George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lopez and More Stars Donate $1 Million Each to SAG-AFTRA Fund
etonline.comSAG-AFTRA strike, some of Hollywood's highest-earning actors are giving big to help their fellow performers.SAG-AFTRA Foundation President Courtney B.
Vance announced on Wednesday that the nonprofit has raised over $15 million in the past three weeks for its Emergency Financial Assistance Program — led by Dwayne Johnson's historic seven-figure donation last month — in order to «bring aid and hope to thousands of journeymen actors facing tremendous economic hardship» during the strikes and work stoppage.To date, the growing list of Patrons of the Foundation’s Emergency Financial Assistance Program who have made donations of $1 million or more are: George and Amal Clooney Luciana and Matt Damon Leonardo DiCaprio Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Furness Dwayne Johnson Nicole Kidman Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively Julia Roberts Arnold Schwarzenegger Meryl Streep Oprah Winfrey«The entertainment industry is in crisis and the SAG-AFTRA Foundation is currently processing more than 30 times our usual number of applications for emergency aid,» Vance said in a statement on the SAG-AFTRA website. «Our Emergency Financial Assistance Program is here to ensure that performers in need don’t lose their homes, have the ability to pay for utilities, buy food for their families, purchase life-saving prescriptions, cover medical bills and more.
It's a massive challenge, but we're determined to meet this moment.»«For more than 38 years, the Foundation has been a safety net for our community during its most challenging times, and much like the COVID pandemic, this work stoppage magnifies the precarious living conditions and financial distress of many actors living paycheck to paycheck,» he continued.
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