Ellis and Charidee

[eastie]

Big fucking deal, it's a drop in the ocean to him after all the money he's made out of the Villa down the years.

A harsh comment that.  The point is he didnt have to do it.....but he did!

Exactly ! It's  people who contribute to charities that help others whatever the charity may be and i applaud him for his actions - he as clampy and Ron rightly say didnt have to do it - well done doug!

[Chris Smith]

It's a gesture he did'nt have to make, however much he's made over the years.

No, he didn't have to do it but then how else would he get his name in the press these days?

It's great that charities benefit but it's the fact that he's such a shameless self publicist that grates with me.

[eastie]

It's a gesture he did'nt have to make, however much he's made over the years.

No, he didn't have to do it but then how else would he get his name in the press these days?

It's great that charities benefit but it's the fact that he's such a shameless self publicist that grates with me.

Harsh and nasty comment that in my view .

[olaftab]

That's great however he can not be forgiven for the the money he paid to O'Leary.

[Chris Smith]

It's a gesture he did'nt have to make, however much he's made over the years.

No, he didn't have to do it but then how else would he get his name in the press these days?

It's great that charities benefit but it's the fact that he's such a shameless self publicist that grates with me.

Harsh and nasty comment that in my view .

Not nasty, just my honest view.

[eastie]

It's a gesture he did'nt have to make, however much he's made over the years.

No, he didn't have to do it but then how else would he get his name in the press these days?

It's great that charities benefit but it's the fact that he's such a shameless self publicist that grates with me.

Harsh and nasty comment that in my view .

Not nasty, just my honest view.

I'm sure if doug wanted his name in the press he could do it far easier than giving over £1m to charity , but you are entitled to your opinion chris.

[Witton Warrior]

Got him a "Sir"

Saint Beckham will be next even though he doesn't know what charity his wages go to as he "has people who sort that out for him"

[Clampy]

I don't think Chris's comment was nasty. Unfair maybe. You can be an ego manic without throwing money at charities to prove it.

Out of interest, was it one particular charity or several?

[Chico Hamilton III]

Got him a "Sir"

Yep, £1.5m is pretty cheap to buy yourself that kind of title.

[5ft811st2 Durham]

It's mixture of ego/ guilt trip for people like Ellis. 

He  could have given tens of  millions to his chosen good causes but that might have mean't compromising his lavish lifestyle and that would never be on the agenda.

[damon loves JT]

I'm not sure the NSPCC is such a brilliant charity, if I'm honest. I used to have a standing order set up to donate money to them, but after a while I realised that they are just an 'awareness-raising' organisation. They don't intervene and prosecute in cruelty cases in the way that the RSPCA does for cases of animal cruelty. They don't fund care for victims. They just have the occasional PR campaign which amounts to a load of adverts saying 'hitting children is wrong'. And they sign up a load of celebs to back it, which is piss easy for them because everyone agrees that hitting children is wrong.

Maybe somebody can correct me if I am wrong here, but I felt that my £20 a month was just a way to make me feel good about myself.

[damon loves JT]

Btw there is a whole building at Clare College, Cambridge named after Randy Lerner. You'd have to be pretty determined and inquisitive to find out how much he gave them.

[Chico Hamilton III]

Btw there is a whole building at Clare College, Cambridge named after Randy Lerner. You'd have to be pretty determined and inquisitive to find out how much he gave thm.

He also donated £5m to the National Portarit gallery to set up the "Lerner Wing"

[dave.woodhall]

It's Doug all over. No, he didn't have to give it and no, he didn't have to make it public but that's what his generation do, or rather did - "Put something back" and in return get your photo in the papers handing over an oversized cheque, usually while wearing a dinner jacket and oversized bow tie (preferably velvet). Donate a bit more and get the building of your choice named after you.

[garyshawsknee]

It's Larry David and Ted Danson in Curb your enthusiasm all over again.