The Foundation for Aids Research, amfAR, held an auction on Thursday night in Cannes to raise awareness and money for the foundation. Among the items auctioned off were Bill Clinton’s saxophone, a private screening of Inglourious Basterds, and a kiss on the cheek from Robert Pattinson. The pecks went for $20,000 each to two different bidders, who as far as we know were not screaming adolescent girls.

Josh Hartnett was also at the gala, along with Paris Hilton, Sharon Stone, and Dita von Teese. He offered to strip to his birthday suit for money, but the bidding “never got high enough.” I guess as soon as you hook up with Sienna Miller, everything is downhill from there.

The amfAR event certainly wasn’t short on star power. As the auction took place on a variety of items, Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson, Hayden Panettiere, Michelle Yeoh and Dita von Teese got on stage to boost the bidding. Earlier, host Sharon Stone paid moving tribute to the late Natasha Richardson, whose efforts were tied to the charity.

In a lighter moment, Josh Hartnett offered to strip – for money that would go to research for an AIDS cure – but the bidding never got high enough.

Diane Kruger nearly fell off a Chanel transporter she was trying to sell on stage but was rescued gallantly by beau Joshua Jackson. David Furnish, husband of Elton John, generously sold his own watch.

Then there was special guest former President Bill Clinton, who urged the others to open their purses and wallets. “Everyone in this room is better off than 99.9 percent of people on this entire earth,” he told the gathering, which also included Marion Cotillard, Robin Wright Penn, Eva Herzigova and Paris Hilton.

Clinton even went so far as to donate his own Alpine Alto saxophone – and it went for a staggering $130,000.

[from People]

The article also mentions that Donatella Versace designed the event, and it was a huge success. Over $1 million was raised for the charity. Harvey Weinstein, a chairman of amfAR, said that even in this tough economy, the turnout was one of the best in 15 years.

If you’ve got the money, why not get a kiss from Edward Cullen, make a tax-free donation, and feel good about yourself? Maybe celebrities should be spending more money on kisses instead of dead birds and crystal-embellished dashboards. Spread the love.

How much would you pay for a kiss Robert Pattinson? Or to see Josh Hartnett naked, for that matter?

Here’s Robert Pattinson with Sharon Stone at the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS 2009 cocktail party auction held at the Hotel du Cap in Cannes last night. Images thanks to WENN.com .