NBC's live telethon, "Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together," raised over $20 million this week.

The one hour event, hosted by the American Red Cross and NBC Universal, was thrown to help Hurricane Sandy victims on the East Coast.

"Our preliminary results of nearly $23 million raised are an extraordinary example of how American people pull together in times of disaster. Their generous donations will go directly to those in need, and we urge the public to continue to give, " said American Red Cross official Peggy Dyer.

Matt Lauer, Mary J. Blige, and Christina Aguilera all contributed to the event.

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Mary J. Blige is all set to play Malcom X's wife in a new TV drama.

The show is called Parallel Lives and will document the lives of Betty Shabazz and Coretta Scott King, wives of Malcom X and Martin Luther King Jr.

"I'm playing Betty and prepping for that now. I've been studying her online and watching her interviews." she told WENN.

The singer recently made the news for a controversial commercial and was accused of mismanaging charity finances.

She will make her big-screen debut as a leading lady in the film, 'The Rock of Ages' on June 15.

Filming for Parallel Lives begins in September.

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