Stars including Queen Latifah, Jeffrey Wright and Heidi Klum have fled the fuss at the Cannes Film Festival to attend a charity campaign to raise funds for AIDS research at a secluded luxury hotel in the nearby resort town of Antibes.

"I wanted to be here tonight because I think it's such a wonderful charity that I just have to do what I can to help," said singer Bibi Rexha, one of the stars who took part in Thursday's event. In addition to Rexha, Gladys Knight, Adam Lambert and Halsey entertained the donating guests generously, and Queen Latifa hosted the evening, which included a fashion show and an auction.

The purpose of the luxury evening was to raise money on behalf of the amfAR Foundation for AIDS Research, which also supports HIV prevention, treatment education and legal advocacy.

"Our goal is to have a cure for everyone," the organization's CEO, Kevin Robert Frost, said on behalf of amfAR on the blue carpet of the event.

Before dinner, guests walked around the hotel's Garden of Eden overlooking the sea and a huge yacht, sipping champagne and looking at the items that were being sold at auction. A painting titled "The handsome Leonardo DiCaprio looks away," signed by the actor and author - artist Damien Hirst, was among the objects at the auction and reached a price of 1.29m euros. Dollars. A geometric figure made of steel, glass and LED lights, part of the set design of the film "Pull out the knives 2", was also offered for purchase. A pair of white gold earrings and diamonds by Chopard sold for $295,000. At the center was the Aston Martin sports car, the first of its kind in the world, which was sold by Eva Longoria for 1.6 million. Dollars.

Heidi Klum was wearing a pale green feather dress that left a trail of fuzzy feathers behind her, while Rexha wore a dress with a ribbon that was so big that it looked like a pair of wings. The guests finished the evening with dancing until the early hours of the after-party, which took place near the hotel's swimming pool.

The cheapest ticket for a single guest started at $25,000, and for $500,000, you could buy a prime seat for 12 guests at the official dinner.

The amfAR Foundation has announced that it has invested nearly 1985m euros since 600. It has awarded more than 3500,<> grants to research teams around the world.