Pop superstar Ariana Grande has helped raise more than $801,000 for the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF) as of January 2026, demonstrating the power of celebrity influence on humanitarian causes.
The milestone has also reignited debate online over the responsibility of public figures to use their platforms for activism, with past comments from Selena Gomez resurfacing in the discussion.
Grande first boosted the fundraiser in May 2024 by sharing a direct donation link on her Instagram story. Within minutes, PCRF reported a $40,000 surge in contributions.
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LillyPip@lemmy.ca · 50 pts · 235d
Ariana Grande net worth: est $250,000,000.
$800,000 is .32% of that.
So, if you’re worth $100,000, that’s a relative $320.
I’d just like to put these impressive numbers into a more relatable context.
I feel like if I had that kind of money, I’d do a bit more, fwiw.
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 25 pts · 235d
Yep, this is pathetic.
Oh, here, my fans can just... donate, yeah, but oh no I don't wanna hurt my bottom line, beyond maximizing my tax rebates.
She could probably sell her own shit in a bottle and make $800,000.
Whostosay@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 235d
I'd buy that shit in a bottle for $800,001, what a sucker
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 235d
Very poor choice of words.
Whostosay@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 235d
What I do with the products I purchase is my business and every retailer on the planet apparently alone.
But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 235d
These celebrities who raise all this money from their fans could raise 10 times the amount if they raised it from their wealthy friends
Lag@piefed.world · 14 pts · 235d
People with a net worth lower than $100,000 (including all assets) usually don't have $320 to donate without thinking about it.
AlecSadler@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 235d
Jokes on you, I'm worth -$200,000 and I don't even have a house.
RichardDegenne@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 235d
Why don't you donate -720$ then, huh?
AlecSadler@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 235d
I'll add that to the money I get on my 1000% discount for medications this administration promised.
LillyPip@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 234d
Kinda feels like most people today don’t have solid assets. At least in the 1st world west, many people have no hope to own tangible assets, and will rent all their most expensive things – home, vehicle, etc – and now most people’s assets are highly spongey, though they’re convinced otherwise.
It hurts, but almost none of us can hope to own property or anything solid like that. That’s why I refuse to relinquish my land, though literally everyone around me won’t stop hounding me to do it.
I get it. I can barely afford McDonald’s (I treat myself every few months), but I will not give up my land. Whatever. But I gave more than that to help stop genocide.
the_q@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 235d
Hyperrealism@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 233d
Better than someone like Leonardo DiCaprio who is building a $100 million dollar hotel in Israel.
But to be fair, the hotel will be eco-friendly, so that it makes it ok. /s
LillyPip@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 233d
I’d say none of them are better. They’re all equally bad.
Hyperrealism@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 233d
ramble81@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 235d
Is this also damage control for her Trump love fest?
Fer24@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 233d
Is this damage control?
Flyswat@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 235d
شكرا، عريانة