London
(ANI):
A
number
of
Hollywood
stars
including
Cameron
Diaz,
Robert
Redford,
Justin
Bieber
and
Sting
have
raised
more
than
866,667
pounds
on
a
TV
telethon
in
aid
of
the
oil
slick
clean-up
efforts
along
America's
Gulf
Coast.
Many
celebrities
turned
up
to
join
veteran
newsman
Larry
King
for
a
special
two-hour
live
broadcast
on
June
21,
and
they
were
seen
manning
the
phones
to
take
donations
for
funds
for
those
affected
by
the
massive
oil
slick.
Country
singer
Tim
McGraw
was
among
the
first
to
plead
with
the
public
to
pledge
cash
to
the
cause,
insisting
the
people
of
his
native
Louisiana
need
help.
"It's
devastating.
Anybody
that's
ever
been
down
there
will
tell
you
that
it's
some
of
the
finest
people
you
will
ever
meet
down
in
South
Louisiana," the
Daily
Star
quoted
him
as
saying.
"And
they
will
give
you
their
shirt
off
their
back...
And
they're
in
trouble...
It's
just
heartbreaking," he
stated.
Actress
Cameron
Diaz
said
the
situation
on
the
Gulf
Coast
makes
her
"sad
and
mad
and
sick
at
heart".
Actor
Robert
Redford
also
called
on
the
public
to
hand
over
their
hard-earned
cash.
"I'm
feeling
heartbreak.
Frustration,
because
I
think
it
was
avoidable,"
he
said.
Teenage
singer
Justin
Bieber
also
joined
the
show
in
a
bid
to
encourage
younger
viewers
to
get
involved.
"The
oil
disaster
in
the
Gulf
has
been
a
big
problem.
But
every
little
bit
can
help.
There's
no
such
thing
as
being
too
young
to
pitch
in.
And
this
is
urgent," he
said.
"What
we
do
now
can
affect
our
future.
You
can
donate
money
or
time
or
anything
to
the
groups
that
you've
heard
about
on
this
show,"
he
stated.
The
show
also
saw
a
performance
from
rocker
Sting,
who
dedicated
his
track
'Fragile' to
all
those
affected
by
the
disaster.