Stars performed at the Hope for Haiti telethon aimed to raise funds

Madonna, Jay Z, Bono and Rihanna apart from other stars performed at the Hope for Haiti telethon aimed to raise funds for the earthquake victims in the Caribbean state.

Actor George Clooney, who organized the concert, asked for support from the celebrities present at the event.

“At the core of every religion is the belief that we care for one another, we take care of each other especially in times of need. The Haitian people need our help, they need to know they’re not alone, they need to know that that we still care.” BBC News quoted him as saying.

Clooney mentioned Madonna contributed 250,000 dollars, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie gave 1m dollars, while supermodel Giselle Bundchen donated 1.5m dollars.