Generous!

WHY WE LOVE JENNIFER GARNER

The Pacific Palisades fires are still raging and now some of the evacuated celebrity residents are teaming up to help some of their less fortunate neighbors. The area of Los Angeles is populated with an odd combination of the very wealthy and older residents on fixed incomes who have lived there for decades. Jennifer Garner is privately spearheading a fundraiser among her moneyed pals to raise millions for those who lost their homes and are displaced. Among those involved are her ex-husband, Ben Affleck, his other ex-wife, Jennifer Lopez, Reese Witherspoon, Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson and billionaire developer turned politician Rick Caruso.

JOHN LEGEND AND CHRISSY DID A GOOD DEED

It’s John Legend and Chrissy Teigen to the rescue. Fitness influencer Miguel Aguilar died on December 21 – three months after being gunned down outside of his Bel-Air, California home during a botched robbery of his $50,000 Rolex. His wife, celebrity hair extensions stylist Priscilla Valles, hasn’t been working much since the tragedy and apparently money is tight. Miguel is being laid to rest on December 30 in a lavish celebration of life service and John and Chrissy are secretly picking up the entire tab for the memorial. My source reveals that not only is Chrissy a client of Priscilla’s, but they’re also close friends. In fact, Priscilla and Miguel were among only a handful of friends invited when Chrissy and John renewed their wedding vows last year in Italy. My source adds that the couple insisted on doing this secretly, even though Priscilla wanted to give them credit for the generous gesture.

Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA

BLAKE LIVELY AND RYAN REYNOLDS: MORE TO THEM THAN MEETS THE EYE

We are IMPRESSED with Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively. They look particularly gorgeous in this photo taken at The Adam Project premier (starring Ryan) in New York, but that’s not even why we’re impressed. We didn’t realize how generous they are when it comes to charity – and they don’t go out of their way to brag about it. They just pledged to match donations up to a million dollars made to the United Nations Refugee Agency because millions of Ukrainian refugees are expected to need help. It turns out they have been giving away huge amounts of money for years – a few weeks ago they donated a million dollars to Feeding America and Food Bank Canada – after donating a million BEFORE Covid. And so on and so on… A great example for their kids…

Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA

BIG BANG THEORY CAST MEMBERS ACTUALLY LIKE EACH OTHER!

We are SO impressed with The Big Bang Theory cast taking a pay cut so the two most recently added members can get a raise! This NEVER happens in Hollywood. Agents generally step in to make impossible demands and turn everyone against each other. Of course this series is a gold mine – it’s made a billion dollars world-wide, but that doesn’t stop leading characters from wanting MORE. Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, Kunal Nayyar and Simon Helberg each agreed to cut their pay $100,000 a week so Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch can get a raise of $250,000 each. No surprise that this is a super-nice cast – last year Josh Brener, who was on the show for 3 years, found our runaway Bedlington Terrier trotting down the street and went out of his way to call and deliver Elvis back to our house. He said “I‘d like to have kept him but I already have too many dogs!”

GEORGE CLOONEY AND STACY KEIBLER: HER TWO YEARS ARE UP!

Gentleman George Clooney,52, has become highly predictable so we’re not surprised to hear that he and Stacy Keibler,33, have split up. The confirmed bachelor is a creature of habit – he’s attracted to slim blondes, decades younger than himself, and less successful than he is. He sweeps them off their feet and they always remain hopeful that they will be THE ONE who inspires George to get married. But two years later, like clockwork, the relationship is over. George is fine with the implication that the girlfriend left HIM because she wanted marriage and children. It makes the split smoother. He is also extremely generous with parting gifts (houses sometimes) so there are no hard feelings. We wonder what George gave Stacy as a goodbye gift.

Photo Credit: Pacific Coast News

STACY KEIBLER IS HAVING THE BEST CHRISTMAS OF HER LIFE!

Photo Credit: Pacific Coast News

Not long ago, George Clooney scolded Stacy Keibler for tweeting so much, but he made up for it over the holidays. He and Stacy are in Cabo San Lucas where they’ve been hanging on the beach with Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber. George is living up to his generous reputation – he reportedly gave Stacy diamond jewelry and an Hermes bag for Christmas, among other things. And according to In Touch, there is a Porsche in the very near future for her. Since George has been giving Stacy a higher profile, she’s been flooded with money making offers for appearances etc. Ironically since she cut back on tweeting, Stacy has more followers than EVER.

JOHNNY DEPP IS KEEPING 500 PEOPLE WARM

We happen to be quite fond of Johnny Depp so we’re not at all surprised when he does something beyond the call of duty. He’s been filming “Pirates of the Caribbean 4” at Pinewood Studios in the UK, and the weather has been bitterly cold. After noticing a lot of teeth chattering and shivering among his coworkers, Johnny ordered warm and waterproof hiking jackets for EVERYONE on the production. According to The Sun, at $100 apiece, the bill came out to nearly $50,000 for the large cast and crew of 500.

JENNY MCCARTHY WAS WELL TAKEN CARE OF BY HER EX JIM CARREY

No more sharing swimsuits for Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey. It’s over. But as we told you last summer, he didn’t leave her in the lurch. Jim bought Jenny and her little boy Evan a FIVE MILLION dollar house in Beverly Hills so they can always feel secure. That calculates to about a million dollars for each year they spent together. STAR magazine claims that Jim’s bouts of depression led to the split and certainly his moods have always been a challenge. At least he’s not a cheapskate.