OlderBritney Spears Donates $25,000 to Idol Gives Back
Thu, 10 April 2008 at 11:58 am
Britney Spears was so moved by the stories told on Idol Gives Back on Wednesday, April 9, that she donated $25,000.
“She did it all on her own. She watched the show and cried for like two hours over the children in Africa with malaria,” a Spears family insider tells Life & Style. “She didn’t know much about the disease, so she Googled it. She was horrified to realize kids were dying from mosquito bites. So she went online and donated after getting [her dad] Jamie’s permission. She used her Amex.”
A rep for FOX declined to comment. Goooooooooo, Brit Brit!
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that was so sweet of her
You go Britney!
Thanks Britney. Peace
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It kinda shocks me sometimes about how little people know about the world. She’s how old and just learning about malaria? Like wow.
But good for her for donating money. Lots of people know and still do nothing.
Great Brit
wow, thats NICE of her!
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Her situation sounds like it is turning around. It makes me sick when I think about the media when she was so badly off–just egging her on, using her and making money from her misery. Don’t know much about Britney, but do know that she is making strides in conquering her demons.
it’s cool of her … just dad people like CZJ and michael douglas, or george clooney do it all the time.. and they don’t get nearly as much recognition as she does for once..and WOW she doesn’t know what malaria! is.. i’m 14 and I’Ve known for ever… hope she’S feeling better though anyway
no she didn’t. one of her handlers donated the money - in her name - for good press. DUH
Go Britney!! Right On!!
Aww!! soo sweet!! GO BRIT!!
sounds like a lot of money. is this because she wants to make up for all the bad things she’ve done? well i hope this not just an act just to make ppl love her again. but thats sweet of her. i hope she realizes how many ppl she cud actually help in that amount of money. and i hope she feels good abt it and continues her charity work.after all the money she’s making is too much.
love ya brit!! way to go!
Good Britney Spears press, like the good old days, thank god.
I do think that 25k is abit cheap for someone who rakes in 750k a month.
That’s nice of her, but how can she not know about malaria?
Britney has always given to charity wayyyyy before it was the cool thing to do! ie Angelina
I don’t think this story is true! Why r ppl always hatin on her
FANTASTIC!
She dint know!
for the ppl who think she is using this as publicity need to check their facts! britney has always given a lot of her money to charity unlike those stars that organize benefits but never give any of their own money up:)
Of course if true, they just HAD to leak it to the press. It doesn’t count if people don’t know about it.
$25,000 from Shitney isn’t very much.
How much did she give to any charity last year? Anything?
http://www.celebrityprayerlist.com
Making fun of Britney isn’t fun anymore because she’s too much of a train wreck.
http://www.celebrityprayerlist.com
it’s good she donated but…she just learned about it NOW?
no wonder this girl is sooooo disconnected, she lives on another planet…
YEAH BRITNEY!
that’s nice of her.
# 9 Mrs Miller @ 04/10/2008 at 12:14 pm Britney, the nice girl act isn’t working, you c.unt. F.uck off and die, b.itch
…….you people.all of u r full of hate…either your calling someone names and a hater or u r 1
Omg she’s so sweet , how can people hate her
and people who say it’s cheap 25,000 it’s better than nothing
and have you donate you’re self ??????
Mrs Miller Britney did in 1 year things you can’t you do in 2 freaking life
Stop the hate and do something good in you’re life
Omg she’s so sweet , how can people hate her
and people who say it’s cheap 25,000 it’s better than nothing
and have you donate you’re self ??????
Mrs Miller Britney did in 1 year things you can’t you do in 2 freakin life
Stop the hate and do something good in you’re life
that’s wonderful, I hope it’s true…
Just wish this info would not have come form a disgusting tabloid like Life & style.
Go Brit!
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woohoo go Britney!!
im glad shes doing things, one step at a time brit! she should get some healthy celebrity friends like kimora or victoria beckham or kate hudson or something!
There are alot of people out there who don’t know about Malaria and other ‘tropical’ deseases, so stop with the Brit bashing and praise her for her contribution to a great cause. How many people right now on this very site gave a donation and are dissing Brit? I gave my donation — it sure wasn’t what Brit gave — but I did my tiny bit.
