Bono, Kardashians, Clooney All Pitch In To Fight AIDS

Would you like to spend quality time with George Clooney as
he showers you with compliments?

How about walk a red carpet with Meryl Streep or visit the
set of “Game of Thrones”?

They are all possible: Bono is a launching an all-star
campaign featuring “once-in-a-lifetime experiences” that can be won
after donating at least $10 to his organization (RED), which raises funds to
fight AIDS. The campaign kicks off Tuesday to coincide with World AIDS Day,
which is Dec. 1.

And Bono isn’t just the face for the movement: The U2
frontman will go on a bike ride with one donor – a year after he was seriously
injured in a bike accident in New York’s Central Park that forced him into
surgery.

“I’m not sure that was as funny to my band as it was
to me,” Bono said in an interview with The Associated Press. “But I
think we’re going to have fun and yeah, we’ll go visit the scene of the
crime.”

Jimmy Kimmel is dedicating his Tuesday late-night show to
the campaign. He and Olivia Wilde will host (SHOPATHON), a tongue-in-check play
off of home shopping, and the special episode will feature celebrity guests
like Tom Brady, who is offering one donor a chance to learn how to pass a
football, and Shaquille O’Neal, who will take a photo with a winner for his or
her 2016 holiday card.

And Kimmel is offering himself up, too: He is willing to
give someone’s kid “the talk.”

“There’s no age limit – if you have a 45-year-old kid,
I’ll explain it to him, too, as long as the parents are OK with it. I’m happy
to do the job,” said Kimmel, who appears in a promo video for the campaign
with Scarlett Johansson and Barry Manilow.

Other “experiences” that can be earned after
donating on Omaze.com/RED include a contour makeover with Kim Kardashian; a
portrait painting by James Franco; or attending a University of Texas at Austin
football game with alum Matthew McConaughey. Entries close on January 21, 2016.

“Even though red is the color of emergency, there’s a
sort of optimism about the whole campaign and a kind of defiant humor. We have
always had that, but the (SHOPATHON) will really take it to another new
level,” Bono said.

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will match every
dollar raised up to $20 million. R&B singer The Weeknd is offering fans a
chance to hang backstage at a concert; there is a one-day “wellness
break” with Snoop Dogg in Colorado; and Ryan Seacrest will let someone
announce the No. 1 song on his radio show.

“When you see how much work Bono does personally to
fight AIDS, it’s almost embarrassing, it’s the least we can do or anyone can do
to help,” Kimmel said.

“Also, it’s Christmas season, you have to figure out
what to buy. It’s almost like my Oprah’s favorite things list,” he added.

Bono won’t appear on the special episode of “Jimmy
Kimmel Live!,” which airs on ABC and tapes in Hollywood. Instead, he will
be in New York celebrating the 10-year anniversary of (RED) at Carnegie Hall
with Vice President Joe Biden, the Edge, Stephen Colbert, Miley Cyrus, Trevor
Noah and others.

“It’s a big day, World AID Days. It’s crucial this
year. This is the most crucial year,” Bono said. “We can feel people
going, ‘Oh yeah, that AIDS thing is done now,’ and we’re like, ‘No! It’s
not!'”