George Clooney speaks to the press about his humanitarian efforts. "Ocean's Thirteen" stars have donated $5.5 million to humanitarian efforts in Sudan's Darfur region, according to actor George Clooney.
Clooney told The Associated Press in a telephone interview from Rome that he was joined by Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle and producer Jerry Weintraub in raising $9.3 million for Darfur, most of which was contributed at a dinner during the film's premiere last month at the Cannes Film Festival. Clooney said more than half the money has already been donated to various charities dealing with Darfur.
He said his group wants to keep emptying and replenishing the coffers of the humanitarian organization they co-founded, called Not on Our Watch, to focus global attention on the plight of the 2.5 million civilians in Darfur who have fled their homes. Share: Reddit | Digg | del.
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