Way to go Brit!
i really don’t care if it was her handlers or herself donating the $ or whether it was for publicity or not- $25k was donated to big charities who do alot of amazing things- that’s the point, not the accused hidden agenda!
Wow, that’s awesome,
i;m not one of her biggest fans but
i’d still love to see her go in a better direction.
Way to go Brit!!!
Am proud of her.
Glad she did something positive.
It’s about time! =)
I love how everyone is acting like this is her first time giving to charity. Britney has been giving to charity since the START of her career. She’s amazing…RESPECT!
good for her! a little disturbing that one can go 26 years and not know about malaria, however, learning late is better than permanent ignorance. good for her for taking the initiative to get educated and good for her for that donation, that is awesome. it seems like she’s getting it together, she’s looking like the old britney again.
but wow an amex with a limit of upwards of 25 grand. i can’t even fathom…lol.
Well done, Brittany!!!!
YAYYYY Britney I really like her this way
That has to be one of the most amazing things she has ever done
My mom was crying to expecially when Miley and her dad went to a house
♥
that’s lunch money for her
what a joke!
she’s a joke
stupid cow
you go girl!
Gooooo get your kids back, Britney. How about being a more responsible parent as well?
Well done Brit.
Whether you personally actually donated or if it was one of your assistants “for good press” it was still your money, and its still going to help a worthy cause.
Thanks for the donation no matter how big or small. Every bit counts.
You want good press, you got it baby!
Be proud of the massive effort you have made to change and heal, its a long hard process uphill all the time, you’re doing really well.
x
that was just soo sweet of her!
Oh for pete’s sakes. How can anyone believe Lies and Shlt for saying that Britney doesn’t know much about malaria is beyond me. They are a sensationalistic, lying tablie.
I don’t know if her father made the donation or whether Britney did. Therefore, I choose to believe what is good which is that this donation was from Britney’s own initiative. I hope that it is a sign of further healing and recovery for Britney.
Good for Brit. Deep down inside I think Britney is really a good person, she’s just a bit kooky.
Britney is an evil person who’s worse than Hitler and bin Laden put together
Seemed t me that she’s finally starting to turn over . & really glad Brit made the donation . & am very proud of her . Brit , i say heaps of thank you .
its not charity if you tell everyone you donated…its paying for publicity
Mrs Miller how many inmates did you kill to get on the computer to say something crazy. So you think Britney is as bad as Hitler and Bin Laden put together.
I hope Britney will not hear these haters keep getting well and return to the old Britney with great talent and get your kids back. Britney use to be such a sweet girl.
it’s good for her to start again ! i mean like the good old days ! i miss her sweet, loving smile when she was with justin timberlake! sometimes i just wish i can go back in time and tell britney to stay the way she was in 2000 and maybe with justin ~ i could just image them maybe marry together ! but god knows why he does this kinds of things ! i love britney god bless her !
p.s:don’t judge britney cause we are no one to judge her she is a human being and she made a mistake but i know later she is gonna recover and the old britney will back ! i just know it !
I wish someone would put a gun up to Britney’s head and shoot her
That’s sweet of her, but what bothers me is, that she had to ask her dad for permission. It’s HER MONEY, why should she have to ask her father for permission when she has earned that money?
Go Britney!! I knew she had it in her, and she is a good person. The media only reports the bad, this story is one of the only places you will find it, but the fact that she was in a minor car accident this weekend is all over the news. Kinda sad!!
i love to hear it..thanks BRITNEY..i.m ur one fans living in Indonesia..we’re all ur fans here missing u cmback…i love u Britney as much as God loves u so much…God made each life so beautiful and we didn.t know what he done for us..but we undrstand..but ur life,,my life,,our life… so wonderful…God bless u..
Sounds like good ole mom lynn didnt make sure brit brit got her education while lynn was raking in the money for managing her while she was a kid. . And 25 k is a lot when EVERYBODY ELSE is taking your money. K-fed, Her dad,(he gets paid to be consevertor) the courts, the lawyers. No wonder the poor kid is screwed up. I would go nuts too if everytime i turned around the press was in my face like a mob
I think Britney is so good!!!!
xoxo
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