Paris Hilton Raises $800K For L.A. Wildfire Relief In 72 Hours
deadline.comIn the span of a few days, Paris Hilton and her nonprofit, 11:11 Media Impact, have put together $800,000 to put toward Los Angeles wildfire relief efforts, Deadline has confirmed.
Already, she’s assigned $150,000 to GoFundMe’s Wildfire Relief Fund, with an eye toward providing 150 displaced Altadena families with immediate cash assistance. “Cash assistance provides dignity and choice,” Hilton wrote Tuesday in an Instagram story. “Families know best what they need right now — whether it’s clothes, shelter, or medicine.
Together, we’re helping families rebuild on their own terms and gain stability during this devastating time.” Hilton knows well what it is to lose a home, having lost one herself just last week.
This was her Malibu home shared with husband Carter Reum, which she announced January 9 was lost to the fires. “Heartbroken beyond words,” she wrote on Instagram. “Sitting with my family, watching the news and seeing our home in Malibu burn to the ground on live TV is something no one should ever have to experience.
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