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Sandra Bullock donated $1 million to the American Red Cross this week to aid earthquake and tsunami victims in Japan. This is the largest celebrity donation to the Red Cross since the disaster, although the charity has received other anonymous donations. This is not the first time Bullock has donated to disaster relief efforts. Last January, she gave $1 million to Haiti following the tragic earthquake there. She also is a strong supporter of the rebuilding efforts in New Orleans.

Five years after Hurricane Katrina, Sandra Bullock, 46, returned to New Orleans Sunday to open a $700,000 health clinic at a local high school. "We're here to celebrate an anniversary and though that might be hard for some, I choose to emphasize the word 'celebrate,'" she told 100 people (including Mayor Mitch Landrieu) in the auditorium of Warren Easton Charter High School. "Sometimes tragedies bring out the very best in people and it's one of the reasons why we stand in this school of excellence today." Alexina Medley, Easton's principal said without Bullock, 46, "we would not have returned as soon as we did. She's come to our rescue several times and in a pinch, she's definitely helped us out." Not only does Bullock own a home in New Orleans, her 7-month-old son Louis was born there as well.

Sandra Bullock, 45, finalized her divorce from her husband of nearly five years, Jesse James, 41, Monday morning. Stating that their marriage has become insupportable after James cheated on her. She filed for divorce Apr. 23 in Travis County Court in Austin, Tx., where she is a resident (and where James plans to move). Around the same time of her filing, Bullock revealed that she and James had been in the process of adopting a baby from New Orleans, 3 1/2 month-old Louis before splitting. She said she plans to raise the boy as a single parent.

Sandra Bullock, 46, will make her first public appearance since splitting from husband Jesse James at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards on June 6. She will accept the MTV Generation Award. She is the first female recipient to be honored with the award, which acknowledges an actor who has engaged the MTV audience throughout their career. Earlier this month, she announced that she has adopted a 3 1/2-month-old son Louis from New Orleans.