by Sarah Warn

Charlize Theron kisses a woman for charity

Actors Jeremy Piven and Charlize Theron (an outspoken advocate of gay rights who has played queer roles in Head in the Clouds, and Monster) were special guests at fundraiser last night for OneXOne, a charity that provides food, water, healthcare and education to children in Ethiopia and Rwanda. (Matt Damon is a prominent spokesperson for the charity, but he had to pull out of the fundraiser at the last minute.)

During the live auction, Theron offered a 2010 trip to South Africa, which included World Cup tickets, a safari and a meet-and-greet with Nelson Mandela.

When bidding stalled at $37,000 — much lower than the $280,00 Piven had raised in the auction — Charlize got creative. According to US Magazine:

"For f--- sake! You can do better," she told attendees. "There is no way I am leaving here with Jeremy Piven getting a higher bid. I've got t---- for God's sake."

To sweeten the pot, she offered up a 7-second kiss for $130,000 to [one of the male bidders]. "Swine flu is going around. This is high risk kissing!" she told him.

After one man bid $135,000, a woman upped the stakes to $140,000 — ascending the stage for a 20-second smooch as the audience counted down.

"My boyfriend is not here tonight," she joked during the auction.

Good on Charlize for not caring about the gender of the winner; on the winning bidder for donating so much money for such a worthy cause (helping children, not kissing Charlize — although that's probably worth going the extra mile for, too); and on AE reader Angela for the tip!

If you had an extra $140,000 lying around, who would you pay to kiss?

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Submitted by

Sarah Warn

on October 23, 2009 - 9:45pm.

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... Wow!! I don't

Submitted by

Shadownoon (1 post)

on October 23, 2009 - 10:04pm.

... Wow!!

I don't have anything more to say.

That is so awesome and

Submitted by

LieutKusa (208 posts)

on October 23, 2009 - 10:12pm.

That is so awesome and nice!!! On top of that she is really hot.

Charlize

Submitted by

Stefanie Nunez (15 posts)

on October 23, 2009 - 10:15pm.

If I had that amount of money, I would pay it for charity.....and to kiss Charlize Theron of course. I have always liked her, now I like her more.

hot stuff charlie

Submitted by

sparkly underwater (463 posts)

on October 23, 2009 - 10:15pm.

I wanna know who the other woman is !!

come on reporters... come on journalists... anyone out there there?

I have a feeling she's a friend of hers ... cos like.. how their legs are both up .. dunno. STILL CUTE !

LOL

Submitted by

Riven2310 (215 posts)

on October 23, 2009 - 10:27pm.

i had the same

Submitted by

underwater (44 posts)

on October 24, 2009 - 10:30am.

i had the same impression..really..i think is a friend of hers..if i`d be her,and had to kiss a guy that i don t know..i`d tell my friend to bid the max..so i can atlest kiss someone that`s safe to kiss..and that i am confortable with...

Add saleswoman expertise to

Submitted by

Riven2310 (215 posts)

on October 23, 2009 - 10:20pm.

Charlize's skill set. :-) Very shrewd and affective she is....not to mention beautiful. And I wonder who the lucky winner was??? All I can tell of her is that she is tall, thin, blonde, with a fancy for light green tights and very pretty ladies.

But what would be even better is if Charlize announced an upcoming event for a gay charity that she was sponsoring called: "A day of passion" At this event participants donate money for the charity, and in return, celebrities, like Charlize, would pick any of the woman there for a moment (or 2) of their personal passion --a sultry kiss for ex. It would still be a "kiss for charity", but the dynamics would be a little bit different. **smirk**

Haha

Submitted by

ash_effect (57 posts)

on October 23, 2009 - 10:24pm.

That is just plain awesome. I love charlize for her acting (Monster and North Country, totally deserving of the Oscar nods and win), as well as her being a real ally to us, and now she just upped her awesomeness in my books.

Go Charlize, woot woot! It's a shame though that she's not starring in that true story queer film with Nicole Kidman, if nothing else that movie would've had fantastic acting and I bet they would've made a cute couple :)

I never really got the obsession

Submitted by

meatisadelicacy (87 posts)

on October 23, 2009 - 10:31pm.

with Charlize Theron, but I guess it's because she's pretty fuckin' awesome.

they look like flamingos!

Submitted by

mildlypeeledpotatoes (71 posts)

on October 23, 2009 - 10:32pm.

why are they both raising their legs? they look like flamingos! lol

!!!!

Submitted by

.m. (3 posts)

on October 23, 2009 - 10:36pm.

such a good photo. both their legs are up.

also, every previous bidder and person in that room should of willingly donated just to witness this.

