Luke Skywalker's Pants Go Under The Hammer
A pair of pants worn by Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy has pulled in $36,100 at auction.
Mark Hamill donned the sand-colored Levi's to play the iconic Jedi Knight in George Lucas' 1977 sci-fi classic Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope.
On Tuesday, Experts at Los Angeles auction house Nate D. Sanders had set a pre-sale estimate of $70,000-$100,000, but the distressed pants pulled in $36,100 when they went under the hammer.
There were 13 bids for Skywalker's trousers, according to AFP.
READ MOREMark Hamill donned the sand-colored Levi's to play the iconic Jedi Knight in George Lucas' 1977 sci-fi classic Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope.
On Tuesday, Experts at Los Angeles auction house Nate D. Sanders had set a pre-sale estimate of $70,000-$100,000, but the distressed pants pulled in $36,100 when they went under the hammer.
There were 13 bids for Skywalker's trousers, according to AFP.
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It’s been a long time coming. All Star Celebrity Apprentice began 12 weeks ago, when 14 celebrities gathered to show off their entrepreneurial skills. This week, the race is down to the two finalists, Penn Jillette and Trace Adkins, battling to the end for the title, and for their charities.
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The Argo director, who founded ECI in order to help communities in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, has collaborated with TOMS shoes to create the line, made from brightly colored Congolese Textiles.
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READ MOREThe Argo director, who founded ECI in order to help communities in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, has collaborated with TOMS shoes to create the line, made from brightly colored Congolese Textiles.
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The punk rockers have teamed up with Real Skateboards, one of the biggest board companies in the country to benefit the Children's Hospital & Research Center in Oakland, California, where the sister of frontman Billie Joe Armstrong works.
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The Great Gatsby star Leonardo DiCaprio raised $31.7 million for charity Monday by auctioning off an art collection - $14 million over the collection's estimate.
The auction event was entitled the 11th Hour, and the proceeds will go to the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, a conservation charity. DiCaprio told the art dealers and celebrities to "bid as if the fate of the planet depends on us."
The collection included works from Ed Ruscha, Julian Schnabel and Banksy, as well as a DiCaprio portrait by Elizabeth Peyton. The portrait sold for $1.05 million, despite the high estimate of the piece ...
READ MOREThe auction event was entitled the 11th Hour, and the proceeds will go to the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, a conservation charity. DiCaprio told the art dealers and celebrities to "bid as if the fate of the planet depends on us."
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Trace and Lil Jon enter the Victory suite after Marilu’s departure, and greet Lisa and Penn. As they congratulate themselves on being the Final Four, the phone rings, and its Trump, summoning them all back into the Board Room.
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Pregnant Halle Berry hosts charity run
Expectant actress Halle Berry is keeping active as her pregnancy progresses - she hosted a charity walk in Los Angeles on Saturday.
The Monster's Ball star helped launch the 2013 EIF Revlon Run/Walk For Women, an annual fundraiser in aid of cancer research, treatment and counselling.
Actress Julie Bowen took part in the 3.5 mile challenge, and later shared her experience with her Twitter.com followers.
In a post, she writes, "Huge thanks to all the volunteers at Revlon Run today. ESPECIALLY the Air Force in boiling hot uniforms. (And gloriously huge Navy guy.)"
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Leonardo DiCaprio and Christie's auction house have teamed up to sell art to raise money for environmental causes. The sale could approach a total of $18 million.
The 11th Hour Auction, which takes place on Monday in New York City, will include works by artists including Banksy, Peter Beard and Julian Schnabel.
The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation and an expert panel of environmentalists will use the money to fund innovative conservation projects.
The actor posted on his website: "My Foundation has worked on environmental issues since 1998, and despite the great efforts by organizations all...
READ MOREThe 11th Hour Auction, which takes place on Monday in New York City, will include works by artists including Banksy, Peter Beard and Julian Schnabel.
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The actor who star in 2005 war drama Jarhead, which is based on the real life experiences of US Marine Anthony Swofford, read the poem Dulce et Decorum Est by British soldier and leading World War I poet Wilfred Owen at the inaugural Words of War event for the Headstrong Project.
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Adam 'Ad-Rock' Horovitz and his fellow Beastie Boy Michael 'Mike D' Diamond presented the line of brightly colored timepieces on the band's official Facebook.com page on Tuesday and all stock was sold out within 30 minutes.
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