We mentioned on Wednesday that Brad Pitt gave $100,000 to fight the passage of Proposition 8, an amendment that would outlaw gay marriage in California.
Pitt’s donation was the biggest A-list donation the campaign has seen to date.
It’s hard to believe that newlyweds Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi have not given a penny to the cause, as claimed by a new report. Rosie O’Donnell and Elton John have failed to donate too.
Geoff Kors, the executive director spearheading the effort to fight Prop 8 said, “We have raised a record $11 million to fight Prop 8. Unfortunately, the other side has raised $16 million and is raising money at a feverish pace. We need to catch up and match them dollar for dollar. With an expected 13 million voters and the most expensive media markets in the nation, it takes tens of millions of dollars to get your message out. If we can get our message out at the same rate as they can, I believe we will win. But if they continue to have more resources, it will be very difficult for us to prevail.”
In addition to celebs, LGBT entertainment power players like Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry are ‘missing’ from the donor rolls.
Let’s all step up to the bat to fight for equality and donate!
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