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Tyler Perry hits out at “appalling” insurance companies’ “pure greed” amid LA wildfires destruction - nme.com - state California - city Los Angeles - Los Angeles, state California - county Tyler - county Perry
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Tyler Perry hits out at “appalling” insurance companies’ “pure greed” amid LA wildfires destruction
LA wildfires.The fires, which started in the Palisades area of Los Angeles in California on January 7, have destroyed thousands of buildings and left many more without power, and at least 25 people have died.Perry took to social media to share his outrage. He wrote: “Watching a daughter use a garden hose to try and protect her 90-year-old parents’ home because their insurance was canceled was just gut-wrenching to me.“Does anyone else find it appalling that insurance companies can take billions of dollars out of communities for years and then, all of a sudden, be allowed to cancel millions of policies for the very people they became rich on?”A post shared by Tyler Perry (@tylerperry)He continued: “People who have paid premiums all of their lives are left with nothing because of pure greed.“As I am in the process of trying to figure out what steps to take to do all I can to help as many as I can, I am keeping everyone in my prayers.”The post came after a piece was published by the Los Angeles Times, reporting that some home insurance companies (including State Farm General, the largest in California) decided not to renew thousands of policies last year in some of the neighbourhoods that have been affected by the wildfires.
Tyler Perry slams ‘appalling’ insurance companies for canceling policies amid LA fires: ‘Pure greed’ - nypost.com - county Pacific - Los Angeles - state California - city Los Angeles - county Tyler - county Perry
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Tyler Perry slams ‘appalling’ insurance companies for canceling policies amid LA fires: ‘Pure greed’
deadly Los Angeles wildfires.“Watching a daughter use a garden hose to try and protect her 90-year-old parents’ home because their insurance was canceled was just gut-wrenching to me,” the filmmaker, 55, wrote in a statement via Instagram on Sunday.Perry continued, “Does anyone else find it appalling that insurance companies can take billions of dollars out of communities for years and then, all of a sudden, be allowed to cancel millions of policies for the very people they became rich on?”“People who have paid premiums all of their lives are left with nothing because of pure greed,” he added.Perry concluded his message by writing, “As I am in the process of trying to figure out what steps to take to do all I can to help as many as I can, I am keeping everyone in my prayers.”Thousands of people in the Los Angeles area have lost their homes due to the devastating wildfires.According to the LA Times, State Farm General announced in March 2024 that it would not renew 30,000 homeowner and condominium policies — including 1,262 in Pacific Palisades, the area hit hardest by the fires.Chubb Insurance reportedly stopped writing policies for high-value homes with higher wildfire risk in 2021.Allstate, Tokio Marine America Insurance Co. and Trans Pacific Insurance Co.
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Lil Wayne, Chris Brown and Alice In Chains among artists who reportedly used COVID grant for parties, travel and luxury items
Lil Wayne, Chris Brown and Alice in Chains are reportedly among the artists who spent US tax-payer funded COVID relief grants on luxury items, travel, and parties.The funding, called the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant, was signed into law by President Donald Trump in 2020, and aimed to subsidise musicians and venues who were impacted by pandemic-related closures.Now, a new report from Business Insider has found that a handful of big artists, including Wayne, Brown and Alice in Chains claimed millions from the grant before spending it in lavish ways.The publication reveals that Wayne received $8.9million from the tax-payer-funded grant, spending over $1.3million on private-jet flights and over $460,000 on clothes and accessories, including many from luxury brands like Gucci and Balenciaga.The rapper reportedly put $175,000 towards “a music festival promoting his marijuana brand, GKUA” as well as “flights and luxury hotel rooms for women whose connection to Lil Wayne’s touring operation was unclear, including a waitress at a Hooters-type restaurant and a porn actress.”Insider also alleges that Wayne claimed $88,000 for a concert in Coachella, California that he didn’t end up performing at. They report that, when reaching out to him via text to comment, Wayne responded with “a sexually explicit overture to a reporter and did not respond to questions.”Elsewhere, the artist and athlete management firm NKSFB received at least $207million in grant money, of which they took $7million.
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