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The Gift Of Publicity

January 3, 2020 Blind Gossip

[Blind Gossip] Plenty of celebrities do charitable things around the holidays.

Some of them make monetary donations. Some make donations of supplies. Some show up and do volunteer work.

The thing that is really fascinating to us is which ones contribute in a quiet way versus those who feel compelled to publicize their contribution.

An example of the latter is this thirsty couple, consisting of a TV actor from a famous acting family and his TV personality wife.

They did a nice thing by personally giving some money to a regular working person. At the time, they pretended that they were doing it quietly and walking away.

Ha! That quiet act of kindness lasted all of five minutes.

They simply could not keep that moment to themselves!

They jumped on social media to crow about their good deed.

They had a publicist contact the media to write articles about their gift.

They contacted the person they gave the money to let them know how to talk to the media about this.

So, all in all, it seems that the charitable gift… was really a gift of publicity to themselves!

By the way, in case you are wondering just how generous the gift was, allow us to help with the math. We did a quick calculation using the couple’s approximate net worth. The gift represents .000083% of their net worth.

To put that in perspective, if you earn $50,000 a year, that would be the equivalent of you giving someone $4.15.

Four dollars and fifteen cents.

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[Optional] What do you think about them seeking publicity for their gift? Generous or self-serving?

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  1. elphie says

    January 4, 2020 at 8:38 am

    Donnie Wahlberg and his wife Jenny
    1st thing I thought of when saw them posting all about his 2020 tip to the ihop server….there are a lot of ‘celebs’ that do things and request that they stay anonymous … 1 in particular in Seattle

  2. medusagorgon says

    January 4, 2020 at 8:20 am

    donnie wahlberg & jenny mccarthy

  3. gravy27 says

    January 4, 2020 at 6:49 am

    Donnie wahlberg

  4. nalexis43211 says

    January 4, 2020 at 6:36 am

    Donnie Walhberg & Jenny McCarthy… his 2020 tip thing!

  5. Gossipgirl89 says

    January 4, 2020 at 6:24 am

    Donnie Wahlberg, New Kids on the Block, & his wife left a tip of $2,020 tip at an Illinois IHOP.

  6. alinaa says

    January 4, 2020 at 4:29 am

    Donnie Wahlberg and Jennie Mccarthy

  7. wendybar says

    January 4, 2020 at 3:55 am

    Donnie Walberg and Jenny Mccarthy

  8. Catfish says

    January 4, 2020 at 12:50 am

    Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy

  9. blubelle says

    January 4, 2020 at 12:00 am

    Wahlberg and that horrible antivax nutcase Jenny McCarthy. Zip it, Jenny… 😷

  10. blubelle says

    January 3, 2020 at 11:55 pm

    Wahlb

  11. grey.jade says

    January 3, 2020 at 11:39 pm

    Jenny McCarthy and Donny Wahlburg
    Optional – absolutely self serving. People don’t usually brag about a genuine act of kindness

  12. please says

    January 3, 2020 at 10:53 pm

    Melissa McCarthy’s little-known cousin and the boy band guy.

    • Amanda2413 says

      January 6, 2020 at 11:13 am

      Your description made my day. 😂

  13. itsjustanothergirl says

    January 3, 2020 at 10:08 pm

    Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy. Bragging about it was pretty gross, IMO.

  14. sabrina325 says

    January 3, 2020 at 9:46 pm

    Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy

  15. Deadpool says

    January 3, 2020 at 9:06 pm

    Jenny McCarthy and Donnie Walhberg.
    She posted about leaving a $2,020 tip to a server at Waffle House.

  16. Blossom says

    January 3, 2020 at 8:50 pm

    Sounds like the Hemsworths

  17. doughnuthole says

    January 3, 2020 at 7:28 pm

    Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy.

    Honestly, I don’t care that they sought publicity over it, or that it’s just a fraction of their net worth. It was a generous act and more people with extreme wealth should do the same.

    • lakeladynh says

      January 4, 2020 at 10:10 am

      Truth!!

  18. Monysmom says

    January 3, 2020 at 6:06 pm

    Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy – self-serving and shows they are desperate to remain in the public eye and somehow relevant – because really, what worthy work has either done lately?

  19. porsche says

    January 3, 2020 at 5:45 pm

    Jennie McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg. Disappointing it wasn’t done just to be done.

  20. coey17 says

    January 3, 2020 at 5:41 pm

    Donnie Wahlberg and jennie McCarthy

    I think it was both. It was self serving but in the end, the waitress still got her money.

  21. mmssjj18 says

    January 3, 2020 at 4:48 pm

    Oh no I hope it’s not Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin
    I worked with her for a season she was really nice / down to earth, seemed genuine

  22. Babs806 says

    January 3, 2020 at 4:29 pm

    Donnie Walburg and Jenny McCarthy

  23. theotherwoman says

    January 3, 2020 at 4:23 pm

    Donnie Wahlberger and Jennie McCarthy.
    I’d love for someone to share their wealth like that, but like the blind says, the $2020 tip was basically nothing to them.
    He doesn’t seem like the self serving type to me and she’s been pretty low key too (I think) so who knows?

