and Haitian-born Wyclef Jean, will be broadcast on more than a dozen stations with Anderson Cooper reporting in from from Haiti.

The fundraiser will benefit the Red Cross, Partners in Health, Oxfam America, UNICEF, and Wyclef Jean’s Yele Haiti Foundation.

Additionally, music performed during the event will be available on iTunes. Proceeds from he sales will go to the relief effort.

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“90210″ beauty AnnaLynne McCord has a brand new Twitter account and a big heart.

The actress just joined Twitter earlier today, and Gossip Cop has confirmed with her representative that although it hasn’t yet been officially verified, @IAMannalynnemcc is indeed the real deal.

McCord’s first Tweets have asked followers to step up and help Haiti, which she visited three weeks ago while volunteering with the organization Artists for Peace and Justice.

She’s also requested help with the St. Bernard Project, which helps to rebuild another place devastated by nature: New Orleans.

So check out McCord’s new Twitter feed. She’s putting it to good use.

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There’s been some confusion ever since Russell Simmons said Tiger Woods was considering donating $3 million to earthquake-ravaged Haiti, and was ”working on sending a mobile hospital with 50 EMTs to go set up a triage.”

While the golfer’s Tiger Woods Foundation hasn’t spoken yet to Simmons, Gossip Cop can confirm that the organization is definitely going to help those affected by the earthquake, although no specific dollar figure has been determined.

According to Foundation president Greg McLaughlin, “Our plan is be part of the relief effort to help rebuild Haiti by supporting organizations that provide critical resources to young people, which is consistent with our mission and previous efforts regarding Hurricane Rita, Hurricane Katrina and the 2004 tsunami.”

Worth noting: For the 2004 tsunami, Woods’ foundation doled out $100,000 in charity, and for Hurricane Katrina, the golfer gave $200,000 to set up an educational fund.

So Woods has been very generous in the past. He’s also, of course, been caught in an image-shattering sex scandal for the last two months.

In this crisis, of course, help is great no matter the context.

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Madonna has joined other celebrities like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, who have used their fame and fortune to help those devastated in Haiti by Tuesday’s 7.0-magnitude earthquake. The disaster claimed 45,000 to 50,000 lives, according to the Red Cross, which just received a reported $1.5 million from model Gisele Bundchen.

Today, Madonna announced she donated $250,000 to Partners In Health, a health care provider in Haiti.

In a statement, Madonna said, “My prayers are with the people of Haiti. I can’t imagine the terrible pain and suffering they are experiencing. Sadly the depths of the tragedy are just becoming known and the need for our support grows more urgent with every passing moment.”

And to help support Haiti, Madonna asked friends and the general public “to join me collectively to match my contribution or give in any way you can.”

She added, ”we must act now.”

And we must. 

Next week, Hollywood will come together to help Haiti in a telethon, being organized by George Clooney, that’s going to air on the MTV networks, NBC, ABC, HBO, and CNN.

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The star is reaching out to Hollywood friends to help with the event, which will air across MTV’s networks as well as on ABC, NBC, HBO, and CNN. Clooney joins a long list of celebrities making efforts on behalf of Haiti, including friends Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, whose $1 million donation Gossip Cop reported earlier.

Joel Gallen, who produced the post-9/11 telethon in 2001, will handle next Friday’s show.

Gossip Cop will update you tomorrow with all the new details.

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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have put their money where their mouths are.

In response to the devastation left by Tuesday’s 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Haiti, the socially conscious couple has donated $1 million to the organization, Doctors Without Borders, to help with emergency medical operations on the Caribbean island.

Jolie explained, “It is incredibly horrible to see a catastrophe of this size hit a people who have been suffering from extreme poverty, violence and unrest for so many decades.”

Pitt added, “We understand the first response is critical to serve the immediate needs of countless people who are now displaced from their homes, are suffering trauma, and most require urgent care.”

If you would like to help the victims in Haiti, check out Doctors Without Borders and the Red Cross.

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