(CBS/AP) Actor Charlie Sheen quietly donated $25,000 to help tornado relief in Alabama, making good on a pledge to help survivors of the deadly twisters even though some had doubted his promises.
The head of Tuscaloosa’s tourism agency, Don Staley, said a representative of Sheen recently turned over money that came in through a fundraising website that the actor set up after tornadoes last spring killed about 250 people in Alabama, including 52 in the west Alabama city.
Sheen wrote a check for about $15,000 after the website generated just $10,000 in contributions.
“He said he wanted to raise $25,000, and he made good on that,” said Bob Maron, one of Sheen’s managers.
Sheen visited Tuscaloosa after the April 27 twisters in response to messages from then-University of Alabama student David Harris, who had sent tweets to celebrities asking them to help out. Sheen – who had been fired the previous month from the hit sitcom “Two and a Half Men” – talked about staging a relief show and celebrity ball game to raise $25,000.
Months passed and many of Sheen’s plans didn’t materialize, leading some to wonder whether he’d forgotten about the town of more than 80,000. But the actor 카지노 꽁머니 donated the money without any public announcement around Dec. 1.
Staley, who accompanied Sheen during his daylong visit to Alabama, said the actor just wanted to help. “The man delivered,” Staley said. “He’s a man of his word.”
That man also took to his WhoSay account this week to drum up Oscar nomination support for his father, actor Martin Sheen.
“my father, Martin Sheen, is currently starring in “The Way,” written and directed by my brother, Emilio Estevez..!,” he wrote. “And… he has given the best performance of his career! Academy Award ballots are due next Friday and we need to insure that Martin gets nominated. help spread the word…”
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