    • theotherwoman says

      January 3, 2020 at 4:24 pm

      Wahlberg. 🤦🏻‍♀️

  24. boyjack4 says

    January 3, 2020 at 4:20 pm

    Donny Wahlberg and Jenny McCarhty
    Disgusting to talk about it yuck

  25. Numbchuckk says

    January 3, 2020 at 4:12 pm

    Donny Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy

  26. FiyahHotFlashy says

    January 3, 2020 at 4:11 pm

    Couple: Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy

    [Optional] What do you think about them seeking publicity for their gift? Generous or self-serving? Self-serving

  27. Yitty Bossy says

    January 3, 2020 at 4:06 pm

    Donnie and Jenny. Douchey move….but if it gets more people to be generous like this then I guess everyone wins.

  28. kittypryde777 says

    January 3, 2020 at 4:01 pm

    Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy

  29. luv2guess says

    January 3, 2020 at 3:33 pm

    donnie wahlburg & jenny mccarthy

  30. omgimbackagain says

    January 3, 2020 at 3:21 pm

    Mark Wahlberg or whoever that was with the 2020 tip.

    I’ve always been taught that if you do it for some kind of public glory, it doesn’t “count,” and I believe that.

  31. chagal2524 says

    January 3, 2020 at 3:04 pm

    Donnie and Jenny

  32. redstilettos says

    January 3, 2020 at 2:40 pm

    Jenny McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg. It’s still a nice gesture. I’m sure that waitress was happy.

  33. PieLies says

    January 3, 2020 at 2:35 pm

    Donnie Wahlberg and the blond whats her name

  34. Netties says

    January 3, 2020 at 2:24 pm

    Wahlberg and Macarthy

    So many people on you tube and TV (Ellen anyone) do this now for exposure. I’m glad people are being given these gifts more than I’m upset at those trying to benefit from it.

  35. goddess says

    January 3, 2020 at 2:16 pm

    Donnie wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy

  36. Steffy44 says

    January 3, 2020 at 2:14 pm

    Totally Bill Gates and his Christmas secret Santa ploy. If he needs the publicity to feel whole…whatever.

  37. BadBadJan says

    January 3, 2020 at 2:04 pm

    Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy
    Self serving

  38. TeaDrinker says

    January 3, 2020 at 2:03 pm

    Jenny McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg
    Ugh.

  39. kimmukwest says

    January 3, 2020 at 2:01 pm

    Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy

  40. Booboogirl says

    January 3, 2020 at 2:00 pm

    Donnie Wahlberg
    Jenny Mccartney

  41. TruePatriot says

    January 3, 2020 at 1:55 pm

    Really haven’t a clue except to think this is Alec Baldwin and his wife.

    Looking forward to everyone’s answers!

  42. beachchick218 says

    January 3, 2020 at 1:35 pm

    Wahlberg and McCarthy.
    Their tip is a lot of money for a server. Kudos to their generosity.

    The back-slapping and high-fiving themselves is beyond tacky.

  43. SouthJerseyGirl says

    January 3, 2020 at 1:32 pm

    I don’t know who this is, but when I saw that Bill Gates gave the Alzheimer’s Association $10 Million I was impressed, until I did the math. He is worth $110 BILLION! That’s .1% or if he was worth $100,000, it would like donating $100.

  44. JipJip says

    January 3, 2020 at 1:27 pm

    Donnie Wahlberg
    Jenny McCarthy

  45. chailatte says

    January 3, 2020 at 1:26 pm

    Jenny McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg.

  46. silence1534 says

    January 3, 2020 at 1:23 pm

    Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy

  47. MadGal says

    January 3, 2020 at 1:13 pm

    Donnie Wahlberg & Jenny McCarthy

  48. Honey16 says

    January 3, 2020 at 1:12 pm

    Don’t know the couple

    $4.15!!!

    If I were the recipient of that $, ain’t no way I’m talking to the media. Never ungrateful but nope.

  49. chica1984 says

    January 3, 2020 at 1:08 pm

    Mark Wahlberg Jenny McCarthy

    Hate the publicity. Real charity doesn’t need (public) acknowledgement. We had a major baseball player who routinely did good deeds, and it wasn’t made public until he retired. That’s how you do it.

    • boyjack4 says

      January 4, 2020 at 6:42 pm

      Nope, the C grade brother Donnie

  50. Hollypollydoodle says

    January 3, 2020 at 1:01 pm

    Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny Mcarthy

  51. NewHampshirite says

    January 3, 2020 at 12:59 pm

    Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy.

  52. dinamarieburnett says

    January 3, 2020 at 12:49 pm

    Walberg/McCarthy

  53. smuthound says

    January 3, 2020 at 12:45 pm

    Marky Mark

    • elphie says

      January 7, 2020 at 8:07 am

      no.. it was his brother Donnie

  54. Matron says

    January 3, 2020 at 12:41 pm

    Mark Wahlberg and his wife.

    If you want to give a generous tip, do so. Bragging about how generous you are really cheapens the act of generosity.

  55. mystic1 says

    January 3, 2020 at 12:40 pm

    Jenny McCarthy & Donnie Wahlberg. Very self serving.

  56. lakeladynh says

    January 3, 2020 at 12:31 pm

    Donnie Wahlberg, Jenny McCarthy.

    • lakeladynh says

      January 3, 2020 at 2:04 pm

      No opinion on the optional. Just happy for the waitress who got the tip😊

  57. Jhonea says

    January 3, 2020 at 12:28 pm

    Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy? UGH!

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