Robert Pattinson Joins Hope for Haiti
George Clooney has been very vocal this past week about his upcoming telethon, “Hope for Haiti,” which will be a celebrity fundraiser for the victims of the earthquake that trampled the country over a week ago. Twilight star Robert Pattinson has been announced as one of the latest actors to hop on board the show to lend his support.
According to Yahoo, Pattinson will link up to the telethon via satellite from his London base to participate in the show. He’ll join A-listers like Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston, and Jake Gyllenhaal as they are all set to appear as well. In terms of music, Alicia Keys, Justin Timberlake, and Bruce Springsteen are just some of the artists scheduled to perform on Friday, January 22, when the show airs on multiple cable and broadcast networks.
The idea of “Hope for Haiti” stemmed from George Clooney and the MTV Networks, who wanted to immediately jump into action after seeing all the devastation that occurred in the country. It’s not known if Pattinson’s Twilight co-stars Taylor Lautner or Kristen Stewart will make an appearance on the telethon, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they did. They need to tap into that teen audience and their disposable income and encourage them to use their money for something else besides Twilight dolls.
Make sure to check your local listings on Friday to see the time and stations that the “Hope for Haiti” telethon will be airing on.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 9:00PM
Rob I am glad you have the heart to do something for the people suffering at Haiti.
Thursday, January 21, 2010 2:08AM
Actually in the statement referring to teenagers. They do have the largest disposable income in the country that's why the majority of films are marketed towards them. That's why so many movies try to keep the ratings down to PG-13 because they want to access that market. That's why you have movies like Twilight making so much money because on the weekends the majority of kids are the ones going to theaters supporting these projects.
And even though we're in a recession, 2009 earned the biggest box office off all time with over 10 billion dollars. You're right, every little bit does help, and if there are some fickle girls out there willing to donate because "Edward" said so who cares. At least that money is going to save someone's life. It's not about boosting your image necessarily, it's about using whatever influence you have to help someone else. And a lot of the ppl taking part in the telethon have already or are donating large amounts of money to the cause.
Thursday, January 21, 2010 3:50PM
i think it would be great for rob to reliese an album of all his great songs im sure the proseeds of it would be very helpfull to the haiti fund, also we get to hear his dreamy voice again and again, so what do you say rob?… x