Elton John, Sharon Stone and Others Fight AIDS on Oscar Night
The Elton John AIDS foundation raised $5.1 million on February 24, at its annual Academy Awards viewing party, ENews 2.0 reports (enews20.com, 2/26).
According to the article, part of these funds came from the auctioning of a 1974 restored Corvette convertible that belonged to actress and AIDS activist Sharon Stone. Stone reportedly said she was thrilled to help raise such a large amount of funds for AIDS research.
Partygoers included: Heidi Klum, Harrison Ford, Ellen DeGeneres, Portia De Rossi, Kate Beckinsale, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder and Quincy Jones.
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