Leonardo DiCaprio ‘stands with Ukraine’ and donates to humanitarian groups after Russian invasion

Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher are sharing their gratitude after raising more than their $30 million goal, to provide aid for Ukraine amid the conflict caused by Russia’s invasion.The celebrity couple explained that while they have raised $34 million so far, from over 67,000 donations, their “work is not done,” as they want to ensure “that the outpouring of love that came as a part of this campaign finds maximum impact with those in need.“The Hollywood actress said they are “overwhelmed with gratitude for the support,” and will “provide a softer landing for so many people as they forge ahead into their future of uncertainty,” in reference to Ukrainian refugees that have been forced to leave their country.The two stars donated $3 million to the fundraiser and now have a new goal of $40 million, encouraging everyone to donate, adding that “This is just the beginning to a very, very, very long journey.”Benedict Cumberbatch volunteers to take in refugees into his home as part of ‘Homes for Ukraine’ projectHayden Panettiere launches Ukraine relief fund: ‘We can make a difference in their fight’Gigi Hadid and Bella Hadid will donate their 2022 Fashion Show earnings to Ukraine and PalestineThe pair also said they will “treat every dollar as if it were being donated from our pocket, with respect and honor for the work that went into earning it, the intent of love through which it was given, and the desire for it so be maximized for positive outcomes for others.““Funds have already and will continue to be delivered to Flexport.org and Airbnb.org, so they can act now.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorIn two weeks, actors Milan Kunis and Ashton Kutcher have exceeded their goal of raising $30 million to help Ukrainian refugees displaced by Russia’s savage war on the country. The crowdfunding effort has now raised nearly $35 million — and counting.The married couple had previously pledged to match up to $3 million in donations toward the GoFundMe campaign (available at this link).

Russian military forces invaded the country under orders given by Russian President Vladimir Putin. In the early days, the world watched as the people of Ukraine lived with sirens and explosions, as the neighboring country's forces dissipated buildings around them.

That 70’s Show pair were able to collect funds that, according to Kutcher’s Instagram, “will continue to be delivered to Flexport.org and Airbnb.org so they can act now.” Mila Kunis was born in Ukraine when it was still the Soviet Union and left the country in 1983 with her family as they immigrated to the United States.Alongside her husband, Kunis and Kutcher expressed their immense gratitude for everyone who has helped them so far and will be continuing their fundraising as they raise their goal to $40 million. “Our work is not done," Kutcher wrote in his Instagram caption.

Leonardo DiCaprio made the rare move of posting on social media to voice his support for the people of war-torn Ukraine. DONATE NOW: What can you do to help Ukraine?The Titanic star took to his Instagram on Thursday to share several photos from various humanitarian organizations that are helping Ukrainian people affected by Russia's military invasion – they included Save the Children, CARE, Rescue.org, and UNICEF.WATCH: How you can help the people of Ukraine "The victims of warfare in Ukraine have lost everything from their loved ones to basic materials for survival," he wrote."Humanitarian organizations like @SavetheChildren @careorg @IRC and @refugees are on the ground, dedicating their personnel and resources to support families and innocent people."READ: 5 ways to cope with news induced anxiety right nowPARENTING ADVICE: How to talk to your children about the Ukraine/Russia conflictFans rushed to share their thanks to the actor for showing his support and raising awareness of such important organizations.

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively’s daughters don’t understand why their dad kisses other women in movies. He doesn’t know what to say either. In a Q&A, Reynolds was put on the spot when a young boy in the audience asked him whether his kissing scenes with Zoe Saldaña were real.Ryan Reynolds jokes about doing less of his own stunts as he grows olderRyan Reynolds and Blake Lively to match $1 million in donations to Ukrainian refugees: ‘They need protection’A post shared by Ryan Reynolds (@vancityreynolds)Reynolds stars in “The Adam Project,” a new film about a guy who travels in time.

