Kylie Jenner is speaking out amid the backlash she received online for sharing a GoFundMe page for a makeup artist who suffered serious injury in a car accident.
On Thursday (March 18), Kylie went on Instagram Stories sharing makeup artist Samuel Rauda’s accident with fans. The thing is, it came with a request to donate to his family’s GoFundMe page as well.
The request raised a lot of eyebrows among social media users – with many pointing out that Kylie’s net worth is estimated to be about $900 Million and could easily cover the medical bills herself. However, fans also jumped to her defense, explaining how Kylie has already made a donation of $5,000 – which actually helped the fundraiser exceed its initial goal of $10,000.
The campaign goal has since increased – as of the writing of this article, it’s set at $120,000.
On Monday (March 22), Kylie went on IG Story with a statement to clear up the rumors and set the record straight.
“I feel it’s important for me to clear up this false narrative that I’ve asked fans for money and am not paying for my makeup artist’s medical bills,” she wrote. “Sam isn’t my makeup artist and unfortunately we don’t have a personal relationship anymore but I have worked with him a few years ago and think he’s the sweetest.”
“I saw my current makeup artist and friend Ariel post about Sam‘s accident and his family’s gofundme and I called Ariel immediately to see what happened to Sam,” Kylie continued. “After learning in more detail about the accident, it compelled me to visit his gofundme which was set at 10k. They had already raised 6k so I put it in 5k to reach their original goal and though i’d post on my stories to gain more awareness if anyone also felt compelled to share or donate.”
“I don’t know how all of this got so twisted but his family has reached out through Ariel and are very appreciative of all the donations, prayers, and love towards Sam,” she went on, conluding, “Anyone that knows me knows that I do things from the heart and I try to be helpful whenever I can be. Let’s all try to stay positive and keep Sam, his family, and anyone you know who is going through a difficult time in our prayers. I hope every one has a beautiful day.”
