Charlize Theron helped Sean Penn raise $6m for Haiti

Actress Charlize Theron helped her boyfriend and actor Sean Penn to raise money for his annual charity gala for the J/P Haitian Relief Organisation.

The four-hour gala, which took place on Saturday at Montage Beverly Hills, raised a whopping $6 million to continue efforts to rebuild Haiti, which was devastated by an earthquake five years ago.

Former US president Bill Clinton also contributed to the cause.

“It’s essential support. At a certain point when there’s a disaster or a conflict in an area, there are grant monies for organisations like ours, but they dry up pretty quickly when you move into a development phase and so this particular night is essential to keep the work that we do going,” eonline.com quoted Penn as saying.

During the event, Theron was right by his side in a black dress.

Some of the other guests included Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher and Chris Martin.