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Former TV star George Clooney will pick up an award at the Emmys on August 29.

Clooney, who has worked on behalf of those affected by Hurricane Katrina and has raised awareness about the atrocities in Darfur, is set receive the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award for his “Hope for Haiti” telethon, which is nominated for an Emmy award.

John Shaffner, chairman of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, said Clooney was “an obvious choice” for the honor because of his ability to use TV to mobilize others.

Will you be watching the Emmys?

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The all-star “Hope for Haiti Now” telethon raised a record-setting $57 million — and that figure is still rising.

The two-hour telethon, which aired on every network and dozens upon dozen of other stations, drew the biggest names in showbiz to help the island nation, where an estimated 200,000 people died as a result of the January 12 earthquake.

The event was hosted by George Clooney in Los Angeles, Haiti native Wyclef Jean in New York, and featured poignant reports from Anderson Cooper in Haiti.

Among those manning the phones or giving presentations were Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Tom Hanks, Reese Witherspoon, Bill Clinton, Leonardo DiCaprio, Nicole Kidman, Robert Pattinson, Jennifer Aniston, Ellen Degeneres, and Matt Damon, to name a very few.

The fundraiser had several amazing performances by such artists including, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, Bono, Jay-Z, Rihanna, Sting, Jennifer Hudson, Sheryl Crow, Kid Rock, Keith Urban, Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, John Legend, and Shakira.

The money raised was a record, and yet it still doesn’t include donations from corporations or the performed songs that one can download from iTunes for 99 cents.

The good news is you can still donate by calling 1-877-99-HAITI or texting “GIVE” to 50555.

You can also visit HopeForHaitiNow.org.

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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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The Sundance Film Festival will see the premiere on Sunday of the Joan Jett biopic The Runaways, starring “New Moon” mates Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning.

There has been buzz that Stewart and Fanning will also attend Jett’s performance with The Blackhearts on Saturday night at Harry O’s in Park City, Utah. Gossip Cop can confirm that Stewart does plan to be there, as does Fanning.

But another rumor cropping up has Robert Pattinson hitting Sundance for the premiere of Stewart’s new film, and Gossip Cop can report that there is not truth to that speculation.

Remember, though, that Pattinson will be participating tonight in an awfully good cause – the “Hope for Haiti” telethon, as we first noted earlier this week.

We’ll have updates on the action in Park City as the film festival continues…

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“Hope for Haiti” airs later tonight, and the array of stars signed up to help the island nation devastated by an earthquake is growing by the hour.

The two-hour telethon, which will air on every major network and dozens upon dozens of other stations across the U.S. and around the world, is being hosted by George Clooney in Los Angeles, Haiti native Wyclef Jean in New York, and Anderson Cooper from Haiti.

So who will you see tonight?

Among those signed up so far are Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Tom Hanks, Bill Clinton, Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio, Clint Eastwood, Nicole Kidman, Robert Pattinson, Jon Stewart, Ellen Degeneres, Matt Damon, and Morgan Freeman, to name just a few.

And the fundraiser has attracted a number of major artists who will be performing as well. That list includes, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, Bono, The Edge, Jay-Z, Rihanna, Sting, Jennifer Hudson, Sheryl Crow, Kid Rock, Keith Urban, Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, Dave Matthews, John Legend, Shakira, Mary J. Blige, and Coldplay.

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.

Gossip Cop would like to know if you’ll be watching (and hopefully giving). We are! 

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Gossip Cop feels it’s like shooting fish in a barrel, but since we’re about presenting the most accurate celebrity news, we sometimes have to call out Perez Hilton more than once a day.

Today is one of those days.

Under the headline, “Kanye’s NOT Invited,” Perez writes that “Kanye West was not invited to participate in George Clooney’s telethon fundraiser for the earthquake victims in Haiti due to his bad reputation.”

Perez even quotes “one of the producers” explaining, “After what he said on the Katrina telethon and the way he behaved at the MTV Video Music Awards, everyone agrees it’s just best that he does not participate.”

He then says, “we can’t blame” the show’s producers for not inviting West.

But Gossip Cop can blame Perez for sloppy reporting.

The truth is MTV did invite West, but has yet to hear back whether he’ll participate or not.

The story originally appeared on another blog, but that site updated its post to reflect MTV’s assertion that West was asked to help with the fundraiser.

Perez either chose to ignore the facts or was too busy making video blogs about how he’s “desperate” for a date.

For full disclosure, we sometimes feel kind of sorry for the guy.

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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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