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Following the Los Angeles fires, which burned hundreds of homes, many of which were villas occupied by wealthy big screen stars, actress and singer Mandy Moore shared a prize pool that sparked outrage on Twitter. social networks.
When you are rich, can you afford to ask for money out of solidarity? This is the question raised by this latest controversy from the United States after the terrible fires which ravaged part of Los Angeles at the start of the year. Focused on the north of the city, where the very wealthy districts of Malibu and the Pacific Palisades are located, the fires destroyed numerous villas, inhabited in particular by several American stars, such as Paris Hilton, Mel Gibson and Tom Hanks.
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In the lot, the house of family members of actress and singer Mandy Moore, known in particular for her role in the hit series “This is Us”, was completely destroyed. To help them, a prize pool was created by the star, which she shared on her Instagram account. “As they focus on filing insurance claims and figuring out how to accommodate their baby […] I created this GoFundMe to allow the community to help them in what is one of the most difficult and vulnerable moments of their lives,” explained the famous actress, whose assets are estimated at several million dollars according to a specialized site.
And it is this detail that enrages the community, which does not hesitate to denounce the request for solidarity that it makes, even though it would seem that it would have ample means to help its family without external contribution. “But what nerve! You are a multimillionaire and you ask people who live modestly to give money to members of your family”, we can read in particular among the comments.
-“You are neither empathetic nor helpful”
The actress was quick to respond: “To people who ask if we help our own family or who rely on an arbitrary amount put forward by Google to know a person’s wealth, you are neither empathetic, nor useful. […] Please fuck off,” she said, without reservation.
In the meantime, his approach was crowned with success, since the kitty raised up to 200,000 dollars, much more than the 60,000 which were initially targeted. This shows that solidarity can apply whatever the standard of living…
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