Thursday, January 14, 2010 | 4:43 PM ET
Actor George Clooney is planning to host a TV telethon next Friday to raise money for the people of Haiti. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Clooney has an agreement from MTV to air a telethon on all its channels on Jan. 22.
He'll be raising money for victims of the earthquake that devastated Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital, on Tuesday.
Clooney said he planned to recruit talent for the telethon from among his celebrity friends. Joel Gallen — who handled the telethon held after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the U.S. — will be the producer.
The Up in the Air star is the latest celebrity to turn his attention to the stricken nation. Musician Wyclef Jean and actor Jimmy Jean-Louis of Heroes, both of Haitian background, have issued public appeals for help.
Academy Award-winning screenwriter and director Paul Haggis is also approaching everyone he knows to get support for Haiti.
"Haiti is a country that's long been forgotten, although it's only an hour from our shores," Haggis said, explaining why he took such an interest in the nation, even before the latest crisis.
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