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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Michael Jackson’s family and celebrity friends gathered to finally lay the King of Pop to rest yesterday.  Elizabeth Taylor, Quincy Jones, Mila Kunis, Maccaulay Culkin, Chris Tucker and others said goodbye at The Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.

His backup dancers served as ushers and his brothers wore a black armband and sequined glove to honour their brother.  Michael’s three children placed a crown on his coffin to mark his status as the King of Pop. 

I am not able to embed the video on my site, but you can go here if you haven’t seen it yet. 

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Mariah Carey posed on the red carpet and at the event to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Appollo and in almost every picture her hands are on her waist in the exact same pose.  Every freakin picture.

Also on hand to celebrate were:  Prince, Patti LaBelle (LOVE her), Quincy Jones, Jamie Foxx, Sherri Shepherd, The O’Jays, Fantasia and Real Housewives of New York Bethenny Frankel in a see through outfit that shows her nips.  Real nice.

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