Clooney, Pitt and Damon Launch Ad Campaign For Myanmar

By Access HollywoodJune 25, 2008, 1:58 pm PDT

Jakarta, Indonesia -- No more broken promises.

That's what "Ocean's Thirteen" costars Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Matt Damon have asked for in a new full-page advertisement published Wednesday in the Indonesian English language newspaper, the Jakarta Post.

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The ad, titled "Burma's Broken Promises," calls for more aid for the beleaguered region in the wake of Cyclone Nargis. "Burma's neighbors have the power to help victims who remain desperately in need," it reads.

Endorsers of the ad include regional leaders and Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi.

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The campaign is backed by Not On Our Watch, an activist group chaired by the Hollywood power trio along with Don Cheadle, Jerry Weintraub and David Pressman.

Help is desperately needed in the region, with the U.N. estimating that 2.4 million people are still in need of aid and over 138,000 are dead or missing. Myanmar's ruling junta has been resistant to foreign assistance but allowed in an Association of Southeast Asian Nations team on June 2, according to the AFP.

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  • lazyJ
    It's nice that they want to help people from different countries, but the USA has a lot of problems too. They adopt kids from other countries when there are thousands of kids here that need homes. I think it's great that they are taking care of people who are starving, we also have that here.
    report abuseposted July 3, 2008, 6:29 am PDT
  • poopsie
    George Clooney is SO GAY. Believe it, folks. He likes guys. Always with his "buddies". Never had a sustained relationship with a woman. Claims he just doesn't want to get married. He's gay, gay, gay. Yes, I'm sure.
    report abuseposted June 27, 2008, 10:16 pm PDT
  • wyse1
    It's sad that these stars are out of touch with the events in our country...I'd love to donate money to help Myanmar, but I just got laid off from my job (after 3 years), can barely afford to put gas in my car, and I'm trying to stretch $ on groceries for my family. Noble causes are newsworthy...average people trying to keep their lives afloat aren't allowed the lu
    report abuseposted June 26, 2008, 6:07 am PDT
  • Funny how blacks only care about articles with a pic of a negro!
    report abuseposted June 25, 2008, 5:55 pm PDT
  • Or maybe "please send your dogs to Myanmar, they're starving!"
    report abuseposted June 25, 2008, 5:12 pm PDT
  • here's an ad "F them they're all craprags!"
    report abuseposted June 25, 2008, 5:11 pm PDT

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