Star power: Celebs raise $1.3m for cleaning oil slick

LONDON: A-list celebrities like Cameron Diaz, Robert Redford, Sting and Justin Bieber among others have managed to raise more than $1.3 million to encourage clean-up efforts along Gulf of Mexico after the oil slick.
In the wake of an oil disaster, a large number of celebrities came forward to appear with veteran newsman Larry King for a special two-hour live broadcast last night. The show saw stars including Jenny MCCarthy and Ted Danson who attended the phone calls to take donations in a bid to boost funds.The money thus collected shall be used to help those affected by the massive oil slick.
This disaster was a result of a BP rig ruptured in April this year. Since then the oil leakage has been drifting ashore.
“It’s devastating. Anybody that’s ever been down there will tell you that it’s some of the finest people you will ever meet down in South Louisiana. And they will give you their shirt off their back... And they’re in trouble... It’s just heartbreaking.” said country singer Tim MCGraw.
Diaz insisted the situation makes her “sad and mad and sick at heart” while Redford added, “(I’m feeling) heartbreak. Frustration, because I think it was avoidable.”
The show also comprised of a performance by Sting, who said, “I want to dedicate this next song to all the people in the gulf who have lost their livelihoods because of this terrible oil spill. All the animals, all the birds we’re losing, and to remember that our ecology is very fragile.”