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January 04, 2005

They Mean Well But...

It's great what celebrities are doing to raise money for tsunami relief. However, someone please tell some of them to keep things tasteful. Here's an example of what not to do:

Overseas, the 1985 African famine relief benefit song, "We Are the World," was being revived for relief efforts by celebrities including Jackie Chan, Andy Lau and Jacky Cheung. The latest rendition, called "Love," has new Chinese lyrics. The performers, and William Hung of "American Idol" fame, raised nearly $6.2 million at a weekend show.

Can Jackie Chan actually sing? And William Hung is a celebrity in name only.

"Celebrities Donate Millions to Relief"

Posted by Sean Hackbarth in Foreign Affairs at 05:02 PM | Comments (1)