HOLLYWOOD [Variety] – At LAWRENCE BENDER’s fundraiser Monday for Ground Zero Relief Fund for those “in dire need in N.Y.,” BENDER, VIN DIESEL and JOHN HERZFELD, along with SYLVESTER STALLONE, announced that the Entertainment Industry Foundation would match funds raised that night — $1.5 million.
Among those on hand: Warren Beatty, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ed Norton, Ben Affleck, Jimmy Woods, Quentin Tarantino, Ellen DeGeneres, Samuel L. Jackson. Sheryl Crow ended the evening singing God Bless America'' andAmerica the Beautiful.”