Once again, a huge environmental catastrophe is set to unite artistes from various entertainment genres for a noble cause.
After the grand success of George Clooney’s “Hope for Haiti Now” telethon that raised a massive $57 million; celebrated talk show personality, Larry King will host H
ollywood stars Cameron Diaz, Robert Redford, British pop star Sting and others for a two hour TV telethon on Monday to raise funds for Louisiana, the worst affected US state by the BP oil spill, E! Online reported.
The telethon to be aired on CNN’s Larry King Live will also feature guest stars such as teen pop singer Justin Bieber, comedian Kathy Griffin and American Idol star Ryan Seacrest. The telethon would use an innovative “two screen” approach for maximum public participation.
Guests on this special show will interact with Larry and simultaneously take telephone calls and donations.
The “second screen” involves online participation of people through social networking sites such as Facebook. —PTI