Celebrities can be hypocritical sometimes. In August, a wildfire swept away large sections of Maui, Hawaii. According to reports, the deadly wildfires swept through the island, damaging thousands of structures, and leading to the deaths of 115 people with dozens more still unaccounted for. During such grave times, many celebrities come to aid and donate a fair sum of money for the development of damaged property and victims. Dwayne Johnson and Oprah Winfrey launched a relief fund to help aid local residents who were affected by wildfires that ravaged large sections of Maui, Hawaii.
However, netizens asked why the celebrity duo couldn’t donate more of their own millions, instead of appealing to people with less money.
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What Is The People’s Fund Of Maui Started By The Rock And Oprah Winfrey?
On August 31, the ‘Baywatch’ star and Oprah Winfrey posted a video to their millions of followers on Instagram in which Winfrey was seen standing beside Dwayne Johnson as they introduced the People’s Fund of Maui, which they said aimed to help raise money for local residents affected by the tragedy.
In the video, Oprah said that their idea was inspired by Dolly Parton’s philanthropy and believed people were skeptical about how to assist Maui residents, which led them to create a fund where people can donate and the money will directly transfer to the people in need. Along with the post, the lengthy caption stated that “every adult resident who were displaced by the wildfires in Lahaina and Kula would be eligible to receive $1200 per month to help them through this period of recovery and provided a link where those directly impacted could apply for the funds.”
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Why Dwayne Johnson And Oprah Are Getting Slammed
Their Instagram post received more than 60,000 comments, with half of the fans supporting the idea and the others opposed to the idea of wealthy celebrities appealing to regular working people to provide additional funds. One of the comments which received over 10,000 likes, read, “Math ain’t mathing with this one. You guy’s literally have so much money…. You can donate it and make it back within a year.”
Oprah Winfrey has a net worth calculated up to $3.5 billion and owns at least 13 properties on the Hawaiian islands, meanwhile, Johnson, who reportedly is the world’s highest-paid actor is worth $800 million. Multiple users also posted videos reacting to the clip stressing the duo should be digging deeper into their own pockets or asking their fellow millionaire and celebrity friends to pledge instead of appealing to regular people who may be struggling financially.
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