Hollywood stars have joined together to write a letter to City National’s parent company, the Royal Bank of Canada, to defund the Canada Gas pipeline. The letter, signed in solidarity, urges the Royal Bank of Canada to "withdraw support from the Coastal GasLink pipeline, effective immediately."  The letter goes on to say, "City National Bank's parent company Royal Bank of Canada is bankrolling the climate crisis and violating the rights of Indigenous Peoples."  Mark Ruffalo narrates a two-minute video explaining what the Coastal GasLink pipeline is doing to the land of the Wet’suwet’en nation.  (Getty Images) More than 65 celebrities, including Mark Ruffalo, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Stiller, Scarlett Johansson, Taika Waititi, Jane Fonda, Susan Sarandon, and Robert Downey Jr., banded together to send the letter to City National Bank’s parent company.  City National Bank has been dubbed as the "Bank of the Stars" and acquired the Royal Bank of Canada in 2015.  Some of the celebrities mentioned filmed a video together to raise awareness, using the hashtag, #NoMoreDirtyBanks.  Leonardo DiCaprio is joined by more than 65 other celebrities to protest the Royal Bank of Canada.

Leonardo DiCaprio took to Instagram on Thursday to make a rare post as he advocated for the victims of war in Ukraine.The Titanic actor, 47, posted photos from various humanitarian organizations helping those affected byRussia's military invasion, which began onFebruary 24, 2022.'The victims of warfare in Ukraine have lost everything from their loved ones to basic materials for survival,' the Hollywood heartthrob wrote. Advocating for victims:Leonardo DiCaprio took to Instagram on Thursday to make a rare post as he advocated for the victims of war in Ukraine'Humanitarian organizations like @SavetheChildren @careorg @IRC and @refugees are on the ground, dedicating their personnel and resources to support families and innocent people,' he added.

Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher are thanking fans for reaching a major milestone.

Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis have raised more than their $30 million goal for Ukraine. By Thursday, the celebrity couple's fundraiser had garnered $34 million from over 67,000 donations. Kutcher and Kunis celebrated the news in a video shared to social media and revealed they have raised the fundraising goal to $40 million.

Ukraine Oksana Shvets was killed.’The Kyiv Post also confirmed the news.Shvets had also worked with the Ternopil Music and Drama Theater and the Kiev Theater of Satire.Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, the country has suffered widespread damages and loss of life amid a major bombing campaign.Over 3million people have fled, as Ukrainian cities face shortages of food, water, heat, and medicine – with thousands of British people opening up their homes to Ukrainian refugees.Countries have retaliated by imposing sanctions on Russia and oligarchs such as Roman Abramovich, while large companies like Disney, Starbucks, McDonald’s, and Coca-Cola have suspended business in the country.However, despite these economic blows, Russian President Vladimir Putin hasn’t shown any signs of calling off the attack anytime soon.Mum got drunk and ordered £4,500 Uber to Ukraine to go and 'help'Impostor posing as Ukrainian PM manages to speak with Defence SecretaryArnold Schwarzenegger pleads with Vladimir Putin to stop Russia-Ukraine warMany stars have supported Ukraine, with Mila Kunis, who was born in the country, and her husband Ashton Kutcher raising $30million (£22million) for the cause.Meanwhile, Arnold Schwarzenegger pleaded with Putin in a heartfelt video.Got a story?If you’ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us our Submit Stuff page – we’d love to hear from you.

Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher revealed they hit their $30million fundraising goal to benefit Ukrainian refugees just two weeks into launching the program as they shared an update to Instagram on Thursday.The couple initiallyvowed to match up to $3million in donations to help provide 'immediate'humanitarian aid to Ukrainian refugees when they launched the GoFundMe page on March 3.'We just want to say that we hit our goal,' Mila said in the clip before Ashton added: 'Over $30million dollars raised.' Big news: Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher revealed they hit their $30million fundraising goal to benefit Ukrainian refugees just two weeks into launching the program as they shared an update to Instagram on Thursday.Mila— who was born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine— added:'Over 65,000 of you donated. We are overwhelmed with gratitude of the support and while this is far from the solve of the problem, our collective effort will provide a softer landing to so many people as they fore ahead into their future of uncertainty.'The pair have worked alongside Flexport.org and Airbnb.org, who they have previously described as organizations who are actively on the ground providing immediate help to those who need it most.' Ashton added in the video: 'Our work is not done.

