Actress Holly Robinson Peete and her husband, former NFL football player Rodney Peete, hosted the HollyRod Foundation’s 11th Annual DesignCare Fundraiser at a private residence Saturday (Jul 25) in Beverly Hills, CA. Holly recently spoke out about the treatment of autism, calling it “expensive.” She and Rodney have a son with the disorder and have been trying to raise funds for his treatment through their HollyRod Foundation.

“We started the HollyRod Foundation years ago to help people with Parkinson’s disease – my dad had Parkinson’s and then about five years into the foundation, my son was diagnosed with autism… Much like Parkinson’s, autism is very expensive to treat so we started raising money for the quality of life for people suffering from both because of our personal experiences,” she revealed at the 11th annual DesignCare event in Hollywood.

“You can’t even know how expensive it is to treat a child with autism, especially families who don’t have insurance – it’s next to impossible. It destroys families.”
Holly added: “We raise money through these fundraisers and we beg people to use their gorgeous homes, we beg all of our friends to get dressed up and play with us.”

Other celebrities who showed up to support the cause were Ciara, Sanaa Lathan, Gabrielle Union and more. Continue reading for all of the pics!

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While Chris Brown has to suffer slightly as he watches his career go into freefall (poor guy) his ex-girlfriend Rihanna is celebrating 12 million albums sold. Yes folks, you’ve read it correctly. Rihanna is on her way because selling 12 millions records worldwide is a big achievement, especially when you’ve only been on the scene for about 4 years. You can’t do nothing but give this chick her props. Here she is pictured with Def Jam HNIC Antonio L.A. Reid

Continue reading for more pics of Rihanna, L.A. Reid, Amerie, Chrisette Michele, and others at the Island Def Jam Spring Collection party at Stephen Weiss Studio Wednesday (May 20) night in New York City.

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Sanaa Lathan, Kim Kardashian, Brittny Gastineau and Gabrielle Union posed for a pic together at the Carrera Vintage Sunglasses LA launch party at Chateau Marmont Thursday in Los Angeles. Four beautiful women in one pic … hot damn!

Comedians Arsenio Hall and Eddie Murphy spoke at the JDRF’s Annual “Finding A Cure: A Love Story” Gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel Thursday night in Beverly Hills, CA.

Ciara and Funkmaster Flex took a pic together at the grand opening of Next Level at Prime Wednesday in New York City.

Singer Estelle attended the launch party of the new Belvedere Black Raspberry Maceration Vodka at the Belvedered Pop-Up Shop Wednesday night in London, England. She and shoe designer Johnathan Kelsey hosted the exclusive event.

TV and music producer Kenneth “Babyface” Edmunds and songwriter Carole Bayer Sager stopped and took a photo together Wednesday afternoon at the presentation of “Wounded” curated by Carole Bayer Sager at LA Art House in West Hollywood, CA.

Singer/songwriter/producer Wyclef Jean attended the launch of Nicole Richie’s new jewelry line, House of Harlow 1960 Jewelry Collection, at Fontainebleu Miami Beach Wednesday in Florida.

Sandra “Peppa” Denton and Cheryl “Salt” James (formerly of hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa) lended their support to the 7th Annual Taste of NFL at Cipriani, Wall Street Tuesday night in NYC.

Def Jam HNIC Antonio “L.A.” Reid, along with Nivea brand, hosted an exclusive Grammy Afterparty at Wolfgang’s Steakhouse on February 8, 2009 in Beverly Hills, California following the 51st Annual Grammy Awards. The celebrity guestlist included: Keyshia Cole, Kanye West, Young Jeezy, Christina Milian and more. Continue reading to see who all hit up the House of Hype Island Def Jam Grammy Afterparty!

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