Hollywood actress Charlize Theron auctioned off a kiss to a woman for US$140,000.
The 34-year-old star took part in the live auction during a fundraiser for charity OneXOne in San Francisco on October 22.
Charlize was initially selling a 2010 trip to her native country of South Africa, which included World Cup tickets as well as a safari and a meet-and-greet with Nelson Mandela.
However, she then stepped up proceedings when bidding stopped at US$37,000 as it was still far lower than the US$280,000 Jeremy Piven raised.
Charlize said to guests: “For f*** sake! You can do better. There is no way I am leaving here with Jeremy Piven getting a higher bid. I’ve got t**** for God’s sake.”
Charlize then raised the stakes by offering a seven-second kiss for US$130,000 to a male bidder and she said to him: “Swine flu is going around. This is high-risk kissing!”
One man bid US$135,000 but then a woman raised the bid and offered US$140,000 for a 20-second kiss as the audience counted the seconds.