Oprah and The Rock face backlash for asking fans to donate money toward Maui fires

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Oprah and The Rock face backlash for asking fans to donate money toward Maui fires
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The Hollywood duo donated $10 million, collectively, to kick off the fund, but jointly asked their fans to donate the rest – but many complained they were already living “paycheck-to-pa…

The Hollywood duo collectively kicked in $10 million to kickstart the People’s Fund of Maui, but then jointly asked their fans on Instagram and TikTok to donate the rest.

“You have billions. You could donate $100 million and still be as wealthy as before donating. YOU give the money,” Maribel Rubio criticized Winfrey, who is estimated to be worth $2.5 billion, according toOprah Winfrey and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson face backlash for asking fans to donate money to help those affected by the Maui wildfires – despite having a combined net worth of more than $2.5 billion.

However, many fans complained they were already living “paycheck-to-paycheck,” and that the overly rich superpowers should give more of their own money toward relief efforts.“You have billions. You could donate $100 million and still be as wealthy as before donating. YOU give the money,” one criticized.Plenty criticized the small starting fund for the two actors who have much more, with many highlighting how little $5 million was for them.

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