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Associated Press - November 15, 2005
The "Bid 2 Beat AIDS" auction on eBay will include a signed bottle of officially licensed, limited-edition Lindsay Lohan Heinz ketchup, a diamond watch donated by Lil' Kim and a signed jogging suit worn by Jennifer Lopez, it was announced Monday.
Other items include a 2006 Vespa LX-50 signed by Kanye West and other stars; the podium from the 2005 MTV Movie Awards signed by Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes and Nicole Kidman; and signed guitars from Tim McGraw, Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Wynonna Judd.
The 10-day auction will benefit LIFEbeat, an organization that provides HIV/AIDS information to young people.
Also up for bid will be hundreds of CDs, posters, DVDs, photos, toys, and magazines signed by stars such as Mariah Carey, Eminem, Usher, Britney Spears, Jamie Foxx, Justin Timberlake, Shakira, Diddy, Beyonce, Orlando Bloom and Melissa Etheridge.
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