ASHLEY JUDD - JUDD HAILS BONO FOR CHARITY ENCOURAGEMENT

JUDD HAILS BONO FOR CHARITY ENCOURAGEMENT

Actress ASHLEY JUDD has thanked U2 rocker BONO and his crusade to end poverty with inspiring her to become a global ambassador for YouthAIDS. The DOUBLE JEOPARDY star joined the global fight against HIV and AIDS in 2001 after receiving phone calls from Project Red co-founders BOBBY SHRIVER and Bono. In May (06), she travelled to Central America to visit communities devastated by the disease. She explains, "(U2's) music has been absolutely fundamental to my development as an activist. It's always great when Bono calls, for obvious reasons."