Actress Megan Fox has come under fire after asking fans to donate to her friend’s GoFundMe, despite apparently not donating money herself.
The “Jennifer’s Body” actress shared a screenshot of the GoFundMe page to her Instagram Stories, encouraging her 21.3 million Instagram followers to donate after the father of one of her friends was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
Megan Fox Fired For Sharing Friend’s GoFundMe Without Donating Herself
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On Monday night, the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” actress shared a screenshot of a GoFundMe for her friend, Nails of LA creator Brittney Boyce. The petition, titled “Michael’s Medical Expenses,” had only raised $2,422 of their $30,000 goal from 24 donations at the time the actress shared the screenshot.
“My friends [sic] dad was just diagnosed with pancreatic cancer if you can help please do,” she wrote along with a prayer hand emoji. According to the appeal, Brittney’s father had some health problems last month and ended up seeing a doctor for a CT scan last week. The 64-year-old didn’t have any plans to retire anytime soon, but apparently, that changed with the cancer diagnosis, as Brittney noted that she “has missed a lot of work on this and I think she’s going to miss a lot more.”
It’s unclear what can be done for his father, as he has another appointment in ten days to discuss his options and treatment plan. Brittney called his cancer diagnosis “unfair,” adding that he was “literally the best person, father, husband, and grandfather.” She added, “I know it’s hard for everyone right now but if you can donate or share it would really help. She took her first prescription yesterday and it’s not covered by insurance, the cost alone is $1000 and it’s not a full month’s supply.”
She ended her post by saying that the goal of the GoFundMe was to help her cover medical expenses so she “can focus on herself and not stress about finances.”
GoFundMe Goal Doubles After Megan Fox Shares On Instagram
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In twenty-four hours, the number of donations has increased to 179, and $6,917 has been collected, which is still far from the family’s goal, which has been raised to $60,000 – double the amount in the screenshot 37 years old- the old actor shared the night before.
While some fans have already donated to the cause, others slammed the Tennessee native for not donating much himself. According to Celebrity Net Worth, he has a net worth of $8 million dollars. Her fiancé, Machine Gun Kelly, has a net worth of $25 million.
According to BuzzFeed News, MGK spent $30,000 dollars on the diamond-encrusted manicure that Brittney helped him create last year, which is the amount he wanted in his original appeal. The rocker wore the look to the 2022 Billboard Music Awards. It has more than 880 diamonds and weighs more than 11 carats.
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While it’s possible she donated anonymously, neither Megan Fox nor Machine Gun Kelly were named as donors. The highest amount donated so far is $300, while the highest anonymous donation is currently $180.
The GoFundMe appeal made its way to FauxMoi’s Reddit page, where fans called him out for not donating himself. “I feel very uncomfortable when rich celebrities post GoFundMe pages for people they know. I know we don’t understand the full situation, but it always gives me a bad feeling,” wrote one user. “Rich people should really cover this up. Sorry, not sorry. Stop hiding money and ask your poorer fans to help,” another agreed.
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“I completely understand that money can affect friendships and that her friends may not be comfortable receiving the full amount from Meghan, but Meghan can make an anonymous donation to this fund or distribute it to a group of colleagues who may be far better off financially than fans,” another fan commented.
“It seems dishonest, either this is a close enough friend that you pay all his bills and never repost, or it’s not that close of a friend and the most you’re willing to do is repost,” they continued. “He needs to know that fans will donate amounts they can’t part with because they want to make him happy/noticed. Obviously, that’s not brilliant behavior from a fan, but that’s what happens and he’s been famous long enough to know that.”
“I don’t want to be that person but some of her clothes cost more than that. Including HMU costs, he can pay for post-cancer treatment. I get that giving money to a friend can put your friendship in a difficult situation but 30 grad is like a bucket of water out of the ocean for her,” another user commented, urging the actress to “Help your friend!!!”
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