The Kylie Jenner–Makeup Artist GoFundMe Debacle, Explained

Kylie Jenner came under fire in mid-March after she shared a GoFundMe link to help a makeup artist she's worked with. On March 22 the mogul commented on the controversy and said there was a “false narrative” out there about the incident.

Here's what happened:

First, Kylie Jenner shared a GoFundMe for makeup artist Samuel Rauda.

Rauda was involved in a car accident in mid-March and underwent surgery on March 14, per the updates on the GoFundMe page. (His loved ones started the page to help cover his medical costs.) A week or so after the surgery, Jenner shared a link to the GoFundMe to her Instagram Stories, inviting followers to donate. Her own donation listed on the fundraiser was $5,000.

Then came the backlash…

Twitter was not happy to see that Jenner had donated only $5,000 when, at the time, the fundraiser was asking for $60,000. Jenner has a reported net worth of $900 million, and fans thought she should've either covered the costs herself or—at the very least—not ask her followers, who probably don't have $900 million, to donate.