...O'Reilly had accepted the invitation two hours earlier, telling the audience on his radio show, ''NBC has faxed us over information that all of the money that you donate to the telethon on Saturday night is going to the American Red Cross — all of it. I like that. So, I'm gonna go over and do it.'' Later in the day, Clooney's rep told the press that ''George was very pleased'' to learn of O'Reilly's decision.
O'Reilly joins an ever-growing list of stars scheduled to appear on the two-hour Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope. On Tuesday, NBC announced that Elton John, Annie Lennox, and Nelly were joining the list of musicians performing on the show, a lineup that already included such acts as Madonna, Stevie Wonder, Maroon 5, Norah Jones, Mary J. Blige, John Mayer, Kenny Chesney, India.Arie, Tom Jones, Eric Clapton, Gloria Estefan, and Sheryl Crow. Other presenters added Tuesday were Clint Eastwood, Renée Zellweger, Ben Affleck, Meg Ryan, Morgan Freeman, Ray Romano, and Robert Downey Jr. Previously named presenters included Halle Berry, Kevin Spacey, Usher, Uma Thurman, Matt Damon, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Bruce Willis, Danny DeVito, Tim Robbins, and Clooney.
Saturday's concert airs live at 8 p.m. ET on NBC, Bravo, Trio, USA, Sci Fi, MSNBC, CNBC, Pax, and Telemundo.
