- Leonardo DiCaprio gave a sizeable donation in support of children with disabilities.
- Real estate billionaire Patrick Carroll promised to donate $1 million to C.A.R.E. for Special Children.
- DiCaprio paid in the last $50,000 needed
Leonardo DiCaprio gave a sizeable donation in support of children with disabilities at the Moonlight Gala, a star-studded auction event held at Casa Cipriani in New York.
At a live auction this week when supermodel Gigi Hadid was also present, the Titanic star reportedly failed to go unnoticed.
According to the source, real estate billionaire Patrick Carroll promised to donate $1 million to C.A.R.E. for Special Children if guests at the upscale event pool their resources to match the sizeable number.
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A witness recalled, adding that DiCaprio “paid in the last $50,000 needed” after Patrick increased the pot’s value from $900,000 to $1.5 million.
Additionally, the Hollywood A-list paid $30,000 for a “Casa Cipriani Presidential Suite Staycation.”
Earlier, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro slammed Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio for emphasising the importance of the Amazon rainforest to the environment on social media.
Bolsonaro told the Don’t Look Up actor to ‘keep his mouth shut’ after DiCaprio urged Brazilians to vote for climate-friendly candidates in the upcoming elections
