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Actress Scarlett Johansson's used tissue has raised $5,300 (NZ$9,316) for charity.
US TV network NBC put the soiled tissue on auction website eBay after The Spirit star appeared on 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' last week, and have now raised the staggering amount for food-gathering charity USA Harvest.
According to eBay, bidding for the sneeze debris started at $0.99 (NZ$1.74) but jumped to $4,050 (NZ$7,129) just hours before the auction ended. The final price was reached after 83 bids were placed.
Bidders had to be pre-approved before they could put in an offer, and the lucky recipient will remain anonymous.
Meanwhile, Scarlett has appeared on Maxim magazine's Young Hot Hollywood 2009 list, compiled of stars they believe "will be leading Hollywood's new guard of A-list icons".
The 24-year-old actress features alongside seven other female celebrities in the January 2009 issue of the men's publication, including Gossip Girl star Blake Lively, High School Musical beauty Vanessa Hudgens and singer Katy Perry.
Other stars to appear on the list were House star Olivia Wilde, Heroes actress Hayden Panettiere, reality TV starlet Audrina Partridge and Umbrella singer Rihanna.
- BANG! SHOWBIZ
