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Sienna Miller, Jake Gyllenhaal, Diane Kruger, Michael
Fassbender and Marion Cotillard were among the celebrities and
millionaires at the annual amfAR "Cinema Against AIDS" event on
Thursday night at the luxury Hotel de Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes.
At the gala, a highlight during the annual Cannes Film Festival,
a work by British street artist Banksy, donated by actor
Leonardo DiCaprio, fetched more than a signed Picasso.
"It's wonderful that you can gather a bunch of amazing, talented
people and a bunch of wealthy people with a bunch of amazing
artists and that they can come together and have fun and at the
same time give back," actress Michelle Rodriguez said on the red
carpet.
"And now, we're getting closer to a cure," added Rodriguez, who
stars in "The Fast and Furious" film franchise.
The Banksy work fetched 1 million euros, nearly double the
closing bid for Picasso's "L'Etreinte." Singer Andrea Bocelli
also donated a dinner for 12 people with him, complete with a
performance, which sold twice for 1 million euros each.
In addition to the auction, British singer/songwriter Charlie
XCX, Bocelli and American singer Mary J. Blige entertained
guests at the gala, now in its 22nd year.
Last year, the event raised a record $35 million, according to
amfAR.
(Reporting by Reuters TV; Writing by Patricia Reaney; Editng by
Mary Milliken and Jonathan Oatis)
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