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AOL Celeb Candids Captures the Stars During Oscar Week at Moviefone.com.


LOS ANGELES -- America Online, Inc.:
Hollywood's Biggest Stars - Ang Lee, Charlize Theron, Donatella
Versace, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jessica Alba, Lily Tomlin, Queen Latifah,
Sir Elton John & David Furnish and Zooey Deschanel -- Turn the Cameras
                             on Themselves

           Program to Benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation


Moviefone.com is once again putting cameras into the hands of some of Hollywood's biggest personalities this Oscar week with the AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services.  Celeb ce·leb  
n. Informal
A celebrity.
 Candids program. Hollywood's most recognized names including Oscar-nominated director Ang Lee, Charlize Theron, Donatella Versace, Jada Pinkett Smith Jada Koren Pinkett Smith (born September 18, 1971) is an American actress and singer. She is married to actor/rapper Will Smith. Biography
Early life
Jada was born September 18 Jada Koren Pinkett in Baltimore, Maryland to Robsol Pinkett, Jr.
, Jessica Alba, Lily Tomlin, Queen Latifah, Sir Elton John & David Furnish and Zooey Deschanel will take pictures with AOL-provided cameras, and offer their own intimate, behind-the-scenes photos as they get ready for Hollywood's biggest night. Each celebrity's personal photo album will be available at http://www.moviefone.com/celebcandids on Monday, March 6.

AOL will make a donation to the Elton John AIDS Foundation Elton John AIDS Foundation is a charity fund that was started by Elton John to help fight HIV, AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases. He was inspired by the death of Ryan White & Freddie Mercury who both suffered from AIDS and were close friends of his.  (EJAF EJAF Elton John AIDS Foundation ) in conjunction with this special program. The EJAF is one of the world's leading nonprofit HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome  organizations, supporting community-based prevention education programs, harm reduction programs and direct services to people living with HIV/AIDS.

"AOL(R) Celeb Candids is a great example of the outstanding, exclusive entertainment content Moviefone.com(R) offers its online audience. What movie fan wouldn't want the chance to get a behind-the-scenes look at Oscar(R) week from the perspective of a star?" said Erik Flannigan, Vice President, AOL Entertainment Programming. "We are also proud to support the important work the Elton John AIDS Foundation is doing to help those with HIV/AIDS."

For the past three years, the AOL Celeb Candids program has captured private moments from major celebrities such as Adrien Brody, Billy Crystal, Colin Farrell, Julianne Moore, Kate Winslet, Laura Linney, Liv Tyler, Uma Thurman, and others. The program provides movie fans a rare glimpse into the private world of the stars, as they prepare for Hollywood's biggest night of the year. Images from rehearsals, pre-event primping, inside limousines, red carpet arrivals, and dozens of candid snapshots of celebrities enjoying themselves at famous after-parties, are all captured for millions of moviegoers to enjoy.

About the Moviefone(R) service:

One of the top-visited movie destinations online, Moviefone.com(R), a service of America Online, offers showtimes, exclusive scenes from upcoming films, original programs such as "Unscripted un·script·ed  
adj.
Not adhering to or in accordance with a script written beforehand: "his unscripted encounters with the press" Eleanor Clift.
," critic and moviegoer mov·ie·go·er  
n.
One who goes to see movies.



movie·going adj.
 reviews, trailers, advance tickets, DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc.
DVD
 in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc

Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology.
 information including rentals and sales, and much more. Through its web site and nationwide telephone service (e.g. 777-FILM(R)) Moviefone provides movie information and tickets to millions of moviegoers each month.

About America Online, Inc.

America Online, Inc. and its subsidiaries operate a leading network of Web brands and the largest Internet access subscription service in the United States. Brands include the AOL(R) service, the AOL.com(R) website, and the AIM(R), MapQuest(R), Moviefone(R), Netscape(R), CompuServe(R) and ICQ ("I Seek You") A conferencing program for the Internet from Mirabilis, Tel Aviv, Israel (www.icq.com). It provides interactive chat, e-mail and file transfer and can alert you when someone on your predefined list has also come online. (R) services. America Online offers a range of digital services. The company also has operations in Canada and Europe. America Online, Inc. is based in Dulles, Virginia, and is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary

A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock.

Notes:
In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners.
 of Time Warner Inc.

About the Elton John AIDS Foundation

Since its establishment in 1992 by founder and Chairman Sir Elton John, the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) has raised over $80 million to support HIV/AIDS prevention and service programs in 55 countries around the globe. Today, EJAF is one of the world's leading nonprofit HIV/AIDS organizations. EJAF focuses on supporting community-based prevention education programs, harm reduction programs, and direct services to persons living with HIV/AIDS, especially populations with special needs. These efforts include HIV/AIDS-related physical and mental health services, HIV testing and counseling, street outreach and education, food distribution, assisted living services, social service coordination, and community volunteer recruitment and support.

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