Stars enjoy surprise U2 performance as $6m raised at Penn’s Haiti gala

While many stars were awash in the gifts and parties of Golden Globes weekend, a few used their privilege to help the people of Haiti — and they were rewarded with an intimate performance by U2.

Bette Midler, Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Charlize Theron, and Piers Morgan were among the guests on Saturday at Sean Penn’s third annual Help Haiti Home benefit, which raised nearly $6m (€4.3m) for the J/P Haitian Relief Organisation. The dinner party at the Montage Hotel included a surprise performance by U2— the band’s first in four years.

The J/P Haitian Relief Organisation has been working since the 2010 earthquake to provide emergency care and sustainable shelter and education to the people of Haiti. But Penn says he hopes his organisation is obsolete within 10 years.