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George Clooney is the latest celebrity to reach out to the victims of the disastrous earthquake that struck the island of Haiti this week.

The Up in the Air star, 48, plans to host a telethon on MTV next Friday to help raise money for the nation, the Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

Clooney is in the process of reaching out to his Hollywood friends to garner famous faces for the telethon, UsMagazine.com has confirmed. The telethon will reportedly air across MTV’s various networks, including VH1.

He isn’t the only star to donate. On Wednesday, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie gave $1 million to Doctors Without Borders for the organization’s emergency medical operations in Haiti.

Paris Hilton, Ben Stiller, Lindsay Lohan and Adam Lambert have also urged support for the earthquake survivors through posts on their Twitter pages. Additionally, Oprah Winfrey began her talk show Wednesday by asking viewers to donate.

“This is a time where we, as a global nation, should come together and support those who are in need,” she said.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association also announced this morning that it is donating$100,000 to Wyclef Jean’s Yele earthquake relief fund.

Find out how you can help at the Red Cross (text “Haiti” to 90999 to donate $10 to the organization).

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What’s life like walking the red carpet on the arm of boyfriend George Clooney? Elisabetta Canalis has no complaints.

“Yes, I love it!” the actor’s girlfriend told People of spending awards season at Clooney’s side. The couple held hands while walking the red carpet Monday night at the 2009 New York Film Critic’s Circle Awards in Manhattan, where Clooney, 48, was honored as Best Actor for his performances in Up in the Air and Fantastic Mr. Fox.

Canalis, 31, also gave a thumbs up to the pair’s New Years vacation in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico: “Great!” And does she find Clooney as charming as everyone else does? “Yes, of course,” she said, beaming.

Of course, part of Clooney’s charm is his sense of humor. “She’s homely,” joked Clooney, holding their interlaced fingers to his chest. “But what do you do?”

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Clooney continued his clowning when he got onstage. During his first trip to the podium, to present best animated film to his Mr. Fox director Wes Anderson, Clooney commented about the fact that his dinner wasn’t served until hours after his drinks were.

“I got the chicken about five minutes ago, so I’m Mariah Carey f—ed up right now,” he joked, referring to Carey’s rambling speech at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on Jan. 5.

When Christine Lahti, who presented Clooney with his award, asked Clooney if he had ever Googled himself, Clooney good-naturedly shot back, “I Google myself every afternoon.”

When he later took to the stage to accept his Best Actor award, he assured the audience, “I’m not drunk anymore. I’m gonna be good.”

Clooney and Canalis have many more red carpets to travel in the coming weeks: Clooney is also nominated for a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award, for Up in the Air.

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George Clooney and Elisabetta Canalis enjoyed a night out in Manhattan, New York on January 11, 2010. The happy couple strolled hand in hand while shutterbugs shot away.

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And yes, you can see right through her dress…maybe should have worn black undies?

Don’t know what The Fantastic Mr. Fox is? Me either! Here’s what I found:

The Fantastic Mr. Fox is visionary director Wes Anderson’s first animated film, utilizing classic handmade stop motion techniques to tell the story of the best selling children’s book by Roald Dahl.

Mr and Mrs Fox (Clooney and Streep) live an idyllic home life with their son Ash (Schwartzman) and visiting young nephew Kristopherson (Eric Anderson). But after 12 years, the bucolic existence proves too much for Mr Fox’s wild animal instincts. Soon he slips back into his old ways as a sneaky chicken thief and in doing so, endangers not only his beloved family, but the whole animal community. Trapped underground and with not enough food to go around, the animals band together to fight against the evil Farmers – Boggis, Bunce and Bean – who are determined to capture the audacious, fantastic Mr Fox at any cost.