Melanie Brown
Brown Agrees To Donate Appearance Fee After Criticism....
Melanie Brown has agreed to donate her $20,000 fee for her personal appearance at a charity event after she was criticised by the event's fundraisers.The Spice Girl star was taking part in a Christmas sing-a-long at London department store Selfridges on Monday (17Dec07), raising money for the Make-A-Wish foundation, an organisation for terminally ill children.Brown - who brought along husband Stephen Belafonte for the event - was paid to sing festive hits such as Santa Claus Is Coming To Town with the public, before taking a collection bucket around the assembled crowd.A source tells British newspaper the News Of The World, "All Mel B did was sing a couple of Christmas songs, sign autographs and mingle in with the crowd collecting donations in a plastic bucket."And for that she pocketed #10,000 that should have gone to needy kids. Many people felt she should have waived her fee. It's the least she could have done to help the needy kids".However, a spokesperson for Brown has confirmed the sum will now be donated to children's hospitals in the U.S.
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