Cannes- AIDS benefit

The Material Girl parted with a few personal possessions — a custom-made white guitar and the contents of her handbag — at a benefit to raise money for AIDS research.


The stars are coming together for a cause while they are in Cannes. The held an auction to benefit the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) .The benefit raised more than $10 million .

Madonna emptied her purse and came up with a magnifying mirror, hair clips, skin blotting tissues and lip gloss. She put it on the block along with a one-of-a-kind diamond-encrusted alligator bag donated by Chanel. The lot sold for $472,000.
Madonna's white Gibson acoustic guitar, which she used on her "Confessions" tour, sold separately for $472,000.

The auction started off with Sharon Stone pledging $100,000 for pediatric AIDS research and asking others to do the same. Within minutes, amfAR raised $2 million, with bidders including Roberto Cavalli, Tommy Hilfiger, Valentino, Milla Jovovich and Michelle Yeoh. Stone also sold her red 1976 vintage Porsche 911 Targa, which she restored to its original luster after it was stolen and recovered. It sold for $786,000.

Sean "Diddy" Combs offered to let a fan spend 24 hours in his presence, which sold for $314,000.