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Journalism of Courage
Naomi Campbell
The supermodel is planning a series of fashion shows to benefit the victims of the Haitian earthquake,including one during New York Fashion Week on February 12. She has been rounding up looks from fashion designers to be worn by celebrities at the runway event and then auctioned to raise more funds. Asked which designers she had called,Campbell replied succinctly. All of them, she said. Campbell has been organising such shows under the name Fashion for Relief since 2005.
Mel Gibson
The Hollywood toughie cant topple Avatar. The much-hyped return to the multiplex of Mel Gibson proved no threat to James Camerons Avatar,which was No. 1 at the weekend box office for the seventh weekend in a ow and passed the 2 billion mark globally. Gibsons Edge of Darkness ended up in second place with about 17 million,given his eight-year absence from a leading movie role.
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfreys cable channel makes its debut in January,but she will still be the host of her syndicated talk show on local stations until the show ends in September. So her producers at Oprah Winfrey Network OWN have found an unusual way to feature their star. They are creating a show about the end of The Oprah Winfrey Show. On Tuesday,OWN will announce Behind the Scenes: Oprahs 25th Season,a weekly reality show about the production of Winfreys final syndicated season.
