Leonardo DiCaprio

2022 - 3 - 9

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DiCaprio donates to Ukraine, but earlier reports false (ABC News)

Leonardo DiCaprio has donated to humanitarian organizations supporting Ukraine, though an earlier widely circulated report was inaccurate.

In recent days, reports have circulated online that DiCaprio donated $10 million to an organization to benefit Ukraine, which those reports said was his grandmother's native country. DiCaprio met with Vladimir Putin in 2010 for a St. Petersburg conference on the endangered Siberian tiger. Leonardo DiCaprio has donated to humanitarian organizations supporting Ukraine, though an earlier widely circulated report was inaccurate

No, Leonardo DiCaprio Did Not Give $10M to Ukrainian Fighters ... (MovieMaker Magazine)

Leonardo DiCaprio is helping Ukraine with donations to several charities, but reports that he gave $10 million to Ukrainian fighters are false.

It is also a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, and donations are tax-deductible. He will continue to support the humanitarian groups on the ground helping the people of Ukraine.” He has not made any donations to the military.

Leonardo DiCaprio donates £7.6m for his grandmother's homeland Ukraine (The Independent)

Leonardo DiCaprio has donated £7.6m to Ukraine, which has been fighting a Russian invasion for the past two weeks. The 47-year-old actor has a personal connection to the war-ridden nation as his maternal grandmother Helene Indenbirken was born in Odesa ...

Now, as we renew our campaign and launch this petition in the wake of the unfolding Ukrainian crisis, we are calling on the government to go further and faster to ensure help is delivered. To sign the petition click here. It is the fastest exodus of people Europe has seen since the Second World War, officials have said, warning that the war could displace nearly five million people. But today, I have never been more proud to be a Ukrainian.” There is no place in this world for this kind of unjust attack on humanity.” “International Visegrad Fund has not announced this information.”

Leonardo DiCaprio Has Donated to Support Humanitarian Causes ... (Vanity Fair)

A source close to the actor said that “he has been watching things unfold” and wanted to support groups on the ground.

“He will continue to support the humanitarian groups on the ground helping the people of Ukraine.” A spokesperson for the Visegrad Fund told V.F. that it plans to donate 1 million euros to the relief effort. Vanity Fair can confirm that DiCaprio has donated to CARE, International Rescue Committee, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, and Save the Children to support humanitarian aid for Ukraine and its people.

Leonardo DiCaprio Donates Aids Worth $10 Million To Ukraine ... (Outlook India)

Hollywood actor-producer has made a donation of $10 million to Ukraine to support its fight against Russia.

DiCaprio set aside up to USD 10 million to support Ukraine and did not intend to make the news public. The artist has long been involved in initiatives aimed at averting global warming. His grandmother was a great supporter of his acting career.

Debunked: DiCaprio did not make $10 million donation to Ukraine (INSIDER)

A source close to the actor said he made several donations to organizations working in Ukraine but said the $10 million figure was fake news.

The reports from US outlets came after the claim was repeated Tuesday in several international news websites, including India Times, GSA News, and MARCA. The Independent, for example, on Wednesday published an article that claimed DiCaprio donated £7.6 million — over $10 million USD — in aid for Ukraine to the Visegrad Fund, claiming the 47-year-old actor did so because he had a "personal connection" to the country because his grandmother was from there. "For example, some media outlets informed today that the International Visegrad Fund announced a USD 10 million donation from a famous American actor to help Ukraine. Please, be aware of your sources, follow credible journalists and media, and do not spread fake news." Despite DiCaprio's donation being widely reported and shared on social media, the International Visegrad Fund said that it had no record of any donation from the actor. "We are not aware, neither do we have any information about Leonardo DiCaprio donating USD 10 million/£7.6 million to Ukraine. International Visegrad Fund has not announced this information," Lucia Becová, a spokesperson for the organization, told Insider. Multiple news outlets this week, including Entertainment Tonight, The Independent, and The Sydney Morning all reported that Leonardo DiCaprio donated $10 Million in aid for Ukraine to the International Visegrad Fund. No such donation ever took place.