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Elton and Friends Raise 37M for AIDS Funding

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Elton John's annual Oscar night party raised $3.7 million for AIDS research and funding.

The 18th Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party, hosted by John and partner David Furnish, included an auction that brought in the bucks. Up for bid were items like John's costumes, a stay at his European mansions, and a Robert Mapplethorpe photograph of Grace Jones from 1984 (Jones performed at the party as well).

Guests at the high-voltage event included Victoria Beckham, Chace Crawford, Betty White, Miley Cyrus, Jason Mraz, Heidi Klum, and True Blood's Ryan Kwanten (pictured to the right of John, with White on the left).

Click here for more information on the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

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Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.
Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.
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