When 03.12.2012
Taylor Swift, Jerry Springer, Alec Baldwin and his wife Hilaria Thomas and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. were among the mass of arrivals for the 2012 Ripple of Hope Awards Dinner at The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights in New York City.
Other members of the Kennedy family who were present included Rory Kennedy (RFK's youngest child), Kerry Kennedy (RFK's seventh child) and her daughter Michaela, Patrick J. Kennedy II and Teddy Kennedy Jr. A number of actors were also snapped on the red carpet including 'The Sopranos' star Lorraine Bracco, Trevor Donovan from '90210', 'Working Girl's Melanie Griffith and her husband Antonio Banderas, 'Homeland' star Mandy Patinkin with wife Kathryn Grody, Dianna Agron from 'Glee', Dennis Haysbert of '24', 'Suburgatory's Cheryl Hines and 'Cross Creek' actress Alfre Woodard with husband Roderick Spencer. Other arrivals included former R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe, comedian Charles Grodin, MSNBC news anchor Thomas Roberts with his husband Patrick Abner, Ugandan LGBT advocate Frank Mugisha and Cranemere LLC Chairman Vincent Mai.