By Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Wealthy denizens of Hollywood and Silicon Valley — an elite strata not always held in the highest esteem by the general public — have pledged large donations amid the global economic chaos to help those afflicted by the coronavirus. “If anyone can afford to give right now, it’s the billionaire class,” says David Callahan, founder and editor of news site Inside Philanthropy.
Big-check writers have included CEOs like Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Comcast’s Brian Roberts; billionaire entrepreneurs Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg; and celebs Oprah Winfrey and Rihanna.
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