Lincoln O’Barry, Richard O’Barry, Sophia Bush, & Ed Begley Jr.

Los Angeles, CA – March 3, 2012 – The red carpet event honoring Richard O’Barry star of the Academy Award winning film, The Cove was hosted by James Costa and featured a cocktail reception, musical performance by Mia Maestro and a DJ set by Michelle Rodriguez. All proceeds benefited Ric O’Barry’s Dolphin Project, a campaign under the International Marine Mammal Project at the non-profit Earth Island Institute. The Dolphin Project aims to stop dolphin slaughter and exploitation around the world.

Richard O’Barry updated the audience with the recent news of this years early end to the Taiji dolphin slaughter due to the growing lack of demand for mercury contaminated dolphin meat. Also noted was the recent announcement of Hong Kong Airlines suspending carrying dolphins as cargo and the recent news that Indian government is recommending to

Richard O’Barry & Michelle Rodriguez

Michelle Rodriguez

Mia Maestro

Richard O’Barry

Lincoln O’Barry, Sophia Bush, James Costa, & Ed Begley Jr.

Lincoln O’Barry & Sophia Bush

Lincoln O’Barry, Q’orianka Kilcher, & Richard O’Barry

Richard O’Barry & Jillian Michaels

Richard O’Barry & Lina Esco

Jillian Michaels & Lincoln O’Barry

Lina Esco

Peter Scalettar & Cassie Lambert

Eric Balfour

Randy Simon, Lincoln O’Barry, Asher Jay, & Laurent Levy

Maggie Grace, Mia Maestro, Richard O’Barry, & Abigail Spencer

Karen Dawn, Deborah Bassett, Richard O’Barry, Kevin Connelly

Denise Lopez & Laurent Levy

Maggie Grace & Richard O’Barry

Lincoln O’Barry & Sophia Bush

Richard O’Barry & Asher Jay

Lincoln O’Barry, Laurent Levy, Richard O’Barry, & Michelle Rodriguez