英语文摘:Larry King to host telethon for oil spill victims

BEIJING, June 21 (Xinhuanet) -- cnn host Larry King will host a celebrity telethon Monday night to raise funds to help the victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, according to cnn reports Sunday.

The activity, titled “Disaster in the Gulf: How You Can Help,” will last for two hours. Attending celebrities include Cameron Diaz, Sting, Justin Bieber, Deepak Chopra, Lenny Kravitz, Tim McGraw, Robert Redford, etc.

The guests will visit the show both on set and by satellite. Ryan Seacrest will also host an online suite for viewers using social media such as Facebook.

Talk show host Larry King

The show aims at raising funds for the United Way, National Wildlife Federation and the Nature Conservancy. It will air from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday evening.

King held a similar telethon for the Haiti earthquake victims in January.