Celebrities contribute to Katrina relief
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Published: September 7, 2005Updated: September 10, 2005 (Travolta, Preston, Moore, Stones, Three Doors Down, Johnson, Smith)
After Hurricane Katrina passed across the United States, various artists and media stars have leapt at a call to action.
John Travolta and wife Kelly Preston flew his private plane to deliver a load of supplies and tetanus vaccine to Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Part of a Scientology project which has been using their non-massage "assists", in an interview Preston mentioned that "auditing" had also been performed on victims.
Kevin Smith is holding an online auction on his Web site.
Sean Penn actually went to Louisiana. After loading down a small boat with his entourage, it was discovered one of them had neglected to seal a hole in the bottom. Penn was wearing a white vest rather than a life vest while bailing. After the motor wouldn't start, the crew paddled down a flooded New Orleans street. Bystanders jeered at whether any victims could fit aboard the crowded craft. No report on rescue stunts. Local authorities had previously been criticized for not allowing volunteer boaters in to help.
Morgan Freeman, whose home fared well, is organizing an online auction of celebrity items at charityfolks.com, to benefit the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.
Curt Schilling opened his home to a family of nine driven out of their New Orleans home. The Schilling family will provide housing for the Fields for a year while their home in New Orleans is rebuilt and repaired.
Some celebrities "graced" disaster zones with their presence in the days following Katrina.
Singer Macy Gray and television personality Phil McGraw visited Houston's Astrodome.
Celebrities visiting New Orleans include Michael Moore (opposite side of lake), singer Harry Connick, Jr., CNN's Anderson Cooper, actor Jamie Foxx, singer Faith Hill, actor Matthew McConaughey, singer Lisa Marie Presley, comedian Chris Rock, and The Oprah Winfrey Show contributor Lisa Ling and interior decorator Nate Berkus.
Oprah Winfrey visited New Orleans, Houston, and Mississippi.
Donations with press releases
Celebrities in the storm
Singer Fats Domino was missing during the New Orleans flood but has since reached safety.
Celebrities out of the storm
New Orleans residents who were out of town during the Hurricane included:
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