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NEW YORK � Michael J. Fox did his part to make the anniversary of 9-11 about helping others.
The actor spent Tuesday participating in Cantor Fitzgerald�s Charity Day, along with 50 Cent, Edie Falco, Venus Williams, Eli Manning, former New York City Mayor Rudy Guiliani and a host of other luminaries. Cantor Fitzgerald, the financial firm that lost 658 employees in the attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001, has marked the anniversary of that day by raising funds for charities; this year, more than 100 are expected to benefit from the day, which organizers say raised approximately $12 million.
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson�s research was among the day�s beneficiaries. Fox has been afflicted by the disease for years, is a strong supporter of stem cell research and has lobbied in Washington in his battle to eradicate Parkinson�s.
Fox added that he was grateful for the support from the financial community: �I like to joke that Alex Keaton was the role model for so many of these guys, so maybe they had a special place in their hearts for me and my work,� referring to the capitalist-loving character that made him famous some three decades ago.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. � A fan of Muhammad Ali has acquired an important piece of memorabilia: the boxing legend�s boyhood home.
Louisville Realtor Dave Lambrechts said Las Vegas real estate investor Jared Weiss closed on the property the day before. He said Weiss paid $70,000 for the small white house with a sagging front porch overhang in a western Louisville neighborhood made up of mostly neat, modest homes.
�The guy�s a huge Ali fan, and that�s what kind of spurred this,� Lambrechts said.
He said Weiss hasn�t finalized his plans but won�t use it as rental property. Among the options being considered are turning the home into a museum or using it for some charitable function.
SEOUL, South Korea � A South Korean director who won this year�s Golden Lion award for best movie at the Venice Film Festival expressed hope Tuesday that it will encourage theater owners who have shunned his works at home to screen more independent movies like his.
Kim�s �Pieta,� the brutal story of a debt collector who cripples those who can�t pay until he meets a woman who claims to be his mother, won the Golden Lion at the 69th Venice Film Festival on Saturday.
While Kim has frequently been invited to international film festivals during his 16-year career, in South Korea his 17 previous movies saw little commercial success. Critics say his use of explicit violence and depiction of female characters as victims or subordinates to men also hurt efforts to draw audiences.
Kim, 51, is seen as an outcast in South Korea�s film industry. He said he considered leaving for countries that welcomed his work.
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