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RPattz Gives Back

Robert Pattinson has reportedly signed on for the Hope for Haiti telethon. The 23-year-old Twilight star will reportedly be the only presenter in London, where there will be performances from Jay-Z and Bono . Other celebrities scheduled to take part at the event include George Clooney , Wyclef Jean , Jennifer Aniston and Taylor Swift.

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Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda: Haiti Benefit Project Happened ‘Quickly’

‘It was an idea as of Thursday — and as of right now, we have nine songs up,’ he says of Download to Donate for Haiti project. By Larry Carroll Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda Photo: MTV News LOS ANGELES — Barely a week after tragedy hit Haiti in the form of a massive earthquake, Linkin Park has stepped forward to help the country’s struggling residents with Download to Donate for Haiti, an ambitious project featuring new music from some of the industry’s top musicians.

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U2’s The Edge Talks Haiti-Benefit Collaboration With Jay-Z

Supergroup will perform in London during ‘Hope for Haiti’ telethon, airing Friday at 8 p.m. ET/PT on MTV. By Gil Kaufman The Edge Photo: Mark Sullivan/ Getty Images A once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between Jay-Z and U2’s Bono and The Edge will take place at a London venue during Friday night’s “Hope for Haiti” telethon , which airs at 8 p.m.

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Oprah Taking a Day for Haiti; All-Star Telethon Lineup Expands

Hollywood’s light continues to shine in Haiti’s direction. MTV has announced that Bono and The Edge will be teaming up with Rihanna and, as our Marc Malkin reported, Jay-Z for a…

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Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Bono To Headline MTV’s ‘Hope For Haiti’ Telethon

Bruce Springsteen, Coldplay, Alicia Keys and Christina Aguilera will also perform at the show, airing live Friday at 8 p.m. ET. By Gil Kaufman Jay-Z Photo: Dave M

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Interview: Doctors Without Borders amputating limbs on the streets

Port-au-Prince, Haiti – Doctors helping survivors of the earthquake in Haiti have turned to conducting surgeries in the streets of Port-au-Prince, the head of Doctors Without Borders in Haiti told the German Press Agency dpa. The international organization Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) has long been active in Haiti, operating three hospitals in Haitian capital Port-au-Prince alone. However, the hospitals all suffered such severe damages in Tuesday's devastating quake that they can no longer be used.

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Hubris in Haiti: Wyclef Jean’s History of Overselling Yele’s Ability to Help

Wyclef Jean ‘s aspirations for his foundation, Yele Haiti , to be more than just a celebrity vanity project have long been outstripped by realities on the ground, people who’ve worked in Haiti for the organization tell Gawker. People who have worked for Yele Haiti in the past are speaking up to express concern that Jean’s celebrity is drawing urgently needed donations away from established NGOs and to Yele, which they say is ill-equipped to deliver urgently needed disaster relief. The people who spoke to Gawker say they are motivated by a fear that Jean’s celebrity and very real desire to help his homeland are diverting scarce resources from more capable and transparent organizations

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High School Slut of the Day

Here’s a dirty fucking video about a high school girl on video trying to seduce a high school boy by telling him she doesn’t want to be respected, that she likes a big dick, then she goes off on her popsicle sucking the shit, in a way that didn’t happen to me when I was a kid and that doesn’t happen to me now, even whores play harder to get, proving that we were raised in the wrong generation and reminding us that the trashy TV and internet sites are starting to do their part in making the world a much better place. Weird video but just a glimpse into what you are missing out on….

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My Chemical Romance Head To The Jersey Shore For Brash New Album

We dive in to Rock Week with a look at MCR’s long-awaited Black Parade follow-up. By James Montgomery My Chemical Romance Photo: Reprise We’re kicking off Rock Week at MTV News with a look at My Chemical Romance ‘s yet-untitled new effort, which sees them ditching the preening and pancake makeup in favor of some seriously strutting riffs and more than a few nods to heavy metal’s studded past. Here’s what we know about the album, the follow-up to MCR’s ambitious 2006 rock opera The Black Parade : It will most certainly not be The Black Parade II

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Linkin Park Lead Music For Relief Project To Benefit Haiti

Download to Donate for Haiti also features Peter Gabriel, Dave Matthews Band, Kenna, Alanis Morissette and more. By Shaheem Reid Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington Photo: Warner Bros. As the world reaches out to assist Haiti with relief in the wake of last week’s devastating earthquake, the music world is quickly mobilizing to find ways it can help

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