The $100 million FireAid benefit concert has responded to backlash with a new audit report, yet fire victims are still scratching their heads.
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LOS ANGELES — A star-studded benefit concert featuring everyone from Billie Eilish to Lady Gaga raised about $100 million for victims of the LA wildfires in January — but struggling locals say they have yet to see a dime from it eight months later.
The massive, much-ballyhooed FireAid event — which drew heavy-hitter supporters such as former Veep Kamala Harris and her hubby Doug Emhoff — has doled out the dough to 197 charities, many of which are focused on a variety of niche, woke and DEI causes not directly related to helping fire victims.
One charity is focused on buying uniforms for kiddie choir singers ($100,000) and another offers pet healthcare ($250,000).