Oh god! I absolutely LOVE

Submitted by

Kawaii (77 posts)

on October 23, 2009 - 10:43pm.

Oh god! I absolutely LOVE that woman! And I like that thingy with the legs lol

Are there any videos of it? :P

that's a good idea

Submitted by

nicole eggett (137 posts)

on October 23, 2009 - 10:49pm.

this is a great fundraising idea, i should brings this to my senior class as a way for us to earn more money!!

charlize

Submitted by

lesbian scales (1451 posts)

on October 23, 2009 - 10:51pm.

is freaken awesome!!!! And the leggy thing is really cute! Oh and if I had 140,000 that just happened to be lying around I would pick Angelina Jolie, typical I know.

Tough choice

Submitted by

melhorn_c (2 posts)

on October 23, 2009 - 10:52pm.

It would be a tough choice between Cheryl Cole (Girls Aloud) and Gina Carano. Although it's tough, if I was actually given the choice I don't think I would waste any time deciding.

that's awesome. i was at mia

Submitted by

kim (33 posts)

on October 23, 2009 - 10:52pm.

that's awesome. i was at mia kirshner's i live here charity event and it was awesome seeing people give back. i wish i can get to the point where i have that kinda money to give.

woot

Submitted by

kandice (103 posts)

on October 23, 2009 - 11:00pm.

i love charlize this makes me like her even more. that other girl seems really cute and agree with u about the leg thing its cute. i wud def pay that much haha if i had the mone. i went to onexone in toronto a few years ago shakira and wyclef jean performed but to bad this didnt happen :( but petra nemkova was there hehe

For $140,000

Submitted by

monica_ca (684 posts)

on October 23, 2009 - 11:02pm.

I think that I'd want a full minute of kissing though ;)

charlize theron

Submitted by

suspiria (66 posts)

on October 23, 2009 - 11:03pm.

Video of the kiss:

http://www.tmz.com/videos?autoplay=true&mediaKey=c7d0fdc4-63ef-4df6-a61c...

They really get into it lol

Wow!!

Submitted by

*Kiki* (148 posts)

on October 24, 2009 - 1:05am.

Thanks for posting it up

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vivono nella speranza

who was Charlize kissing?

Submitted by

7Up (639 posts)

on October 24, 2009 - 1:53pm.

OK, that was just wack!!! Can anyone say exhibitionist, LOL, who was that woman anyway?

The fact that the video cuts

Submitted by

kalena (110 posts)

on October 25, 2009 - 8:53am.

The fact that the video cuts off at 20 Seconds and not at the exact end of the kiss (They were still going when the guy said 20 and didn't immediately pull away) leaves a lot to the imagination lol. Like I had a whole scene play in my head where they continue and the guy is tapping Charlize on the shoulder going....Uhm....you guys can stop now....Lmao.

The heart has its reasons which reason knows not of.

Eh.

Submitted by

Ava (10 posts)

on October 23, 2009 - 11:05pm.

This is so sweet. :)

:(

Submitted by

akiraj (196 posts)

on October 23, 2009 - 11:14pm.

Lucky woman!

That is all.

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Submitted by

BrookeJarae (5 posts)

on October 23, 2009 - 11:34pm.

Yowza!

Yowza indeed! By the by, is

Submitted by

Firebolt (38 posts)

on October 25, 2009 - 12:32am.

Yowza indeed!

By the by, is that Toph on your profile pic? Cool!
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Those tights!

Submitted by

CrashCart9 (18 posts)

on October 23, 2009 - 11:40pm.

And the shoes? I'd kiss her for free (though 140K to a good cause? Hurrah!).

What a beautiful

Submitted by

Dec_ (48 posts)

on October 23, 2009 - 11:45pm.

What a beautiful Vision!!!!!!!

awesome!!!!! charlize is cool. ;) if i had the money i would so pay that much! its sooooooo worth it.

Vanessa (yes that's my real name lol) 's picture

I only had One hundred Thirty Nine thousand

Submitted by

Vanessa (yes th... (91 posts)

on October 23, 2009 - 11:46pm.

nine hundred nitynine dollars :( what a shame

= )

Submitted by

Mags (582 posts)

on October 23, 2009 - 11:46pm.

Cool.

Very occasionally, if you pay attention, life doesn't suck.
-Joss Whedon

sounds about right

Submitted by

darkmissy (7 posts)

on October 24, 2009 - 12:17am.

I think I'd pay that much, yeah. (And I'm a college student. I have no money.) She and Stuart are such awesome allies. Remember him on W&G? "Have you ever kneaded something before?" "Never more than right now!" Heeee.

