jj watt – Positive Celebrity News, Good Celebrity Gossip, Positive Entertainment News | Good Celebrity https://goodcelebrity.com Good Celebrity is your best source for positive celebrity news and interviews Thu, 31 Aug 2017 16:43:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.4 https://goodcelebrity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cropped-gc_logo_button_bkgd512px-32x32.png jj watt – Positive Celebrity News, Good Celebrity Gossip, Positive Entertainment News | Good Celebrity https://goodcelebrity.com 32 32 Sandra Bullock and Leonardo DiCaprio Among Big Celeb Donors to Hurricane Harvey Relief https://goodcelebrity.com/2017/08/31/sandra-bullock-leonardo-dicaprio-among-big-celeb-donors-hurricane-harvey-relief/ Thu, 31 Aug 2017 15:17:41 +0000 https://goodcelebrity.com/?p=3323 The money for Hurricane Harvey relief continues to pour in from famous faces across the entertainment industry with actors Sandra Bullock and Leonardo DiCaprio the latest to contribute. The Oscar winners each donated $1 million toward emergency and recovery efforts in Texas with DiCaprio shelling out for the United Way Harvey Recovery Fund and Bullock […]

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]]> The money for Hurricane Harvey relief continues to pour in from famous faces across the entertainment industry with actors Sandra Bullock and Leonardo DiCaprio the latest to contribute.

The Oscar winners each donated $1 million toward emergency and recovery efforts in Texas with DiCaprio shelling out for the United Way Harvey Recovery Fund and Bullock sending financial support to the American Red Cross.

“I’m just grateful I can do it,” said Bullock, who has a home in Austin. “We all have to do our part.”

Bullock also related the humanitarian efforts to the current political divide in the country. “There are no politics in eight feet of water. There are human beings in eight feet of water,” she said in a statement.

Vice president of communications for the Red Cross, Elizabeth Penniman, expressed her gratitude toward Bullock and other celebrities for giving back.

“Massive disasters like Hurricane Harvey create many critical and immediate needs, so we are heartened by donations like this — which allow us to provide immediate shelter, food and comfort to thousands in need,” she said. “The entertainment community has been so supportive to the Red Cross in response to this devastating disaster, and we are so grateful.”

DiCaprio didn’t comment on his donation but United Way Worldwide president and CEO Brian Gallagher did send his thanks.

“We are incredibly grateful for the generosity of Leonardo DiCaprio and his foundation,” said Gallagher. “Responding to Hurricane Harvey requires the best of all of us — and that’s what this gift represents.”

The Titanic star also tweeted on Monday about supporting the Red Cross, though he did not reveal his financial donation.




Kevin Hart previously laid out a challenge to his celebrity friends to donate $25,000, among them Dwayne Johnson, who accepted in an Instagram post and shared his story of surviving Hurricane Andrew in 1992.

Other celebrities also giving back include the Kardashians, Nicki Minaj, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jennifer Lopez, and the major sports teams and athletes in Houston, such as JJ Watt who started a fund through You Caring, which as of this writing, has raised over $10 million.

The Texans star shared his gratitude to big time donor, Ellen DeGeneres on Twitter.

Not to be lost in the news of celebrity donations is the work being done by volunteers and citizens like this anonymous Texas City resident who took his boat out to help save lives.

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]]> Kevin Hart Leads Celebrity Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts https://goodcelebrity.com/2017/08/28/kevin-hart-leads-celebrity-hurricane-harvey-relief-challenge/ Mon, 28 Aug 2017 20:46:08 +0000 https://goodcelebrity.com/?p=3311 Over the past few years we’ve seen the ice bucket challenge, push-up challenge, and mannequin challenge go viral on the internet and now Kevin Hart is laying down the gauntlet to other celebs with the Hurricane Harvey challenge. The only difference with this challenge and the previously mentioned challenges is there is nothing in physical […]

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]]> Over the past few years we’ve seen the ice bucket challenge, push-up challenge, and mannequin challenge go viral on the internet and now Kevin Hart is laying down the gauntlet to other celebs with the Hurricane Harvey challenge.

The only difference with this challenge and the previously mentioned challenges is there is nothing in physical nature about it, rather Hart wants his famous friends to dig into their respective pockets to participate.

Hart posted a video on his Instagram account calling out Dwayne Johnson, Beyoncé, Chris Rock, Jay-Z, Dave Chappelle, Justin Timberlake, Steve Harvey, and Jerry Seinfeld to follow in his footsteps and donate $25,000 to the American Red Cross Hurricane Harvey relief fund.

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Singer Chris Young pledged $100,000 to the Red Cross through a GoFundMe account and Drake revealed on Instagram that he’s working remotely from London with local relief groups then shared important phone numbers for agencies and organizations in the Houston area.

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Also lending a helping hand are Houston sports stars like Texans defensive end J.J. Watt, who started a relief fund through You Caring.

Watt reached his $200k goal in less than two hours so he bumped it to $500k. That mark was then topped thanks in large part to a $50k donation from Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul.

For those looking to help in the relief efforts, follow the information from the Red Cross twitter account posted below.

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]]> 10 Good Celebrities Take Part in 22 Push-Up Challenge https://goodcelebrity.com/2016/08/17/10-good-celebrities-take-part-in-22-push-up-challenge/ https://goodcelebrity.com/2016/08/17/10-good-celebrities-take-part-in-22-push-up-challenge/#respond Wed, 17 Aug 2016 16:30:53 +0000 https://goodcelebrity.com/?p=1731 If you’re active on social media, you’ve probably noticed the #22PushUpChallenge hashtag on your feed. This trend is more than a fitness challenge, it’s an aim to raise awareness for veteran suicide prevention. The 22 Push-Up Challenge began in order to focus attention on the estimated 22 veterans that commit suicide every day, according to […]

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]]> If you’re active on social media, you’ve probably noticed the #22PushUpChallenge hashtag on your feed. This trend is more than a fitness challenge, it’s an aim to raise awareness for veteran suicide prevention.

The 22 Push-Up Challenge began in order to focus attention on the estimated 22 veterans that commit suicide every day, according to CBS News. That totals 7,400 veterans each year.  

#22Kill hopes to reach a documented 22 million push-ups in order to raise awareness for veteran suicide prevention.




“When the statistics came out that 22 veterans a day were committing suicide it was almost unbelievable. We wanted to find out more where this number came from,” Retired Marine Don Nguyen, deputy director of 22Kill, the foundation behind the challenge, told the news organization.

According to CBS, the Department of Veterans Affairs adjusted the number of suicidal vets from 22 to 20, but that isn’t affecting 22Kill’s mission.

Nguyen said, “We are not going to be done until it is zero. And we are not going to change our name of a new study. What matters is that the number is going down and not up.”

Similar to the Ice Bucket Challenge, which raised $115 million for ALS in 2014, the #22PushUpChallenge is making waves across the celebrity universe. Here are ten Good Celebrities that are taking part in the challenge to raise awareness for the important cause.

Chris Evans

“I didn’t know this,” he said in his Twitter video. “I didn’t know that was happening at that rate. That’s why these challenges are good because it raises awareness and shines a light on issues that need to be addressed.”

Millie Bobby Brown of “Stranger Things”

Aaron Paul

Houston Texans Star JJ Watt and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

Kevin Hart

Chris Pratt and Anna Faris

John Krasinski

Scott Eastwood




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