Key takeaways:
- Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was the first to make a seven-figure donation to the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Emergency Financial Assistance Program.
- Meryl Streep, Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are among the celebrities who recently donated $1 million or more to the fund.
- The donations come as a show of solidarity with the union members on strike, and will help provide much-needed financial assistance to those affected.
A-list celebrities have come together to support their fellow union members on strike, with many donating large sums of money to a relief fund.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was the first to make a seven-figure donation to the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Emergency Financial Assistance Program in July, the largest donation the fund had ever received at the time.
On Wednesday, Courtney B. Vance, President of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, announced that the nonprofit had raised over $15 million in the past three weeks, with donations of $1 million or more from a number of A-listers.
Meryl Streep, Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are among the celebrities who recently donated $1 million or more to the fund. Other stars such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Oprah Winfrey have also contributed large sums to the relief fund.
The donations come as a show of solidarity with the union members on strike, and will help provide much-needed financial assistance to those affected. The SAG-AFTRA Foundation is grateful for the generous support of these A-list celebrities and the impact their donations will have on the lives of their fellow union members.
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