Rihanna donates over $4m to domestic abuse victims affected by coronavirus lockdown

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The grant will be donated to the Los Angeles Mayor's Fund Rihanna has donated $4.2 million (£3.37M) to victims of domestic violence who have been affected by the ongoing coronavirus lockdowns.

Teaming up with twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, the joint grant will be donated to the Los Angeles Mayor’s Fund. The city’s shelters for victims of domestic abuse have been overcrowded during the ongoing pandemic, with reports that the LA Housing Authority has had to turn away 90 people a week since the city was ordered to stay at home during the lockdown.

The grant will go towards proving shelter, food and counselling for up to 90 people a week for the next five months. Earlier this week, Dorsey pledged to donate a $1bn (£800m) to fund coronavirus research