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It’s nice to see celebrities using their fame for a good cause. Colombian singer Shakira is shedding her wardrobe and auctioning it off.

The hip-swinging pop sensation is auctioning off more than 40 articles of clothing she wore on her 2007 Oral Fixation tour to benefit her Bare Feet Foundation, which is building a school for impoverished children in northern Colombia.

A shiny lavender skirt with turquoise and coral beading; a bright red dress with a plunging neckline and huge, winglike sleeves; a blue tank top emblazoned with the slogan “For Those Who Love to Rock”; and other items are up for bid on the website eBay Giving Works.

The auction began on Friday and continues for 10 days. “We have bids from all over the world. It’s very exciting,” said Eric Gazin, president of Auction Cause, the Los Angeles company running the auction. While most auctions start out slow, bids for Shakira’s clothing have already been flooding in, Gazin said

Now this is how you create a commotion! It has been a while since Mariah Carey scored a hit but that doesn’t mean that she can no longer stop crowds and create a media storm. The curvaceous diva posed for cameras as she shopped for butterfly designs on Monday at Van Cleef & Arpels on Rodeo Drive in Los Angeles. The singer also made a stop into Gucci for some extra shopping as paparazzi continued to get shots of her and her amazing cleavage – at least when they have a clear shot of it. There’s no doubt that it wasn’t just her cleavage which made jaws drop. I’m sure her credit card bill will too.

Colombian pop superstar Shakira has yet to start planning for her wedding to fiancé Antonio De La Rua - because she’s “too busy”. The 30-year-old - who announced her engagement to the son of former Argentinean president Fernando de la Rua in March 2001 - admits her nuptials have been put on hold as a result of her packed work schedule. If she is already engaged and is still sticking to her man then I think she should give her commitments a break and enjoy life and bask under the glories of a moon light life of being wedded. Work is important but so is life itself, you have to have a feel of all the virtues that life as a bachelor and life as a couple provides. Well we’ll leave it up to her to decide when she wants to tie the knot, but till then and even after she has tied the know I’d like her to keep giving up the super numbers that she has given us to date, you rock Shakira and we follow your music coz that rocks as well.