Months ago, ‘Little Rascals’ star Brandon “Bug” Hall-Barnett, 41, decided to leave Hollywood behind, take a “vow of poverty,” and “live off-the-grid” with his pregnant wife and five children as a “radical Catholic extremist.” Now, he’s seeking financial help from the public and refusing to return donations as GOFundMe halts his payout after “petty” fans reported him.
Fans best know Hall as the cowlick-haired, dorky character “Alfalfa” in 1994’s ’The Little Rascals.’ He’s also spear din films like ‘Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves,’ ‘Hercules,’ ‘This is the Year,’ and ‘The Big Green.’
He’s also starred in shows like ‘Castle,’ ‘Charmed,’ and more. Hall’s last Hollywood credit is 2024’s ‘Cabrini,’ which he filmed in 2021. Since then, he’s opted to leave Hollywood to escape a life of “manipulation.”
On November 5, Hall — who is currently residing in Mountain Home, AK — launched a GoFundMe fundraiser. The former child actor initially created the campaign with a $2,000 goal to help his family make it through the winter after a series of setbacks. At the time of publishing, the campaign has raised nearly $28,750. His campaign page reads:
“It’s now six years since I self-cancelled, and I have avoided doing one of these in all that time. I always said this was my choice, and so I didn’t want to offload the glorious burden of it unless there was no other choice. Well here we are. We’ve made it onto the new land in record time, but I’m a few materials short of having things working right, and I’ve fallen a little behind on the few bills we have (phone, propane for the camper, and an unexpected electric hookup service fee). We’re all overjoyed to be where we are, and we’re even enjoying roughing it, but baby six is less than a month away, and I really need some help getting the last few things buttoned up beforehand. My hope is to finalize everything here over the next two weeks so I can take some work until the baby arrives. Times are hard for everyone, and I’m no more deserving than anyone else, but I ask in your charity that you help where you can, whether monetarily, by sharing this, or by prayer and sacrifice for the Hall-Barnetts of the Holy Cross. Viva Cristo Rey ⚜️.”
Little Rascals’ Brandon ‘Bug’ Hall Takes ‘Vow Of Poverty’ As He And Family Move To Live ‘Off-The-Grid’
Nine months before launching his fundraiser, Hall and his family vowed to relinquish all material possessions to live off-the-grid on a rural property in Arkansas. In a January 28 article published to the Daily Mail, Hall opened up about his decision to give up the money he made as an actor and live off-the-grid with his large family. He said:
“My goal is to maintain a life as free of any need for an income as possible. If there’s a financial need that comes up, I’ll go take some work or do an odd job, for cash to fulfill that need.”
According to Page Six, after fans learned about Hall’s vow of poverty, petty social users started reporting his fundraiser. Subsequently, GoFundMe paused his payout, but Hall is going down without a fight. Hall refuses to return the donations in full and says it’s God’s will. He said, “God’s will is always something that befuddles me.
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