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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Tonight in LA for a cancer benefit, honorees Gwyneth Paltrow and Courteney Cox will join Jennifer Aniston , David Arquette , Sheryl Crow , Lisa Kudrow , Laura Dern , Jennifer Meyer and Tobey Maguire , Angie Harmon and Jason Sehorn, Josh Groban , Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin , Kirk and Anne Douglas, Jessica Capshaw , along with the Entertainment Industry Foundation's (EIF's) Women's Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) honorary chairs Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks , and Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg .
Also attending are EIF's WCRF co-founders Kelly Chapman Meyer, Jamie Tisch , Anne Douglas, Quinn Ezralow, Marion Laurie, and Saks Fifth Avenue Beverly Hills' Vice President & General Manager Larry Bruce.
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The event, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, will feature a performance by Beyonce.
The 14th Annual Saks Fifth Avenue's Unforgettable Evening benefiting the Entertainment Industry Foundation's Women's Cancer Research Fund (EIF's WCRF), raises much needed funds each year for innovative cancer research, and recognizes one remarkable individual for his or her unwavering commitment to the cause.
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Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow will receive the 2009 Courage Award. She, along with her mother, Blythe Danner , and brother, Jake Paltrow, established the Bruce Paltrow Fund in memory of her father who lived with oral cancer for several years. The Bruce Paltrow Fund, set up through The Oral Cancer Foundation and with support from the EIF, works to prevent oral cancer through public education, early detection and patient support. In 2008, Paltrow served as ambassador for EIF and Saks Fifth Avenue's KEY TO THE CURE Initiative, appearing in a nationwide public service announcement to raise funds and awareness for women's cancers.
Courteney Cox will be presented with the 2009 Nat King Cole Award for her dedication to helping people, especially those near to her, who have battled cancer.
The Women's Cancer Research Fund, a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation, was established by Chairs Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks , Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg , along with Founders Kelly Chapman Meyer, Anne Douglas, Quinn Ezralow, Marion Laurie and Jamie Tisch . The Fund supports innovative research, education, and outreach directed at the development of more effective approaches to the early diagnosis, treatment and prevention of all women's cancers.
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gold ibeyonce should have a baby and prove to the world she,s a very sexy and hot womanreport abuseposted July 17, 2009 11:13 AM PDT
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ctruspeaking as a gay man i must say beyonce is quite lovlyreport abuseposted May 7, 2009 9:38 AM PDT
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HAZELIt's about all these rich women did something useful with thier money.report abuseposted February 11, 2009 12:02 AM PST
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TonyTigerSOME WOMAN IS SAYING SHE HAD A LESBIAN AFFAIR W/ BEYONCE TALK ABOUT HOW PEOPLE WILL TRY TO RUIN UR REP....I DON'T BELIEVE THAT FOR ONE SECOND B' WOULD LET SOME NASTY WOMAN PLAY IN HER CLIT!! LOL PEOPLE ARE SO CRUEL & DANGEROUS THESE DAYS.report abuseposted February 10, 2009 5:59 PM PST
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