HOLLYWOOD STARS RAISE CHARITY BUCKS

Hollywood stars Katie Holmes with Hubby Tom Cruise along with George Clooney, Jennifer Aniston, Cameron Diaz and Harrison Ford were some of the superstars who helped turn the sixth annual Night Before fundraiser into a $6 million affair on Saturday night. Past Oscar winners and nominees for this year’s Academy Awards joined the stars at the Motion Picture & Television Fund bash, held at the famed Beverly Hills Hotel in California.The $6 million raised at this year’s pre-Oscars party brings the total amount of money raised since the event’s inception in 2003 to an impressive $31 million. Motion Picture & Television Fund chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg feels this year’s event was so star-studded because the recent Hollywood writers strike really helped movie celebrities see how their colleagues need financial help. Katzenberg says, "Many people in our industry have faced great challenges the past few months and the support and services provided by MPTF were critical to their being able to support themselves and their families."