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Jay Leno To Make Thanksgiving Special For Military Audience

BURBANK, Calif. -- Thanksgiving will be extra special for one lucky member of Jay Leno's military audience.

Access Hollywood has learned Ford will give away a 2010 Fusion Hybrid on NBC's "The Jay Leno Show" on Thursday, November 26, to one member of the audience.

PHOTO: Ali Lohan Sports Age-Appropriate Look as She Feeds the Needy

Lending a hand with her mom Dina Lohan, Lindsay's little sister looks like a typical teen more »

Filmmaker Tyler Perry donates $1M to NAACP

AP - Filmmaker Tyler Perry has donated $1 million to the NAACP to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the civil rights organization. more »

Filmmaker Tyler Perry donates $1M to Rights group

AP - Filmmaker Tyler Perry has donated $1 million to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the civil rights organization. more »

Pitt, Jolie Gave More Than $6.8 Million to Charity Last Year

They more than double their donations from the previous year more »

Brazil should hear Amazon Indians on dam: Sting

Reuters - Brazil's government should hear native Indians before deciding on the construction of a controversial $17.3 billion hydroelectric dam in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, rock star and environmental activist Sting said on Sunday. more »

Travolta appears at fundraiser in Fla. hometown

AP - John Travolta and his family made their first public appearance in their adopted Florida hometown since his son's death, helping raise thousands of dollars for charity at a screening of the actor's new comedy Friday night. more »

DJ AM's Sneakers To Hit Auction Block For Recovery Charities

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Hundreds of shoes from the late DJ AM's sneaker collection are set to hit the online auction block for charity.

The auction, which kicks off on eBay at 4:30 PST on Sunday, will give 100 percent of the proceeds to the DJ AM Memorial Fund, which will distribute them to organizations and projects, which deal with recovery.

Gere helps dad, NY volunteers celebrate at event

AP - Actor Richard Gere has returned to his former upstate New York hometown to help his father and other volunteers for Meals on Wheels celebrate an anniversary. more »

Halle Berry: "My Mother Was a Battered Woman"

"That was my childhood," she says in a special about domestic violence airing Thursday more »