Rumour has it that walking headline generator Shane Warne copped a sweet $2 – $3 million for his appearance on ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’, which cruelly and unjustly came to an end this Wednesday.
Rumour also has it that his troubled Shane Warne Foundation – which shut down last month citing ongoing speculation of financial difficulty – had been spending up to 86% of every dollar raised on lavish ‘administration expenses’, such as gala dinners, cricket matches, and poker tournaments.
At last – and you best believe our breathes were held – the two sources of ~ drama ~ have met, because a Change.org petition to get Warnie to donate his I’m A Celebrity… earnings to the sicks kids he was *trying* help has already reached 1,000 signatures.
“I’m a tradie and I’ve donated to the kids’ charities Warne’s Foundation was registered to support,” he said. “It was a small amount – just what I could afford – but it got to where it was supposed to go – the sick kids.
“I believe Warney’s (sic) a good bloke. A cricket legend, his Foundation was meant to help Australia’s sickest kids. I admire that. But it lost its way.”
“Media revelations show that Shane Warne Foundation was paying his brother $80k to run the Foundation. In the same year, the Foundation donated just $54k to its charities. His assistant ‘won’ a Mercedes in a raffle. Just 16c out of every dollar actually went to six kids.
“That’s why I reckon Shane Warne should donate his $3 million TV fee back to the sick children he was supposed to be supporting through his Foundation.
“Warne says he entered the jungle to reveal ‘the real him’. Then he discussed his wealth, addiction to money and 20 car basement full of Lamborghinis.
“Let’s see the real you now, Warney – honour your promises to sick kids by donating your TV fee to help the maximum number of kids possible.”
Disappoints me some journo’s think in an interview being a dick is cool. Tip, if u want people back don’t be inappropriate, arrogant or smug
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) March 10, 2016
Reckon Warnie should cough up? Sign the petition here: https://www.change.org/p/shane-warne-donate-your-3-million-i-m-a-celeb-pay-to-the-sick-kids-you-promised-to-help
