As I mentioned yesterday, Gerard Butler was one of the hosts for a pre-Oscars fundraising event for Artists for Peace and Justice on Wednesday night. There were several stars in attendance, like the panty-dropper known as only “The Hamm”. People Magazine had an additional tidbit about Gerard at the event, noting: “The Scottish actor, in a dapper suit, was bombarded with adoring women as he settled in to welcome his guests. Still, he got a little shy after being called out for making a $250,000 donation to the organization.” The moral of the story? Even guys who are man-whores can give big to a great cause. See: George Clooney.

Now, Extra actually got an interview with Gerard at the event, and they asked him about his Oscar presenting duties this year, which will be the first time he’s presented. They asked if Gerry had a date (ME!) but he told them that he was going solo because he doesn’t have a “serious girlfriend” (ME!). Aw, Gerard is trying to respect my privacy. That’s so sweet, Gerry. You don’t have to hide our love.

Oscar presenter Gerard Butler knows better than to come right out and say who he’s bringing to the Academy Awards on Sunday.

“I’m not taking a date — unless I have a serious girlfriend, which probably a lot of people know is very rare,” Butler told “Extra” at the Relief for Haiti: Artists for Peace and Justice Benefit Wednesday night. “There are enough rumors about what’s going on in my life without sparking another one.”

Is Butler ever going to settle down? “Yeah, definitely. I give myself another 25-30 years. Then I think it will be time to settle down. I’m very relaxed about the whole thing.”

Meanwhile, Butler is supporting this very worthwhile charity, which works toward helping Haiti’s continuing recovery from the January earthquake.

“Once the immediate tragedy goes out of the way, people forget and then it just becomes another thing. In actual fact, this is just the start. Now is the chance to completely rebuild the infrastructure, a community, a country. What’s great about Artists for Peace is they are very much about education — rebuilding schools.”

[From Extra]

Another 25 to 30 years? GAH. I’ll walk through fire for my guy, but I’m not going to wait 25 years for this bitch. Maybe he was making a funny. Or maybe he just wants to slut it up until he’s… 65 years old?!? Maybe he was just trying to throw the paps off the scent of our love (the scent: beef jerky, Axe body spray and lilies of the valley).

In one last piece of Butler news, he told the NY Magazine’s Vulture column that he was “surprised” he didn’t get nominated for an Oscar for his work in The Ugly Truth. Haha… NO. Gerry says: “To be honest, I’m surprised I wasn’t nominated for an Oscar. I mean, did they see Ugly Truth? Did they see Gamer? But I have the honor of presenting at the Oscars, and I had this genius idea that I was going to record it on my DVR, and then just watch it backwards, and then I’m going to feel like I won. Who’s going to know the difference?” Funny. You know what’s even funnier? He just needs to hush and let me look at him naked. Now that’s funny.