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May 12th, 2009, 03:09 PM #1
"Titanic" stars donate to final survivor
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Titanic" stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet and the film's director James Cameron have responded to a challenge and donated $30,000 to support the last survivor of the Titanic in her last years, a representative for DiCaprio said Monday.
The survivor, 97-year-old Millvina Dean, has reportedly resorted to selling her autograph to pay her nursing home bills in Southampton, the English city from which "Titanic" began its fateful maiden voyage in 1912.
Dean was only 9 weeks old when her family traveled on Titanic in hopes of beginning a new life in the United States. Her father was one of the 1,517 casualties after the supposedly unsinkable ship hit an iceberg in the Atlantic.
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Their combined donation was $30K? WTF! I know they don't owe this lady anything, but diCaprio probably snorts more than that much up his nose on any given night.
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May 12th, 2009, 03:28 PM #2
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... but England has universal health care. She should be getting the best care there is to be had anywhere on the planet. Why do they need to donate $$ to cover the cost of her care?
< /sarcasm >Last edited by daschnoz; May 12th, 2009 at 03:29 PM. Reason: Even with FireFox's spell check, my spelling still sucks.
Soap Box - Worn out : Ballot Box - Broken : Jury Box - Pending : Ammunition Box - Unknown
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May 12th, 2009, 03:35 PM #3
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May 12th, 2009, 03:36 PM #4
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May 12th, 2009, 03:41 PM #5
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The fact that representatives for one of the donors is coming forward with the info seems to me to state that they are looking for the publicity. If you are going to give a donation and then crow about it make it something worthwhile. Not some stupid pittance.
This would be like me saying I gave $500 to the March of Dimes and acting like that is some huge amount. Sure it's a good chunck of change, but at the end of the day I probably spend more than that in ammo in a couple of months of going to the range.
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May 12th, 2009, 03:46 PM #6
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$30,000 is a pittance? Sheesh, then let me give you my paypal account name. Hell, I'll rep you for $20.
I don't care if they want to brag about it. Unfortunately, the only way to stay successful in Hollywood is to stay relevant.
Christian Bale punches his mom and flips out on people, DiCaprio gives money to old ladies. Gotta do what you gotta do.
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May 12th, 2009, 04:00 PM #7
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May 12th, 2009, 04:13 PM #8
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May 12th, 2009, 04:15 PM #9
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May 12th, 2009, 04:37 PM #10
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I'm sure she's very pleased, but it sickens me that Leo's publicist felt their donation was news worthy. They could've easily added another "0" to that amount and not even felt it.
At 17 y/o Hilary Duff donated a quarter of a million to help Katrina victims, you'd think at least a fellow countryman Kate Winslet would cough up enough to make the donation admirable, not laughable.
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