Who would I pay to kiss?

Submitted by

jordan-writes (253 posts)

on October 24, 2009 - 12:26am.

Oprah. It would be epic. But something tells me she would be a lot more expensive than $140,000...

http://jordan-writes.blogspot.com/

It seems too weird for me!

Submitted by

Libra (251 posts)

on October 24, 2009 - 12:33am.

It seems too weird for me!

"Only a fool speculates about the life of a woman!"

Could I get more than 20sec though?

Submitted by

*Kiki* (148 posts)

on October 24, 2009 - 1:02am.

I just became an even bigger Charlize fan

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vivono nella speranza

What a good sport..

Submitted by

Adventres_nz (209 posts)

on October 24, 2009 - 1:22am.

I always liked her and i like her even more now ;)

If i had that money lying around and was in need of a celebrity kiss it would be Angelina Jolie :)

gah

Submitted by

love_type_thing (149 posts)

on October 24, 2009 - 1:21am.

The guys counting were really obnoxious. ¬_¬

Jeez if I had enough to give THAT kind of money away to charity, then...
.. Tegan Quin.
Or Sara Quin.

OR Eliza Dushku, Angelina Jolie, Zooey Deschanel... ummm *goes off into dreamworld*

lol

Submitted by

Mags (582 posts)

on October 24, 2009 - 1:48am.

I second all of your choices :)

Very occasionally, if you pay attention, life doesn't suck.
-Joss Whedon

:)

Submitted by

love_type_thing (149 posts)

on October 25, 2009 - 3:08am.

You have a Joss quote in your signature!
Joss pretty much = God

Now I remember

Submitted by

norwegianwalrus (14 posts)

on October 24, 2009 - 1:51am.

why I love Charlize. xD

I would choose....

Submitted by

notshane (333 posts)

on October 24, 2009 - 1:59am.

Juliette Binoche, if I had a spare $140,000 for charity :) Altho I would sniff at Charlize...

I second that notion. :)

Submitted by

str8flunkie (15 posts)

on October 24, 2009 - 8:03pm.

I second that notion. :) I can think of a few...Karina Lombard or Jessica Biel would be my top picks.

TMZ video, gay marriage/LGTB rights

Submitted by

FOJO (112 posts)

on October 24, 2009 - 2:45am.

Thanks for posting the link to the video. And yeah, the guys counting, that was annoying. Kinda felt like I was watching a spring break video or creepy-gross girls gone wild infomercial :P

*threw up a bit in my mouth*

Charlize is super cool, is tops in my books (even before this). She's smart, sexy, mostly vegetarian (guess she eats the occasional chicken, lol) and loves LOVES animals *sighs*

And she's put herself in the fight for same-sex marriage/LGTB rights in the US: --->click here<--- (very well put, CT!)

Thanks again for the story & vid!

Yes Please!

Submitted by

pfinger18 (6 posts)

on October 24, 2009 - 2:58am.

I saw Charlize at a movie premiere in Sydney one time. Her legs go FOREVER. That lucky lady has spent her money well!

Meanwhile, i wonder what Nelson Mandela thinks?!!

video of kiss

Submitted by

notshane (333 posts)

on October 24, 2009 - 3:05am.

here's the vid on utube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Uj8P7QlOv0

oh shit...

Submitted by

notshane (333 posts)

on October 24, 2009 - 3:14am.

how do I delete a comment?

You can't really say no...

Submitted by

Tickle me Blue (19 posts)

on October 24, 2009 - 3:24am.

she is just HOT all round. I like the way she is so liberal and is open to anything. Totally in my top 5.

...wow lucky if i had a

Submitted by

Linda (84 posts)

on October 24, 2009 - 3:27am.

...wow
lucky
if i had a spare 140,000 lying around id buy a kiss from clea duvall ;)

I may be a boring old git,

Submitted by

frosted_fraggle (86 posts)

on October 24, 2009 - 4:16am.

but *if* I had that kind of money, the meet and greet with Nelson Mandela alone would be reason enough to go quite a bit higher than 140,000.

Looks like they both enjoyed

Submitted by

R (20 posts)

on October 24, 2009 - 6:10am.

Looks like they both enjoyed the kiss very much :D
I love how they both raised one leg when kissing!

You'd think that if she has

Submitted by

Baby_Bridgets_Bitch (1240 posts)

on October 24, 2009 - 6:52am.

You'd think that if she has $140,000 to blow (though in my opinion, money well spent) she would have enough money to buy some decent clothes....or atleast some better shoes cause DAMN!

Side notE. fOR $140,000, I would have copped a feel.

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Charlize Theron kisses a woman for charity