Charlize Theron kissed a woman for $140, 000 Thursday as a way to earn money for charity. Theron was disgruntled that her South African safari, world cup tickets and meet/greet with Nelson Mandela only went for a chintzy $37, 000, so decided to turn it into a little Girl Gone Wild Fun (minus the flashing, natch) for an easy buck. (Watch video below)

more Charlize after the hop…

Yes, in our world $37, 000 is a pretty successful bid — but not when you’re competing against the likes of Jeremy Piven who raked in a $280, 000 (no word on what The Piv was auctioning). So Charlize decided to up the stakes with a 7-second kiss, which sold for $140,oo0. (via usmagazine.com)

Yes, $140, 000 for seven seconds of lip action with Charlize?! It’s an odd, odd world we live in.

Photos: Bauer Griffin; video: TMZ via Huffington Post