A-List celebrities like Will Smith, Jada Pinkett-Smith and Oprah Winfrey descended upon London’s Hyde Park Wednesday for a star-studded dinner as part of a week-long celebration honoring Nelson Mandela.

The former South African president is in London for a series of events to celebrate his 90th birthday, including a big outdoor concert at Hyde Park on Friday — with proceeds benefiting his 46664 charity. The show coincides with the 20th anniversary of London’s Free Mandela concert, which called for his release from prison.

Mandela has received guests and dignitaries from all over the world during his stay. Former president Bill Clinton and daughter Chelsea, Gordon Ramsay, Leona Lewis, Uma Thurman and fiance Arpad Busson, Robert De Niro, Annie Lennox, Pierce Brosnan and Kim Cattrall were also there last night to pay their respects to the former political prisoner.

Annie Lennox told APTN: “It’s a celebration, it’s a huge celebration, for a man who is incomparable. There are so few people like Nelson Mandela. He struggled so much along with the ANC movement. You have to remember at the time when we were performing for him in 1988 in the free Nelson Mandela concert he was considered at that point to be a terrorist by Margaret Thatcher’s government. So what he is a symbol of hope, hope over despair.”

Source: ET

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After successfully conquering the US Leona is now jetting off to Australia and Asia to continue her promotional tour. You’ll be able to catch her on the following TV shows:

April - Australia
Sat 26th - MTV Australia Awards: Presenting an award
Sun 27th - So You Think You Can Dance - Performance
Weds 30th - Sunrise Breakfast Show - Performance

May - Japan
Fri 2nd - Music Station TV - Performance
Sat 3rd - Pops Best 10 - Radio show
Date TBC - Music Fair TV - Performance

 

Bleeding Love singer Leona Lewis has been added as a presenter for this month’s MTV Australia Awards.

Lewis will present the gong for best live music performance and will be joined on stage by expatriate Irishman Brian McFadden.

Former Fugees member Wyclef Jean will host the awards at Redfern’s Technology Park on April 26. Other international guests confirmed include 50 Cent, Eve and Juliette Lewis.

Source: News.com.au

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Leona will continue on her path to conquering the US when she appears on hit show American Idol on 23rd April.

Performing her monster hit ‘Bleeding Love’ she will take to the stage on the American version of the show that propelled her to superstardom just over one year ago.

Stay tuned for more news on upcoming promo very soon.