Alyssa Milano is defending asking for donations for her son’s baseball fundraiser.
“I’m getting media inquiries about whether I have financially contributed to my son’s baseball team,” the actress tweeted Friday, explaining, “I’ve paid for uniforms for the entire team and coaches, thrown bday parties and sponsor any kid who can’t afford monthly dues.”
Milano, 51, added that “the kids also do fundraising themselves” in the form of “car washes, movie nights, and many other fun things!”
She concluded by thanking those “who have contributed to the gofundme,” noting that they’ve “made things easier for these boys and their families.”
The “Charmed” star sent her Twitter followers into a frenzy Thursday after posting a link to a GoFundMe to help her 12-year-old son Milo’s team, Birds 12U, raise $10,000 “for their Cooperstown trip.”
“Any amount would be so greatly appreciated,” she wrote, as the fundraiser page explained that contributions would go toward “travel costs,” “uniforms,” “dues for families” and “pins or novelty items to make [their] tournaments memorable experiences beyond the field.”
Given that Milano is a famous and successful actress, the request shocked the majority of those who commented on the post.
“Why isn’t Alyssa Milano paying for the trip for the whole team herself?” one critic wondered, as another echoed, “Why is she asking for money from people who can barely buy groceries.”
“Alyssa Milano has absolutely lost her mind. How out-of-touch and tone deaf can one person possibly be?” someone else asked, while a fourth netizen pointed out that the “Who’s the Boss?” star’s husband, David Bugliari, is also a top executive at talent agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA).
“Just a reminder: Alyssa Milano and her husband are both multi-millionaires,” that user shared, arguing that the couple — who are also parents to 9-year-old daughter Bella — “could pay for the entire trip for the whole team without batting an eye!”
One dissenter even went as far as to donate $5 to the fundraiser before commenting, “DoesntAlyssaHaveEnoughMoney.”
A few, however, gave money under more genuine pretenses.
“Made a small but heartfelt contribution. Sounds like a great experience for them,” one supporter remarked, as another praised Milano by penning, “This is awesome. You’ve done so much for so many.”
