"We understand the first response is critical to serve the immediate needs of countless people who are now displaced from their homes, are suffering trauma, and most require urgent care," Pitt said in a statement.
Stiller tweeted late Tuesday that "people in Haiti need our help and attention right now." Similar tweets are showing up from the likes of Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Adam Lambert and Ryan Leslie.
"It seems like across the wide spectrum of artists and people in the music industry and the movie industry and everything else, people are kind of joining together to help in whatever manner that they can," Blink-182 bassist-vocalist Mark Hoppus told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Celebrities were invited to aid in Haitian relief by simply attending Platinum Publicity's Hollywood Helping Haiti Golden Globes Lounge. Organizers promised donations would be made in honor of every celebrity who came to the lounge, and stars could further contribute by autographing items that could be auctioned to support Haitian relief.
Viacom Inc., whose companies include MTV Networks and Paramount Pictures, announced Wednesday that it was setting up a $500,000 matching gift program, with donations going to the Red Cross. The Walt Disney Co. also announced it was contributing $100,000 to the Red Cross.
Coldplay singer Chris Martin urged people to donate to a Haiti appeal set up by the charity Oxfam.
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