The 23-year-old seemed a bit uncomfortable but graciously managed to pull it off with a dash of humor.
Clinton’s call for charity The host for the glitzy evening was Sharon Stone, who was joined by former U.S. President Bill Gates in encouraging some 800 guests to raise the much-needed funds at the annual event held at the exclusive Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc. “When times are tough you should give more, not less,” said Clinton. “If it hurts a little more, we will still be happier,” he added. Noting that around $30 trillion of wealth had been washed down by the financial crisis in a very short span of time, Clinton said, “If you think about it, everyone in this room is better off than 99.9 percent of people who ever lived on planet Earth.” Talking about the cause, amfAR chairman Kenneth Cole added, “When the economy slows down, the spread of AIDS speeds up.” Pattison’s kiss for auction Though the auction raised $4.5 million for amfAR, with contribution from various celebrities (including Clinton’s own Alpine Alto saxophone, which went for a whopping $130,000), the most interesting thing on offer was Robert Pattison’s kiss. At $20,000 for a peck on the cheek, the kisses were sold off to two bidders, adding $40,000 to the charity. Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, while introducing the young Brit, said that some lucky lady would not only get to meet the “‘Twilight’ star, she’d also get a kiss from himâ€.
Revealing the crush of his three daughters on Pattinson, Weinstein said the young actor “has agreed to do something extraordinary….I think there is no dad who wouldn’t mind Robert Pattinson meeting his daughter, taking a picture with his daughter and just giving her a gentle kiss on the cheek. Somebody in London, New York or L.A. — there’s got to be a dad good enough to bid on that.”