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Mel Gibson gives millions to hospitals
Actor-director Mel Gibson has donated $10 million to two Los Angeles hospitals, The Hollywood Reporter said Wednesday. The paper said Gibson -- whose The Passion of the Christ grossed $370 million at the U.S. box office this year -- donated $5 million each to the Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The money is intended to reimburse the hospitals for providing healthcare for children from foreign countries who cannot receive care at home because it is either unavailable or unaffordable. Plans call for Healing the Children -- an organization that serves kids with serious yet treatable medical problems -- to help identify children whose care will be paid for by Gibson's donation.Posted by: Mark Espinola 2004-10-14 |
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