Thursday, 13 October 2011, 3:03 pm Press Release: Mental Health Foundation A peloton of celebrities to Ride Out of the Blue In March of this year mother and lawyer Alison Blyth, motivated by the death of her family members and her own experience of depression, led a group of courageous cyclists in the inaugural Ride Out of the Blue. Over their 27 day journey they used nothing but pedal power and determination to travel from Bluff to Cape Reinga encouraging discussion about mental health and suicide along the way celebrating life while raising over $30,000 for the Mental Health Foundation. Encouraged by Alisons personal story and the success of the Ride, high-profile New Zealand actor Aidee Walker (Outrageous Fortune, Nothing Trivial) decided to put together a team of cyclists, in...

by JAKE COYLE - Oct. 12, 2011 03:17 PM AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK - As the nearly monthlong Occupy Wall Street protests have grown, they've attracted the support of celebrities. Kanye West and Russell Simmons most recently visited the protests in lower Manhattan on Monday. They followed visits from documentary filmmaker Michael Moore, actress Susan Sarandon, actor Mark Ruffalo, comedian Roseanne Barr, actor Tim Robbins, rapper Talib Kweli and "Gossip Girl" actor Penn Badgley. Their involvement suggests broadening cultural support for the protests, which take on Wall Street companies and denounce what the demonstrators see as corporate greed. Protesters have been camped out in New York's financial district for 31/2 weeks, and crowds have gathered in cities including Washington, Boston and Los Angeles, as well as abroad. "I'm so impressed by what I'm seeing here," Moore told protesters at one of the demonstration sites. "It's not just ...

As the nearly month-long Occupy Wall Street protests have grown in the US, they've attracted the support of celebrities. Kanye West and Russell Simmons most recently visited the protests in lower Manhattan in New York on Monday. They followed visits from documentary filmmaker Michael Moore, actress Susan Sarandon, actor Mark Ruffalo, comedian Roseanne Barr, actor Tim Robbins, rapper Talib Kweli and Gossip Girl actor Penn Badgley. Their involvement suggests broadening cultural support for the protests, which take on Wall Street companies and denounce what the demonstrators see as corporate greed. Protesters have been camped out in New York's financial district for 3 1/2 weeks, and crowds have gathered in other US cities including Washington, Boston and Los Angeles, as well as other countries. 'I'm so impressed by what I'm seeing here,' Moore told protesters at one of the New York demonstration sites. 'It's not just the hundreds or thousands that have come...

Is Bieber really a bad kid?Yahoo! Contributor Network Halloween is almost here, and it's safe to say that celebrity-inspired costumes are going to be very popular with the public this year. However, it would be tons of fun to see celebs pay tribute to some of their fellow stars by dressing up like them. Here's a look at who should emulate who: Jessica Simpson The rumors keep flying that Jessica is pregnant , so perhaps she can make her announcement in a creative way on Halloween -- by dressing up like pregnant songstress Beyonce Knowles . The "Single Ladies" singer shocked the world by revealing her baby bump at the VMAs, so Jess could either wear the sparkly tux costume Bey wore onstage or the flowing red gown she wore on the red carpet to let the world know that she's expecting, too. Evan Rachel Wood While Evan makes a cute Carmen Sandiego , it would be way more fun to see her dress up like one of her favorite celebrities for Halloween. The actress has admitted...

see photos Harvard News Office Click for full photo gallery: The 40 Most Powerful Celebrities In Africa Who are the most influential icons in contemporary African pop culture? In September, I put out a request for nominations for a list of the 40 most powerful celebrities in contemporary Africa . Within three weeks, over 7,500 entries flooded in. This is the result of your choices. The debut list of The 40 Most Powerful Celebrities In Africa includes actors, cerebral authors, musicians, movie producers, supermodels, TV personalities and athletes, drawn from all across Africa and traverses the generational divide. Dont be surprised to meet timeless artistic greats like Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe (ranked No. 1) and Zimbabwes Oliver Mtukudzi listed alongside younger up-and-comers like famed Kenyan crooner Eric Wainaina, Ivorian soccer sensation Didier Drogba (No. 3) and Nigerian screen goddess Genevieve Nnaji. Perhaps not surprisingly, the list is dominated by musicians. In Picture...

MOSCOW An international human rights watchdog lambasted an Oscar-winning actress and other Western celebrities on Wednesday for attending a concert held on the birthday of Chechnyas Kremlin-backed leader, who has been accused of grave rights abuses. The New York-based Human Rights Watch said that American actress Hilary Swank, Belgian actor Jean Claude Van Damme and British violinist Vanessa Mae attended the concert in the Chechen capital, Grozny. The Oct. 5 show was held at a police-cordoned stage on Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrovs 35th birthday. Human Rights Watch urged the artists to avoid legitimizing people like Kadyrov, who has been accused by rights groups of having orchestrated abductions, extrajudicial killings and the enforcement of sharia law in Chechnya, a Russian republic. Ramzan Kadyrov is linked to a grim record of abuse, the groups Europe and Central Asia director Huge Williamson said in a statement. When stars get paid to turn up to party with (Kadyrov), it trivializes...

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