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Olivia Wilde, Richard Branson & Bono Join Matt Damon's Fight for Access to Sanitary Water
Originally posted 05/22/2013 08:05AM
Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink – or flush.
Olivia Wilde, Bono and Richard Branson are the latest stars to sign on in support of Matt Damon's toilet strike to raise awareness about the global water crisis – in a hilarious PSA.
"We won't go to the bathroom until everyone in the world has access to clean water and sanitation," the trio says.
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Tim Tebow Reveals His Pop Culture Favorites
Originally posted 12/15/2011 09:35AM
Tim Tebow has quickly become a superstar in the world of football. But who are the stars that he likes to watch?
The Denver Broncos quarterback reveals some of his favorite entertainers in a new interview with the New York Post.
His favorite actor? Will Smith. His favorite actress? Jennifer Aniston. His favorite band? Well, maybe that one's a little more complicated.
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Maria Shriver Gets Support From Pal Bono
Originally posted 05/27/2011 06:00PM
She's already leaned on her close friend Oprah Winfrey for help, and now Maria Shriver is getting some unexpected support from yet another famous pal – Bono.
By coincidence, Shriver, 55, bumped into the U2 frontman, 51, on Thursday after lunching in Santa Monica.
"Maria lit up when she saw Bono," a source tells PEOPLE. "They hugged several times ... Bono acted very caring and even walked Maria to her car. They again embraced before a smiling Maria drove off."
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Bono's Daughter Eve Hewson Makes Her Debut in Cannes
Originally posted 05/20/2011 06:15PM
Bono must have taught his daughter Eve Hewson a thing or two about making an entrance.
The actress made her red-carpet debut at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday wearing a daring black and pink Chanel gown to the screening of her new film, This Must Be the Place.
Hewson is in good company starring alongside Sean Penn in her first big movie role. The film follows an aging rock star on his quest to find his father's persecutor, an ex-Nazi war criminal.
The 19-year-old previously made her acting debut in the indie film The 27 Club.
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Bono Has Emergency Back Surgery
Originally posted 05/21/2010 12:50PM
U2 frontman Bono has been hospitalized after having surgery, the band said in a message posted online Friday.
"Bono has today undergone emergency back surgery for an injury sustained during tour preparation training," reads the message on U2.com. "He was admitted to a specialist neurosurgery unit in a Munich hospital, and is under the care of neurosurgeon Prof. Dr. Jorg Tonn and Dr. Muller Wohlfahrt. Bono will spend the next few days there, before returning home to recuperate."
It's unclear how the band’s tour will be affected by Bono's injury. "Once his condition has been assessed further, a statement will be made regarding the impact on forthcoming tour dates," says the message.
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Salma Hayek's Wedding Reception an All-Star Song Fest
Originally posted 04/27/2009 06:55AM
Salma Hayek's Saturday wedding to French billionaire François-Henri at Venice's Teatro La Fenice opera house was a celebration worthy of its famous venue.
The music kicked in during the ceremony, when the 150 guests – among them Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Ed Norton, Woody Harrelson, Charlize Theron, Stella McCartney and Ashley Judd – serenaded the couple with a Hawaiian-style version of the sentimental classic from The Wizard of Oz, "Over the Rainbow."
Later at the elegant reception, Hayek, Theron and Harrelson joined Bono and Damien Rice on stage for a rendition of something bouncy: "Stand By Me."
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The Guys from U2 Go to College
Originally posted 03/06/2009 01:20PM
U2 may be one of the most celebrated and honored bands of all time, but attending college is not among their list of accomplishments.
"We started a rock band to avoid college, now look where we ended up," the U2 lead singer joked to a roaring crowd of students, faculty and alumni early Friday morning at Fordham University.
Added drummer Larry Mullen Jr: "I'm so excited to be here. I'm so pleased for my dad because he's going to see this sometime soon and he's going to say, 'My son Larry finally made it to college.' "
The band performed at the Bronx campus for Good Morning America. The concert featured new and old favorites, from "Get On Your Boots" to "Beautiful Day" – and the band gave a special dedication to Fordham students.
"I'd like to think that Friday nights at Fordham inspired this next song," Bono said as he introduced "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight."
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Bono Launches Digital Music Service as AIDS Charity
Originally posted 12/01/2008 07:30PM
In honor of World AIDS Day on Monday, Bono launched the digital music service (RED)WIRE, the music offshoot of his (RED) charity, featuring exclusive songs from Jay-Z, Dixie Chicks, The Killers, Coldplay, Sheryl Crow and more.
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Broadway's Spider-Man to Hold Open Audition
Originally posted 07/15/2008 02:00PM
Always longed for a chance to make like Tobey Maguire? Or, a song-and-dance man Hugh Jackman? Here's your chance.
The creators of the upcoming Broadway musical Spider-Man – who include Lion King director Julie Taymor and the show's composer, Bono – are holding an open casting call for the leading roles of Peter Parker (Maguire in the movie franchise) and Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst).
For the stage version, the Parker role is described as "male, 16-20s, great Rock voice, can be nerdy with understated sex appeal, good sense of humor," according to the casting agency.
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Bono's Dream: A United States of Africa
Originally posted 06/03/2008 11:00AM
If Bono has his way, there would be two U.S.A.s.
The U2 frontman says the second U.S.A. – a United States of Africa – could help end the strife which afflict much of the continent, according to Agence France-Presse, citing a special Africa edition of Japan's Asahi Shimbun newspaper that Bono guest-edited over the weekend.
"[It] would be the dream," said the singer. "I think a kind of broader African identity is going to be very important to deal with tribal tensions."
Though a United States of Africa may seem more "poetic" and symbolic than a legitimate solution to conflict, Bono says the American USA is an inspiration that has proven otherwise.
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