UPDATE: Kylie Jenner’s $5K Donation To Injured Makeup Artist Explained After Backlash
Kylie Jenner faced heavy criticism over the weekend for donating $5K to an injured makeup artist’s GoFundMe account. As we previously reported, Samuel Rauda, who’s worked with tons of famous people like Bella Thorne, Bebe Rexha, Doja Cat, and more, recently got in a bad car accident that left him with major brain injuries and in need of surgeries.
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The beauty mogul took to her Instagram and sent well wishes to Sam while promoting his GoFundMe account to help him reach his goal. Kylie herself also made a big donation. So what’s the problem? Well, fans say she had the audacity to ask her followers to chip in, even though she’s super wealthy and could technically cover his fees on her own.
Sources close to Kylie just spoke with TMZ to help set the record straight amid all the donation drama. It was said that Sam was actually Kylie’s former MUA back in 2015, but they remained good friends with her current makeup artist, Ariel, so, she wanted to bring attention to the fundraiser to help his cause. It was noted that the original target amount for this GFM when it first launched was just $10k and after Kylie’s $5k donation, it put it over the top, as it was already at $6,000 at the time.
Of course, since then, the target amount has jumped, most likely because of the attention Kylie brought to it by posting the link on her IG Story to her 222M followers.
Neither Kylie nor her former makeup artist have publicly spoken out on all of this. Until then, let us know your thoughts in the comment box below!
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