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Hollywood actor George Clooney is to present a telethon to raise money for the victims of the Haiti earthquake. The event - which will feature pleas for cash from US celebrities - will be broadcast on MTV on 22 January. Celebrity couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have pledged $1m (�612,000) from their charitable foundation to the Doctors Without Borders organisation. Singer Madonna, meanwhile, has donated $250,000 to Partners In Health and has urged her fans to "act now". "I urge all of my friends and fans around the world to join me collectively to match my contribution or give in any way you can," she said. Tuesday's earthquake has left an estimated 50,000 dead on the Caribbean island.