Celebrity ‘Rebels’ raise money for cancer research

Actress Anna Kendrick from "Pitch Perfect."

Actress Anna Kendrick from “Pitch Perfect.” (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

March 21, 2014 1:35 PM PT

The charity group Rebels With a Cause” gathered celebrities and studio executives at Paramount Pictures Studios in Hollywood in the name of cancer research on Thursday. The group raised $9 million to benefit medical research by Dr. David Agus and a plan to build a new cancer institute in Los Angeles was announced.

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Actress January Jones of the AMC series “Mad Men.” (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

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Singer Barry Manilow. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

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January Jones interrupts a moment between Barry Manilow and singer Carole Bayer Sager with a photobomb. (Mark Davis / Getty Images)

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Comedian Bob Saget, left, producer Robert Evans and actor John Stamos. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

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Actress Alice Eve from “Star Trek Into Darkness.” (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

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Producer Jerry Bruckheimer. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

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Musician Pharrell Williams with his wife, Helen Lasichanh. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

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Actress and “Saturday Night Live” alum Molly Shannon. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

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Actress Jennifer Missoni. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

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Actor and “One More Thing” author B.J. Novak. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

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Comedian Jimmy Kimmel. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)