From Herald.ie’s Around Town:

BONO and his U2 bandmates threw a star studded bash at his French home in Eze over the weekend.

The rock god played host to some of Hollywood’s biggest names including newly single George Clooney and supermodel Cindy Crawford and her husband Rande Gerber.

The trio, came ashore to join revellers at the celebrity bash having spent a week yachting along the St Tropez coast.

The U2 frontman hasn’t been out of the headlines lately with rumours that he has been asked to act as godfather to Brangelina’s twins circulating throughout Hollywood.

The influential activist has also become the target of a vicious online campaign urging him to retire from public life.

The petition launched by website, thepoint.com urges the Dublin star to step down from public life and they will donate a large some of money to fight Aids.

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