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On March 10, Brad Pitt and Ellen DeGeneres will host “A Night to Make It Right” at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans, a star-studded event for the Make it Right Foundation!

In 2007, Brad Pitt was touring New Orleans when he was shown the Lower Ninth Ward. Shocked by the lack of repairs and rebuilding of homes a full two years after Katrina, the actor decided to take things into his own hands to help the people of the devastated region.

With advice from former President Bill Clinton and with backing by the local government, Pitt established the Make It Right Foundation, an organization dedicated to rebuilding the homes of the Lower Ninth Ward and helping bring residents back to the area.

The Make it Right Foundation has linked up with over 20 architectural firms to build over 150 energy efficient modern homes for those who lost everything to Hurricane Katrina. The foundation has also raised millions to help those who suffered the most, and has recently expanded services to Newark, New Jersey, as well as Kansas City, Missouri, to provide sustainable housing for disabled veterans and disadvantaged communities.

The gala event in New Orleans on the night of March 10th will be hosted by Brad Pitt and Ellen DeGeneres and will feature an incredible start studded lineup of entertainers. The list includes, but is not limited to, Rihanna, Seal, the Neville Brothers and Sheryl Crow all performing for the crowd of guests, which currently includes the gorgeous Blake Lively, director Spike Lee, Randy Jackson of American Idol, Djimon Hounsou, Kevin Spacey, Sean Penn and NBA superstar/Los Angeles Clipper Chris Paul! As the event nears more big names are expected to RSVP, but tickets are still available for sale. The official after party is being hosted by comedian Aziz Ansari, and promises to be just as entertaining as the fundraiser itself.

All of us here at Positively Celebrity are excited for A Night to Make it Right in New Orleans, and laud Mr. Pitt for all he both has done and will do to help those in need. For more information on the event or to purchase tickets please go to www.NightToMakeItRight.com, and to learn more about the Make it Right Foundation please visit MakeItRightNOLA.org

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In accepting the nomination for president, TV Decoder reports that Barack Obama not only enticed the attention of the nearly 80,000 supports at the Denver Broncos football stadium, but almost 38 million television viewers too.

The ratings topped last year’s Oscars (32 million), every night of the Beijing Olympic Games (which, at its best had 34.9 million), and last spring’s American Idol finale (31.7 million) according to US Weekly.

Compared to other empowering speeches from Bill and Hillary Clinton, and Obama’s running-mate Joe Biden, Obama’s acceptance speech was easily the most-watched hour of the Democratic convention.

The four days of the convention combined averaged 27.7 million viewers, making it the most-watched convention, Democratic or Republican, on record according to Nielsen Media Research.  (Note Nielsen viewership has only been calculated since 2000).

John Kerry’s speech in 2004 drew 24.4 million viewers and George W. Bush’s was watched by 27.5 million, reports US Weekly.

E! News reports that after Obama, the week’s next-biggest draw was his primaries rival Hillary Clinton.  Tuesday’s prime-time coverage, featuring a speech by Clinton, averaged 26 million. Wednesday night, featuring a speech by former President Bill Clinton, averaged 24 million.