Celebrity causes

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Disability rights activists and advocates for Britney Spears backed a California proposal Wednesday to provide more protections for those under court-ordered conservatorships, while promoting less-restrictive…

The late Betty White was a tireless lifetime advocate for animals, from caring for those without homes to launching her own weekly TV show, “The Pet Set,” dedicated to her celebrity friends and their pets.Her most far-reaching contribution,…

The late Betty White was a tireless lifetime advocate for animals, from caring for those without homes to launching her own weekly TV show, “The Pet Set,” dedicated to her celebrity friends and their pets.Her most far-reaching contribution,…

Hampshire College has received an anonymous $5 million gift in honor of one of its most famous alumni, award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, that will help the school continue its academic transformationByThe Associated…

Tributes from fellow actors and comedians poured in on social media Friday in reaction to the death of Betty WhiteBy The Associated PressDecember 31, 2021, 9:26 PM• 5 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleTributes from…

Ken Kragen, a top entertainment producer, manager and philanthropist who turned to such clients as Lionel Richie and Kenny Rogers in helping to organize the 1985 all-star charity single “We Are the World,” has diedByThe Associated…

Former first lady Melania Trump launched a venture this week selling non-fungible tokens that must be paid for with Solan cryptocurrency, currently valued around $180 eachBy The Associated PressDecember 17, 2021, 7:23 PM• 3 min readShare to…

LeVar Burton has been hired as host of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, giving the competition a celebrity headliner who's also a longtime literacy advocate as Scripps takes over production of the bee telecast.Burton, who played Geordi La…

Pop star Justin Bieber has performed to a packed crowd in the Saudi city of Jiddah, singing some of his most popular hits on stage to excited fansByThe Associated PressDecember 6, 2021, 8:32 AM• 4 min readShare to FacebookShare to…

Nearly two decades after earning a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and more than four years after his death, rock icon Tom Petty has been awarded a honorary Ph.D. from the University of FloridaByThe Associated PressDecember 3, 2021,…