Ligaya, I agree re publishing your own contribution before criticizing and re the big difference any money can make. Thank goodness comments can’t take away the good the money will do.

I really don’t want to give anyone the (pretty useless) satisfaction of reacting to plainly inflammatory comments. Also, these lonely people should not be attacked, its truly a shame for them. :(

Give me strength!

I believe that individuals are treated as separate entities from their foundations, businesses, etc. When I had a home business, those taxes were separate from my husband’s & my joint personal income taxes. Angelina & Brad would either file separate income taxes or file a joint income tax return. Plan B would file its own taxes, and the Jolie-Pitt Foundation would file its own taxes. The State of Califiornia and I.R.S. have very strict rules & regulations about keeping these separate – I think the legal word is “commingling.”

A contribution is a contribution, whether it’s a penny or hundreds of millions. We expect richer people to donate proportionally more than us ordinary folks, of course.

I don’t see how people can brush off millions of dollars in donations which save people’s lives as meaningless or irrelevant. Must be because they’ve never gone hungry, homeless, in need a medical care & safety for their lives, and don’t know its value. Or they’re just desperately eager to put down Angelina & Brad in any way they can.

I’ve had those experiences, I’ve seen other people have those experiences in underdeveloped countries & in the U.S. I’ve helped people in those conditions – believe me, we/they’re thankful for any help they get.

All the harping by the 8ters don’t put food in the people’s mouths, coats & socks on their bodies, or give comfort with their empty words.

I seem to remember ?GettyImages said they managed the money Brad and Angie were paid for Shiloh pics. It was to be given directly to the charity in their name, and I believe ?People mag announced it.

The monies from the report relates to the money they put in and gave away through the Jolie-Pitt Foundation. I read that the IRS has to publish all foundation/charity records/taxes, that’s how Fox et al got their hands on it.

Also the figures for Shiloh’s pictures like the JLo pics, I think, were highly exagerrated.

*huh* Read my response to Susan again.

Which “reporters” reports do you read regularly? Heck even the NYT and CNN have been known to be hypocritical, especially when it comes to people they don’t particularly like.