Keira Knightley "never felt more useless" than during her charity trip to Chad.
The newly-engaged actress travelled to the poverty-stricken country in March for UNICEF. She was stunned when she saw the conditions that children were living in and was particularly moved by one visit to a rehabilitation centre. There she met four-year-old Idris, who contracted polio when he was just 18-months-old. The boy is paralysed from the waist down, but has been given leg braces to help improve his mobility.
Knightley's publicist, Sara Keene, said there would be no further details.
People Magazine reports the couple has been together for about a year, following Knightley's split from actor Rupert Friend.
Knightley appeared in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies and other films including "Atonement," "Pride & Prejudice," and "Love Actually." She also appears as Anna Karenina in the upcoming movie of the same name.
Klaxons won the 2007 Mercury Music Prize in Britain for their debut album, "Myths of the Near Future," which featured the hit "Golden Skans." Their latest album, "Surfing the Void," was released in 2010.
Keira Christina Knightley, born 26 March 1985) is an English actress and model.[4] She began acting as a child and came to international notice in 2002 after co-starring in the film Bend It Like Beckham. From 2003, her appearances in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series took her to much greater prominence.
Knightley has appeared in several Hollywood films and earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her role as Elizabeth Bennet in Joe Wright's 2005 adaptation of Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice. Two years later she again was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, as well as the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in Atonement.
In 2008, Forbes claimed Knightley to be the second highest paid actress in Hollywood, having reportedly earned $32 million in 2007, making her the only non-American on the list of highest paid actresses.
Knightley attends the premiere of Atonement in Leicester Square, London, 2007
Knightley has been described by press reports as "famously open with media,"although Knightley herself has stated "I don't talk about my private life."
Knightley has appeared many times in FHMs 100 Sexiest Women in the World list. Ranked No.79 in 2004 she climbed to No.18 in 2005, and was named "the sexiest woman in the world in 2006."[62] In 2007, she was 12th, 10th in 2008, and came 36th in 2009.[citation needed] The US edition ranked her No.54 in 2004, No.11 in 2005, and No.5 in 2006.[citation needed] In May 2006, she was No.9 on Maxim's 2006 Hot 100.[citation needed] Knightley appeared nude, along with Scarlett Johansson, on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine's March 2006 "Hollywood" issue.
Knightley was the celebrity face for the luxury goods brand Asprey, Shiatzy Chen as well as Lux haircare products in Japanese television commercials.[citation needed] In April 2006, she was confirmed as the new celebrity face of Chanel's perfume Coco Mademoiselle, though the first photo from the campaign was not released until May 2007.
The dress she wore to the 2006 Academy Awards was donated to the charity Oxfam, where it raised £4,300.
A 41-year-old man was charged with harassment in February 2010 after trying to contact the actress on several occasions outside the Comedy Theatre in London, where she appeared in the play The Misanthrope.[64] The subsequent trial folded after the actress was unavailable to testify in court.
Knightley is the face of an Amnesty International campaign to support human rights, marking the 60th anniversary of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights
She posed for photos for WaterAid in 2005 and also for the American Library Association's "Read" campaign (A promotional poster of Pride and Prejudice).
Knightley contributed her voice to a 2007 Robbie the Reindeer animation, all profits of which will be donated to Comic Relief. In 2004, she travelled to Ethiopia on behalf of that charity.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Torii Hunter was blindsided by the news his teenage son had been arrested. On the flight back home to Texas two weeks ago, he went through a litany of emotions — confusion, guilt, fear.
The Los Angeles Angels’ right fielder and clubhouse leader had to be a dad, shelving his high-paying job on the West Coast for more important duties. He’s ready to return to baseball, but only because he’s confident his son will be all right.
“I’ve sacrificed a lot for baseball, but I’m not sacrificing my family,” Hunter said. “I love them more than baseball, and I love this game.”
Hunter rejoined the Los Angeles Angels on Monday after a 14-game absence. The veteran outfielder didn’t come off the Angels’ restricted list before they opened a three-game series with the New York Yankees, but Hunter thinks he’ll be ready to play soon.
Hunter left the Angels on May 14, a few hours after 17-year-old Darius McClinton-Hunter was arrested in a sexual assault case in Prosper, Texas, the upscale Dallas suburb where the Hunter family lives.
Hunter has been on the Angels' restricted list for two weeks. The outfielder left the club after one of his sons was arrested in Texas in connection with a sexual assault investigation. Hunter returned to Southern California on Sunday and worked out at Angel Stadium as the club was ending a series in Seattle.
Angels manager Mike Scioscia told reporters that "we'll see" how fit Hunter is when he works out with the team before Monday's game against the New York Yankees. Scioscia added that Hunter has been active during his time away.
"He has been hitting–in the (batting) cage, off the tee and he's actually taken some live (batting practice)," Scioscia said, according to the newspaper. "He's been able to run, throw a little bit. But you want to assess him in a full workout. There's going to be some stiffness he's got to work through.
Victorii 'Torii' Kedar Hunter, born July 18, 1975 is a Major League Baseball right fielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Hunter has taken away many home runs throughout his 13-year major league career by "climbing the fence" in the outfield. He has won nine consecutive Gold Glove Awards as an outfielder.
Hunter began the 2007 season with one of the fastest starts to a season in his career, featuring a 23-game hitting streak starting in mid-April and ending on May 10.
Hunter hit three grand slams in 2007: April 17 in Seattle, May 18 in Milwaukee, and August 15 again in Seattle.
Hunter has been awarded nine consecutive American League Gold Glove Awards for his defensive talents in center field.
