Kylie Jenner faced a negative reaction over the weekend after she asked fans to donate to a fundraiser to pay for her makeup stylist’s medical expenses.
Celebrity makeup artist Samuel Rauda suffered a serious accident and underwent major surgery last week, according to a GoFundMe page with a goal of $ 120,000 for medical expenses.
Allen Berezovsky via Getty Images Kylie Jenner at the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar party last February.
In an expired Instagram story captured by the British tabloid The Sun, Jenner asked fans to contribute: “May God take care of you and protect you @makeupbysamuel, everyone take a moment to pray for Sam, who suffered an accident last weekend . And slide up to visit your families to finance me. ”
Jenner, 23, appears to have donated $ 5,000. The net worth of the magnate of Kylie Cosmetics is estimated at more than $ 700 million. Last year, Forbes reported that she was the highest-paid celebrity in the world.
The request angered fans and others online, who pointed to Jenner’s immense wealth and extravagant personal spending in contrast to the economic crisis that many Americans are currently facing:
Here are some of the other reactions:
On Sunday night, the GoFundMe fundraiser raised more than $ 99,000.
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