Megan Fox slammed for asking followers to donate to buddy’s $30,000 GoFundMe
egan Fox is going through backlash after asking her social media followers to donate to a buddy’s GoFundMe.
Fans of the Hollywood star have accused her of “hoarding money” by asking these “much poorer” than her to supply their cash moderately than personally donating the $30,000 wanted to achieve the fundraising aim.
The fundraiser was launched by her buddy and longtime nail artist Brittney Boyce, whose 64-year-old father Michael was not too long ago recognized with pancreatic cancer.
Boyce expressed on the fundraising web page that she had set it up within the hopes of protecting her dad’s medical bills so he can “focus on himself and not the stress on finances”.
Learning of her buddy’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 has left many on-line outraged, with some claiming how dare she ask these much less lucky than herself to donate.
One tweeted: “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.”
“The highest donation is only $300 and it’s not anonymous. Sis better contribute herself and lead the way,” a social media person remarked on Reddit.
While one other fumed: “According to other posts in this thread, she has $8,000,000 and MGK $10,000,000. The goal is $30,000.
“In normal money that would mean that she has $8,000 (and MGK $10,000) and is asking her fans for $30. For f**ks sake, just give it yourself, Megan!”
Elsewhere, others speculated that Boyce might have felt uncomfortable with Fox giving her the total quantity.
A fan wrote: “Megan could very much make an anonymous donation to this fund or circulate it amongst a group of coworkers who are likely far better off financially than fans.
“I don’t follow Megan’s career, but I’d certainly imagine she has 30k she could either spare or at least donate a huge chunk of?”
It needs to be famous that whereas Fox’s title can’t be discovered on the present listing of donors, she might have donated on to Boyce and her household.
As of now, the fundraiser sits at simply over $7,500 and has since elevated its fundraising aim from $30,000 to $60,000.
Boyce, who’s the founding father of Nails of LA, was behind Fox’s fiancé Machine Gun Kelly’s diamond manicure on the Billboard Music Awards final yr, which value a reported $30,000.
For the occasion, MGK’s nails boasted 880 diamonds and weighed greater than 11 carats.
The Standard has contacted Megan Fox’s rep for remark.