Rhythm and blues singer Usher said he was overwhelmed with gratitude by the amount of supporters at his New Look Foundation's 15th anniversary luncheon.
Legendary boxer Sugar Ray Leonard, director Kenny Leon and producer Jermaine Dupri were among more than 450 attendees at foundation's President's Circle Awards luncheon Thursday in downtown Atlanta.
An auction was held during the ceremony, raising more than US$98,000 for the youth development organisation founded by the Grammy-winning singer.
Rapper Ludacris hosted the event. He joked about being a better dancer than Usher and spoke about his admiration of the singer's charitable endeavors.
Josh Kaufman, Season 6 winner of NBC's The Voice, also performed his single Am I Wrong during the two-hour ceremony.
Batman's creator stuff for auction
NEW YORK, USA (AP) -- Batman creator Bob Kane's own copies of the Caped Crusader's earliest appearances are going up for auction.
ComicConnect is selling Kane's file copies of Detective Comics Nos 27 through 45 and Batman Nos 1 through 3. The auction house declined to put an estimate on their value, saying such items rarely come up for sale.
The comics come from the collection of Hollywood screenwriter Bob Underwood.
The sale also has a nearly mint copy of the first Incredible Hulk comic book. The 1962 issue is one of four copies known to exist. It could bring US$300,000.
There is also a 1942 Archie comic book. Archie No. 1 marked the first time the red-headed character appeared in his own magazine. Its pre-sale estimate is US$150,000.
The five-session auction begins Monday and runs through August 29.
Larry Ling and Piers Morgan trade jabs
NEW YORK (AP) -- Clearly, former CNN prime-time stars Larry King and Piers Morgan aren't big fans of each other.
After King derided Morgan's interview skills and called him pompous, Morgan responded on Twitter on Friday that King was a "graceless, petty little man." Morgan's 9:00 pm CNN show was canceled this year. He had replaced King in that time slot in 2011.
King, in an interview with WGRF in Buffalo, says he had trouble watching his successor because the interviews were all about him.
Morgan, in turn, criticized King's ratings, posting a clip where King famously misidentified addressed Ringo Starr as "George," and writing, "Get over it, you daft old goat."
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