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Jimmy Buffett, Ron Perelman |
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Partygoers and performers gathered at Ronald Perelman’s Creeks
estate in East Hampton for the Apollo Theater benefit, which Usher
facetiously renamed “karaoke for billionaires.”
The R&B singer was joined by Sir Paul McCartney, Jon Bon Jovi,
Richie Sambora, Pharrell Williams, the Isley Brothers, up-and-comer
Leah LaBelle, and Jennifer Hudson, who belted out a moving Whitney
Houston medley. The artists all came together for the evening’s final
performance—a rousing cover of the Beatles classic “Twist and Shout”—
to sound their support for the mythic Harlem music venue.
Other guests included Nancy Shevell, Patriots owner Bob
Kraft, Universal Studios president Ron Meyer, Ronald Lauder,
Tamara Mellon and Mike Ovitz, and L.A. Reid. The star-studded
evening raised over $2 mil to help the Apollo continue to make
music memories for generations to come.
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Paul McCartney performs |
Jennifer Hudson performs |
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Jane and Richie Notar |
Laurie Durning and Roger Waters |
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Valentin and Yaz Hernandez |
Marcus Samuelsson, Roberta Flack |
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Brett Ratner |
Richard Parsons, Marcus Samuelsson |
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Police Commish Ray Kelly and wife Veronica |
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Lorna Luft, Barry Manilow, Penny Marshall |
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Ron Perelman, Usher, Pharrell Williams |
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L.A. Reid, Damien Smith |
Usher performs |
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Jon Bon Jovi performs |
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Sharon Greenstein, Richie Sambora |
Charlene Nederlander, Cindy Adams |
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Jonelle Procope, Ron Perelman, Jon Bon Jovi |
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Photos by
PatrickMcMullan.com
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