I should be ashamed of myself for not remembering it was Gerard Butler’s 41st birthday on Saturday (November 13). Shame on me! Gerard took over new restaurant The Darby (which opens to the public on Wednesday) on Saturday night with a bunch of friends and actually sang Mustang Sally onstage with John Mayer.

Gerard Butler Is Luscious In London

The celebrations included a dinner and performances for over 100 guests that included Kate Hudson, Jason Statham, Bono and Jay-Z. Not to sound like a freaking ingrate, but who the hell does a girl have to sleep with to get Jason Statham and/or Bono at her birthday party?

Page Six is reporting that:

Australian comedian James Smith toasted Gerry. He then went on to make fun of him saying: ‘Gerard has been out so much he’s now just constantly on Page Six. Gerry is on Page Six so much they have to make it Page Seven.’ Smith also joked that Butler and Jennifer Aniston had “as much sexual chemistry as Regis and Kelly” in “The Bounty Hunter.”

Ouch. I would have loved to see Gerard’s reaction to that jab. Apparently Gerard also sang Oasis’ Wonderwall and word is he has an ‘epic’ voice! Why does that not surprise me? I’ve long imagined hearing his voice whisper in my ear and it was very musical. And by musical I mean dirty. Very dirty.

Happy belated birthday Gerard.

U2′s Bono, his wife Ali Hewson take in the sights at Reina in Istanbul, Turkey.  And by sights I mean neat looking drinks and sexy belly dancers with lovely breasts. I freaking LOVE the look on Bono’s face.  Like he’s never been in THAT situation before? Right.

The Edge and some other friends also join them in the festivities.

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U2′s Bono and Adam Clayton were at the New York premiere of The Lazarus Effect, an HBO documentary about the AIDS/HIV crisis in Africa and the impact of the antiretroviral (Arv) drugs used to fight AIDS/HIV.

Nike teamed up at the premiere with their Lace Up, Save Lives campaign in which if you purchase RED laces from Nike, 100% of the proceeds go to various funds. According to Nike’s site:

You purchase (NIKE)RED laces.

Nike is contributing 100% of its profits from the sale to the Global Fund and to football-based programs that help fight AIDS in Africa.

Funds are received by programs like Grassroots Soccer, which uses football as a framework to teach youths how to avoid contracting HIV/AIDS.

Funds are also contributed to The Global Fund to fund HIV/AIDS programs that support the purchase of lifesaving Antiretroviral (ARV) medication, training of medical staff, HIV testing and treatment to help prevent the transmission of the virus from pregnant mothers to their babies.

Life-saving knowledge is received by the next generation in Africa.

Since its inception, (RED)™ partners and events have generated over £80 million to the Global Fund and the number keeps growing.

Also attending the premiere:  Iman, Alek Wek, Ed Burns, Gabourey Sidibe, and Hayden Christensen.

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U2′s Bono and The Edge attended the Tribeca Film Festival premiere of No Woman, No Cry along with their spouses, Ali Hewson and Morleigh Steinberg respectively to support their friend Christy Turlington.

No Woman, No Cry marks the directorial debut of model Christy Turlington whose documentary:

shares the powerful stories of at-risk pregnant women in four parts of the world, including a remote Maasai tribe in Tanzania, a slum of Bangladesh, a post-abortion care ward in Guatemala, and a prenatal clinic in the United States.

Her husband, hunky Edward Burns, of course was there.

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Madonna and Sting pose backstage at last night’s two-hour Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief that George Clooney put together along with Wyclef Jean to raise money for this devastating tragedy.

The show opened with Alicia Keys singing Prelude to a Kiss and saw some very remarkable performances by Madonna, Sting, Mary J. Blige, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson, Shakira, Bono, Jay-Z, Rihanna, Bruce Springsteen, Beyonce, Coldplay and more.  I’ve included some pictures of some of the performances but if you missed any of them my friend at Busy Bee Blogger has all the videos.  You really should watch the performances if you missed any of them.

Taking donations by phone (pictured):

• Jack Nicholson
• Stephen Spielberg
• Ellen DeGeneres
• Fran Drescher
• Jennifer Aniston
• Gerard Butler
• Jeremy Piven
• Taylor Swift
• Selena Gomez
• Colin Ferrell
• Chris Rock
• Charlize Theron
• Russell Brand

And lots more.  I’ve also included some pictures of celebrities arriving at the event as well as backstage.

If you didn’t donate and wish to, the wonderful people at ONTD have put together a very comprehensive list of the many different organizations you can donate to with website addresses and telephone numbers along with how much money ONTD has raised and how that can help the people of Haiti.

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U2′s Bono and The Edge are in Dublin, Ireland at the premiere of ‘It Might Get Loud’ which is about electric guitar virtuosos The Edge (U2), Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), and Jack White (The White Stripes) and takes a look at how each of them write and play.

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Orlando Bloom is surrounded by photographers at LAX as he arrives back from London.  How bizarre that must be to be standing there with all those people snapping your picture!

Jennifer Aniston is also arriving at LAX from London.  Let the rumours begin.

David Beckham arrives at LAX to catch a flight.  The rumours are getting juicier, no?  I didn’t recognize him.  He looks not very happy!

Britney Spears arrives at LAX from her Australian leg of her tour

U2′s Bono leaves Cipriani’s restaurant in London

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner pick up Violet.  He’s looking very G.I. Joe like!

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The stars came out big  for Day 3 (yesterday) of Clinton’s Global Initiative where Ben Stiller was Master of Ceremonies and Quincy Jones (among others) was honoured.  Lisa Ling, Usher and Demi Moore presented recipients with awards and Alicia Keys entertained.

Brad Pitt was also honoured by the U.S. Green Building Council because he had created the “largest and greenest single-family community in the world” with his Make It Right foundation.  Brad Pitt said:

“Make It Right has exceeded my expectations. Our criteria from the beginning were at odds, to say the least. We demanded that these homes be sustainable, that they have aesthetic qualities … that they be storm resilient and take safety in mind of the families who live there and that they would be affordable.

“If we had not been so blissfully naive to the potential, we would not be experiencing what we are seeing today and that is the unquantifiable joy of families returning home to the 9th Ward and returning home to something that was better than before. What the team has done here is not so exceptional. All we did was put the right people together and answer the problems as they came along and that is why we’re here today.”

Also on hand yesterday were Barbra Streisand, Jessica Alba, Bono, Ricky Martin, Mira Sorvino, and Julia Ormond.

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