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Kylie Jenner Sparks Fury After Asking Fans To Donate To Fund Makeup Artist's Surgery

Kylie Jenner Sparks Fury After Asking Fans To Donate To Fund Makeup Artist's Surgery

The money is to cover the makeup artist's medical fees

Jake Massey

Jake Massey

Kylie Jenner has come under fire after she pointed her followers in the direction of a GoFundMe account.

The fundraiser is for makeup artist Samuel Rauda, who was badly injured in a crash and has undergone major surgery.

In a post on Instagram stories on Thursday (18 March), Jenner said: "May God watch over you and protect you @makeupbysamuel. Everyone take a moment to say a prayer for Sam who got into an accident this past weekend. And swipe up to visit his families [sic] go fund me."

Jenner pointed her followers to a GoFundMe account.
Instagram/GoFundMe

Ordinarily, this would be quite a nice thing to do. Similarly, the fact the 23-year-old has made a $5,000 donation herself would also, ordinarily, be considered very nice.

However, people on Twitter seem less impressed, with some pointing out Jenner's own vast wealth - she was the highest-earning celebrity last year, pocketing a staggering $540 million (£389 million) pre-tax.

Many questioned why, given her own financial status, she seemed to be asking fans for donations, with one person posting: "I can't stand Kylie Jenner's influence. From posting pictures of her closet, with purses worth more than people will see in a lifetime, to her posing with multiple vehicles, while asking people to donate to her friend's medical fund when she could have paid it quietly? Nah."

Another added: "No way billionaire kylie jenner opened a Go Fund Me for her stylist??? sis how about you GO FUND HIM."

The backlash on Twitter tells the story:


Hopefully Sam gets better soon.

Featured Image Credit: PA

Topics: Viral, Celebrity, Kylie Jenner

Jake Massey is a journalist at LADbible. He graduated from Newcastle University, where he learnt a bit about media and a lot about living without heating. After spending a few years in Australia and New Zealand, Jake secured a role at an obscure radio station in Norwich, inadvertently becoming a real-life Alan Partridge in the process. From there, Jake became a reporter at the Eastern Daily Press. Jake enjoys playing football, listening to music and writing about himself in the third person.

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