Cause Celebre by Tina Daunt

The singer's efforts to raise awareness on issues like AIDS and famine, as...




Hollywood's Democratic activists may still be uncertain about which way to jump in California's...




When Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced on CNN this week that he wouldn't seek the...




The disturbing new documentary plays to a celeb-filled audience.




Everybody knows about Jay Leno's taste for topical humor. Far fewer are aware that his wife, Mavis, has...




It can be dangerous to diss an entire town of divas. When it comes to his relationship with Hollywood,...




Celebrities including Harrison Ford, Gwyneth Paltrow add their names to...




Scan any list of the Dems' biggest givers and money-raisers and you'll find the names of Haim and...




The documentary category is where Hollywood wears its conscience on its sleeve, and this Oscar season's...




George Clooney et al. appear in Diana Jenkins' "Room 23," featuring...




Only Hollywood could make a cause of celebrating causes during the season of its self-congratulations --...




Much of the world seems to have written Africa's problems off as insolvable, and nowadays, if you ask a...




Celebs will have a chance to add another cause to their rosters: the prosecution...




Attorney general will have a Beverly Hills fundraiser for his gubernatorial bid




Supporters rally to feed the hungry.








The goal is to engage them into a discussion about global warming.




There hasn't been a hotter admission slip since someone started a rumor the...




The Endeavor agency founder is the sibling of Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama's...




The industry widely supported Barack Obama. Now everyone wants a ticket to the...




This who's who of the entertainment industry wants you to vote. For anyone. Just...




Rock the Vote this week unveiled a public-service ad featuring "Entourage's"...




The singer's candor comes through not only in his music but in his conversation.




Hollywood is overwhelmingly Democratic, but this key GOP supporter at least gets...




Douglas, a liberal Democrat who ran against Congressman Richard Nixon for a...




The liberal-leaning show-business industry would seem a natural opponent of...




Anyone who doubts, or resents, Hollywood's importance to American politics these days simply needs to...



Brad Pitt announced Wednesday that he's donating $100,000 to fight California's Proposition 8, a November...




Even if the lineup of entertainment isn't quite as A-list in Minneapolis as it...




Spielberg, Affleck and an impressive group of singers -- this might be a good...




Conventioneers in Denver move from one bash to another




There will be plenty of politicians in the Mile High city next week, but maybe...




Vote stirs the actor into action on MySpace page.




Coldplay is campaigning for famine relief and fair-trade practices at its...




It's a long way from Baghdad to one of Hollywood's most exclusive film viewing venues -- the lushly...




Using musical connections to help politicians and nonprofit organizations...




The Los Angeles mayor hopes early fundraising scares off potential challengers.




Iraq war opponent Webb is in the spotlight as a potential vice presidential...




The Democratic industry plans to back the Illinois senator in the leading role.




WHILE THE big-budget, large studio movies about the Iraq war all have tanked, John Cusack's intensely...




The CEO and co-founder of travel company AmericanTours International is...




Eva Longoria, Jay Leno, David Letterman and others come out to show support




Civil rights attorney David Pressman keeps the actor informed on foreign policy.




The queen of the popular Huffington Post website has turned the city's...




The former TV legend's passion for the 'Body of War' project is fueled by...




She and John Prendergast stump their Pennsylvania hometown.




WHATEVER anyone else decides, Quincy Jones said Friday that he will participate in the Beijing Olympics....




THIS is the election that made politics a joke. Or maybe it's the campaign in which politics...




Hollywood activists recall a man who listened to his own political conscience,...




THIS isn't exactly the show Chinese government officials had in mind when they signed on to host the...




Some of the senator's Hollywood backers were worried before he gave his speech...




March 4 was Clinton's personal super Tuesday, the night the stars came out for...




Kelly Meyer helped build an environmentally friendly case study house in Venice....




Hollywood's elder statesman is energized by registering young voters.




From the beginning, Hollywood has loved Obama's story -- his "pitch" as they say...