Megan Fox responds after backlash over promoting pal’s $30K GoFundMe
Fans of the Hollywood star accused her of “hoarding money” by asking these “much poorer” than her to supply their cash somewhat than personally donating the money wanted to succeed in the fundraising aim.
The fundraiser was launched by her pal and longtime nail artist Brittney Boyce, whose 64-year-old father Michael was lately recognized with pancreatic cancer.
Boyce expressed on the fundraising web page that she had set it up within the hopes of masking her dad’s medical bills so he can “focus on himself and not the stress on finances”.
Fox took to Instagram on Thursday to reply to fan furore
/ Instagram/Megan FoxLearning of her pal’s fundraiser, Fox, who’s reported to be value an estimated $8 million, shared the GoFundMe hyperlink on her Instagram Story on Monday in help.
She wrote alongside the hyperlink: “My friend’s dad was just diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. If you guys are able to help, please do.”
However, her charitable name for motion left many on-line outraged, with some questioning how she may ask these much less lucky than herself to donate.
Now addressing the furore, Fox took to her Instagram Story on Thursday and wrote: “Hey weirdos do any of you have the emotional intelligence to consider that maybe Brit doesn’t want her celebrity clients donating large sums of money to her because it creates a dynamic in her working relationships that makes her uncomfortable?
“So instead she asked me to post the GoFundMe so that many people could donate small amounts of money to help them reach their goal.
She continued: “I just obliged her request anything she needs from me personally she will ask and I will do privately.
Fox’s friend’s GoFundMe
/ Instagram/Megan Fox“One thing you’re not going to accuse me of is being miserly or lacking generosity. So try again on another day (probably tomorrow! with some different bulls**t you bunch of psychos.”
This comes after a fan raged on Twitter: “Megan Fox sharing a GoFundMe for 30k has got to be a joke. As if she isn’t rich as f**k and could help their friend immediately lol.”
“If I had as much money as her, I’d cover 100 per cent of a friend’s parent’s medical expenses before I asked strangers to,” one other penned on Reddit.
A 3rd added: “The wealthy should absolutely cover this. Sorry not sorry. Stop hoarding money and asking your much poorer fans to help.”