Leonardo DiCaprio stepped as much as contribute to the aid efforts within the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires after being criticised as a “hypocrite.”
Taking to his Instagram Stories on Wednesday, January 15, the Titanic star introduced he’s donating $1 million to assist L.A. recuperate from the apocalyptic fires.
“The Los Angeles wildfires are devastating our metropolis. I’m committing $1 million in partnership with @rewild’s Rapid Response Program to assist each pressing wants and post-fire restoration efforts,” he wrote in his social media replace.
“Initial help will instantly profit the LA Fire Department Foundation, California Fire Foundation, World Central Kitchen, California Community Foundation, Pasadena Humane Society, and SoCal Fire Fund — organizations on the frontlines offering much-needed sources to our first responders and firefighters, and the individuals, animals and communities who want it most,” added the Killers of the Flower Moon actor.
The Oscar-winning actor’s donation got here after he was referred to as out for having double requirements throughout ravaging fires.
He jetted off from the town engulfed in flames in a personal jet, leaving the victims behind.
After Leonardo, 50, and his girlfriend, Vittoria Ceretti, had been noticed at Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, final Friday, a number of social media customers raised eyebrows at his “misleading advocacy” as he flew from the scene.
An X, previously Twitter, person responded to the information of his arrival at Mexico, saying, “Leonardo is a hypocrite.”
While one other added, “The ‘local weather warriors’ do not give a rattling about the actual local weather. They’re all frauds…”
Notably, Leonardo grew up in Los Angeles. The metropolis has witnessed essentially the most damaging wildfires in historical past, which began on January 7.
