Winslet & DiCaprio
by Rage on May.12, 2009, under All The Rage, Celebrity Rage
Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio have given cash to help pay the nursing home fees of the last survivor of the Titanic. The Hollywood stars – who made their international names in the 1997 film about the sinking of the liner – were approached by a charity to help 97-year-old Millvina Dean, and the movie’s director James Cameron has also made a donation.
It’s believed the trio have donated 30,000 U.S. dollars (”22,000) to help Miss Dean, who was nine-weeks-old when the liner sank in April 1912. Miss Dean – who is from the New Forest, Hampshire – has been living at a nursing home for a few years and last month she auctioned personal belongings and memorabilia associated with the disaster to help pay for the ”3,000-a-month cost of her care.
The campaign called the Millvina Fund was launched in Belfast today (Monday May 11), where the liner was built, and it will help secure her future. In a joint statement, the stars said: “Our hope is that others will feel inspired by Millvina Dean’s remarkable story of survival, and hope she can rest easier in knowing that her future will become more secure through this fund.” Irish author Don Mullan, a friend of Miss Dean, approached the stars to lend their support. He’s also produced a limited edition photograph depicting Millvina signing a card for an autograph collector, which are selling for 500 euro (”440) with all proceeds going towards the Millvina Fund. He’s also keen to enlist the support of Celine Dion, who sang the theme tune from Titanic.
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May 12th, 2009 on 11:49 pm
Wow, being an infant during a tragedy always seems to rake in the wealth. The lady doesn’t even remember the Titanic! She was an infant!! I think she has probably drained this of any and every dime available over the last 96+ years!
How in the hell are actors and performers required to shell out cash to some stranger just because she didn’t drown like hundreds of others!??? Are Kate and Leo going to divide the total of their wealth between all remaining family members of everyone on board the ship?? It’s only fair. Right? Ridiculous. Why would they feel obligated? I’ll tell you why. Because if they hadn’t, their names would be dragged through the mud. Every tabloid would smear them as tightwads and people would eat it up. Ok, enough from me!
Justin
July 6th, 2009 on 10:36 am
- As I know, by this time, this lady (Ms. Millvina Dean) has passed away already.
Anyway, I think it’s very wrong to question the motivations of someone’s action of kindness.
“…Judge nothing before the appointed time; wait till the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts…” (1Corinthians 4:5)
Peace to all.