While just about every celebrity in Hollywood participated in Friday night's Hope for Haiti Now telethon, a few big names were noticeably absent.
John Travolta, Kelly Preston, Tom Cruise and Morgan Freeman were honoring a previous commitment across town at the Living Legends of Aviation awards ceremony, where Mr. Top Gun himself received a coveted prize.
Following the event, Travolta addressed the devastation in Haiti to E! News, assuring fans that he, too, is involved in relief efforts: "We sent a plane down already, and we're sending another one down Monday, and I'm flying," said the longtime jet-setter. "I'm looking forward to that."
—Reporting by Daniel Ramos
(Originally published Jan. 23, 2010 at 9:15 a.m. PT)
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