Largest Celebrity Memorabilia Auction Honors World AIDS Day
BID 2 BEAT AIDS begins December 1, 2007 to benefit LIFEbeat featuring itemsfrom Madonna, Beyonce, Jack Nicholson, John Travolta, Mariah Carey, BritneySpears, Whoopi Goldberg, Rihanna, Usher, Matt Damon, Jay-Z, Fall Out Boy, YokoOno, Jessica Biel, Jessica Alba, Jessica Simpson, Victoria Beckham, VanessaHudgens, Amy Winehouse, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, Bill Clinton, Elijah Wood,Robin Williams, Hayden Panettiere, Joan Rivers & hundreds more!
NEW YORK, Nov. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- (World AIDS Day) -- Biddingbegins at noon on eBay for BID 2 BEAT AIDS, an annual auction of rare andautographed items from stars in music, film, Broadway, sports, politics, andtelevision. It's the world's biggest celebrity tag sale, offering everythingfrom Borat's hat to a CD signed by High School Musical's Vanessa Hudgens to aSpiderman doll signed by Tobey Maguire. Proceeds benefit LIFEbeat, the MusicIndustry Fights AIDS to support its ongoing AIDS/HIV programs nationwide.Sponsors of this 10-day eBay auction include MTV, Borders and Sirius SatelliteRadio.
LIFEbeat has amassed nearly 1000 items for BID 2 BEAT AIDS, making it thelargest charity auction of its kind in eBay history. Items include: CDsautographed by Mariah Carey, Rihanna, Fall Out Boy, Maroon 5, Amy Winehouse,and Taylor Hicks; signed books by Madonna, Anderson Cooper, Ethan Hawke, RosieO'Donnell, Stephen Colbert, Martha Stewart, and Bill Clinton; posters signedby Britney Spears, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Elijah Wood, Kirsten Dunst, andBeyonce; record presentation plaques and instruments from Aerosmith,Metallica, Prince and 50 Cent; as well as DVDs, photos, magazines and otherautographed memorabilia.
Unique items include: an iPod designed by Yoko Ono; signed scripts fromGrey's Anatomy, Weeds, How I Met Your Mother and One Tree Hill; a box ofcereal for Blades of Glory signed by Will Ferrell and Jon Heder; signedcostumes from Sacha Baron Cohen, Ricky Martin and Hilary Duff; MTV talentcredentials worn and signed by Cameron Diaz, Victoria Beckham, Robin Williamsand others; an autographed horse mask from Korn; a visit to the Howard SternWrap-Up Show; a meet-and-greet with Joan Rivers; a set piece from the filmDreamgirls; a visit to the Playboy Mansion; a Heroes lunchbox signed by HaydenPanettiere and Kristen Bell; and one-of-a-kind items from the MTV Movie Awardsautographed by Jessica Biel, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans and more.
The centerpiece of the auction is a one-of-a-kind celebrity autographed"Lend-A-Hand to LIFEbeat" card series. Stars traced their hands on specialpaper, adding an artistic touch and signature. Sex and the City's CynthiaNixon (illustrating her hand as a bunny), Frasier's David Hyde Pierce,Fantasia (donating a purple handprint for Broadway's The Color Purple), Salt-N-Pepa, Project Runway's Tim Gunn, John O'Hurley, Will and Grace's MeganMullally, The B-52's, Ugly Betty's Christopher Gorham, Perez Hilton, KevinFederline, Sinead O'Connor (donating the most controversial tracing) and over100 others have participated in this unique project. For more informationvisit www.Bid2BeatAIDS.com.
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Contact: Ron Lasko @ Spin Cycle PR, 212-505-1700 x. 11SOURCE Spin CycleRon Lasko of Spin Cycle PR, +1-212-505-1700, ext. 11
