Actor and activist Sean Penn, pictured here, urged US President Barack Obama to step up his support for Haiti as he hosted a Cannes fundraiser to help the country recover from the devastating 2010 ... more 

Actor and activist Sean Penn, pictured here, urged US President Barack Obama to step up his support for Haiti as he hosted a Cannes fundraiser to help the country recover from the devastating 2010 quake. Penn, who has been named Ambassador at Large for Haiti, called on Obama to support his Haitian counterpart Michel Martelly as he tries to ramp up stalled reconstruction efforts less