Russian military forces invaded the country under orders given by Russian President Vladimir Putin. In the early days, the world watched as the people of Ukraine lived with sirens and explosions, as the neighboring country's forces dissipated buildings around them.  In the weeks since the initial attack, almost two million people have packed up their lives, children, pets and anything they can to flee the now war-torn country.

Blake Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds will be joined by Regina King and Lin-Manuel Miranda as the co-chairs of the 2022 Met Gala.The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced the new hosts of the high-profile event on Thursday, while also announcing that it would be returning to its customary date on the first Monday in May.The move to the May 2 date comes after the 2020 Met Gala was canceled due to the still ongoing coronavirus pandemic, while the 2021 edition was moved back to September. Star power: Blake Lively, 34, and Ryan Reynolds, 45, were among the co-chairs announced Thursday for the 2022 Met Gala on May 2 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City; seen in 2017 in NYCThis will be Miranda's first time as a Met Gala co-chair (and guest) but he was originally intended to co-host the 2020 edition before the pandemic forced its cancellation.Lively, Reynolds and King have all attended previously.The May 2 evening is actually the second star-studded gala after the annual fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute was split during the pandemic.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterSteven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw have donated $1 million to support humanitarian relief in Ukraine following Russia’s unprovoked invasion.Through their philanthropy Hearthland Foundation, Spielberg and Capshaw have allocated the money to several organizations in and near Ukraine, including the Polish Red Cross, Polish Humanitarian Action, World Central Kitchen, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society and Urgent Action Fund.After Russia’s attack on Ukraine displaced more than a million refugees, Hollywood heavyweights have committed to raising funds and awareness to help those in need. Earlier this month, Mila Kunis, who was born in Ukraine, and her husband, Ashton Kutcher, launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise $30 million to go toward relief efforts that help Ukrainian families.

The hosts with the most! With the Met Gala just weeks away, the Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced that Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, Regina King and Lin-Manuel Miranda will be the co-chairs for the star-studded event, which will take place on May 2. 

Met Gala scheduling – in 2020, the event was cancelled and in 2021, it was hosted in September – the highly anticipated, annual gala is returning to the month of May. On Monday, May 2, celebrities, fashion industry professionals and public figures around the world will gather in New York City for a night of glamour and fundraising to support The Metropolitan Museum of Art.It was most recently confirmed that this year’s theme will be “Gilded Glamour” – although, as usual, the theme is left up to each one’s interpretation, this year’s inspiration guarantees that each guest will come dressed to impress.

The 2022 Met Gala returns to its traditional spot on the first Monday of May, and this year the hosts and co-chairs will reflect the strong Hollywood theme: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Regina King and Lin-Manuel Miranda have been named to the posts.

Mila Kunis, 38, and her husband Ashton Kutcher, 44, were proud to announce that they’d reached their goal of raising $30 million to aid Ukraine, as Russian forces attack the country. The couple were extremely thankful in the video message, pledging to dedicate whatever further support they get on the GoFundMe to continue helping Ukrainians tweeted out on Thursday March 17.

Leonardo DiCaprio has joined the list of celebrities who have signed a letter condemning the Royal Bank of Canada’s (RBC) funding of a gas pipeline. More than 65 Hollywood stars have added their names to an open letter urging RBC to stop financing a pipeline that runs through the territory of local Indigenous peoples.

In America: An Anthology of Fashion. Every year, the glitzy affair—which provides the Costume Institute with its primary source of annual funding—welcomes a red carpet full of A-list actors, singers, designers, and models. At this year’s event, , , , and will host as the evening’s official co-chairs. Designer Tom Ford, head of Instagram Adam Mosseri, and Vogue’s Anna Wintour will continue their roles as the event’s honorary co-chairs.The 2022 theme and exhibition, , is part two of the Met’s thoughtful homage to our country’s history.