Kylie Jenner slammed the request for donations to pay for the stylist’s surgery

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Kylie Jenner faced backlash over the weekend after asking fans to donate to a fundraiser to pay for her makeup stylist’s medical expenses.

Famed makeup artist Samuel Rauda had a serious accident last week and underwent major surgery, according to a GoFundMe page with a goal of $ 120,000 for medical expenses.

Kylie Jenner at the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party last February.


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Kylie Jenner at the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party last February.

In a now expired Instagram story captured by British tabloid The Sun, Jenner asked fans to contribute: “May God watch over and protect you @makeupbysamuel everyone take a moment to say a prayer for Sam who was involved in an accident last weekend. And swipe up to visit his families, go fund me. ”

Jenner, 23, appeared to have donated $ 5,000. The net worth of the Kylie Cosmetics mogul is estimated at over $ 700 million. Last year, Forbes reported that she was the highest paid celebrity in the world.

The request annoyed fans and others online, who pointed to Jenner’s enormous wealth and extravagant personal expenses in contrast to the economic distress many Americans are currently experiencing:

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As of Sunday night, the GoFundMe fundraiser had raised more than $ 99,000.

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