Editor’s Note: This story originally cited the Daily Mail in reporting that Leonardo DiCaprio donated $10 million to aid the people of Ukraine. DiCaprio has since denied making this donation, although he has contributed generously to many other humanitarian causes.
Academy Award-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio has donated money to several groups trying to help stem the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, according to reports.
“Leo had privately made several donations to humanitarian groups — CARE, IRC, UNHCR and Save the Children. All directed at Ukraine,” a source close to DiCaprio told People. “He had been watching things unfold and wanted to support Ukraine the best he could. He will continue to support the humanitarian groups on the ground which are helping the people of Ukraine.”
A report that the actor donated $10 million to the cause and has family ties to the embattled country is not true, according to DiCaprio’s camp, and appears to have originated with the International Visegrad Fund. The story was picked up by numerous Western media outlets.
DiCaprio, 47, is well known for his philanthropy and is a climate change activist.
