More than 130 actors, musicians and athletes came together Friday (January 22) for MTV's "Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief." The star-studded telethon included performances by Justin Timberlake, Alicia Keys and Wyclef Jean and featured a celebrity panel of phone operators to answer donors' calls. Among them were young stars Selena Gomez and Kevin Jonas, who spoke with MTV News about volunteering for the event.
Selena Gomez, the star of "Wizards of Waverly Place" and a UNICEF ambassador, has been urging fans to donate since the 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Port-au- Prince last week. When Selena was asked to participate in the telethon, there was no way she could say no.
Learn more about what you can do to help with earthquake-relief efforts in Haiti, and for more information, see Think MTV. Visit HopeForHaitiNow.org or call (877) 99-HAITI to make a donation now.
Taylor Swift & Selena Gomez at Hope for Haiti Telethon:
Selena Gomez attending at the phone:
Selena Gomez and David Archuleta:
Taylor Lautner worked the phone bank at the "Hope for Haiti now" as you can see in the pic:
Taylor Swift offered a plaintive, folky take on Better Than Ezra's Breathless:
(25.1.2010)Some hours ago, Selena wrote the next: 'Just found out Hope for Haiti has raised more than 57 million to date! I'm so happy! Thank you to everyone who called in and for your prayers!'