Celebs Tweet Gawky Photos for Hurricane Relief Celebrities

Celebs Tweet Gawky Teen Photos for Hurricane Relief

Pictures pour in after Stephen Colbert pledges donation

Courtesy of Conan O'Brien Conan O'Brien was among the celebrities who tweeted awkward teen photos after a challenge to help raise money for hurricane victims in Puerto Rico. Comedians and Nick Kroll are pushing a new way to raise money for Puerto Rico after it was devastated by Hurricane Maria: publicizing bad photos of celebrities as teens. Colbert, who has a charity foundation, Americone Dream Fund, fueled by the sales of his Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor, said Thursday that the charity would donate $1,000 to Puerto Rico relief for every celebrity who posts an awkward teenage photo on Twitter with the hashtags of . The move came after Kroll visited Colbert’s talk show Wednesday and they discussed the awkward photos (by the way, is worth noting). Colbert then proposed the idea, and by the next night's show, it was a reality. AARP Membership: The results are as amusing as you'd expect. There’s comedian , playing the saxophone. joked that the camera had been invented just before his photo was taken. Colbert claimed he was “looking cool as hell” in , but those braces might make the opposite statement. Fellow talk-show hosts , and also participated. The proceeds will be sent to , a joint effort launched by all five living former U.S. presidents to provide relief to victims of this season’s hurricanes.

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