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Good Guy James McEvoy donated £50,000 to Kelly Turner to help her get treatment before it's too late
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Kelly-Turner2000
PriestofBucho
Guy spends so much time bald, and he shows up there with a full head of hair. What a dick.
davidbowieeyes
cheesesteakburger
So not only is he ridiculously sexy, he's an amazing person.
Skyxze
People*
MicrowaveSafe
Hah, good one. I hate shamalamadingdon for the avatar movie but Split was really good.
CometBoy
Great Actor, Great Human
Phenome
First class guy.
GhostofCain
Filth!
blainetog
Mediocre meteorologist, surprisingly good pizza chef.
CringeMetal
Tremendous, believe me. No seriously though, that's pretty awesome
ImNotGayBut20BucksIs20Bucks
Just me or did this guy just pop out of nowhere and became super famous within the last few years
godzillasgreatleader
He was great in Filth
MrPeebles
Somewhat, though even slightly older films he's in like Starter for 10 are great.
LiquidMilk
I just rewatched Band of Brothers recently and noticed he was one of the Easy Company replacements
imaginaryPeppers
I remeber seeing him first in some romantic filns like Penelope. Then he did the Atonement 2007. So maybe ten years or so?
ImNotGayBut20BucksIs20Bucks
I threw that number out there it was nearly 3am lol but i agree yeah. Still feels pretty short to me
imaginaryPeppers
I agree that its not that long. But then again he has been there for most of my adulthood so it feels longer, I guess?
ImNotGayBut20BucksIs20Bucks
Im fairly young so i only seen him in the last 5 or 6
Sirustheworst
This is the most baller shit ever. No media, just a selfie and hanging out. Good on this guy for being a good human
Rawlfish
He did a brilliant job in split
YouKnowNuthinJonSnow
Since watching Filth I've thought of him as my favourite actor. Now i believe he's an awesome guy too! Top man!
tinyhooman
Imgur is a generous community. I hope this reaches the front page so we can help someone who's obviously in need of help.
bergmama
If he was really the good guy, he'd have shaved his head and gone with that point in Xavier's life. Come awn!
bergmama
(Obviously joking - perhaps not obvious) he seems like a nice guy and this was a wonderful thing for him to have done.
Dots77
Can't remember the last time I saw a nice post like this. What a guy, and what an actor.
nukethelizards
McAvoy*
NinjaSpork
First he didn't give Lucy up to the White Witch, now this - wattaguy!
sashkinszen
He is a real hottie...
DeadChildrenAreDelicious
Amen. I have a lot of pictures of him in my old phone. I just remembered I used to love him.
NotAnIroningBoard
You know his name is James McAvoy right?
RagnarTheBold27
1.2million dollars for treatment god damn that really expensive, what the fuck health care?
mspaintlad
actually its £5000+£1250 which is £6250. $7801.56 in USD and it was for her dream, not health care, in the UK healthcare is free. (1)
mspaintlad
i'm not making a 'US
RagnarTheBold27
Oh ok thank you I really appreciate your information
brianclementsvatua
*McAvoy
BookerTheBookkeeperHooker
Ty, it was driving me crazy
PurifiedWoter
McAvoy or Stewart?
SebastianVettelDoubleOhFive
These timelines are so confusing
TheTipTopTopHat
*continues sawing hand*
batmanbumantics
Thank you! Was looking to see if anyone had realised yet
chikachikabuumbuum
Realized
Dreamdayer
Only in USA & Canada. This is legitimately one of those times that there is a second spelling. UK, Aus/NZ use S instead of Z.
chikachikabuumbuum
Ahh. I stand corrected
eskimojoeshow
PlasticGuitar69
McYeaBoi
BookerTheBookkeeperHooker
Mcavocado
Rejukem
Grammar Nazi? I prefer Alt-write
BigSkimmo
I see what you did there. Not many others did, it seems, but I see it.
pholkos
I mean I understand why it got down votes but I still love it
BigSkimmo
I see what you did there. Not many others did, it seems, but I see it.
YourThoughtsOnTransgenderIssuesAreReallyReallyImportantToMe
Holy shit. Even being rich and famous that's not a small sum, and it's not like he's an A-list George Clooney type
fskn
How can one contact the guy to say "you're awesome"?
AManWhoWasntThere
Damn she's cute as hell
lsteamer
I wanted to say/see this. She's drop dead gorgeous.
Jeanniejules
she's also graceful, gentle, intelligent, an outstandingly talented artist (her pieces sell) and kind...and their only child.
Devan1010
Which one of his personalitys did that?
Theboywhocried
Hedwig! "You wanna come to room and listen to my CD player? Etc.."
TheGrinchStoleYourShit
Which one does he think he is?
itsmekitkat
Jane
IRecordYourComments
https://soundcloud.com/jonboywonder/which-one-does-he-think-he-is
rickeyspanish
Rickey Spanish
Wabbadabba
Curvy shooter guy
WaltJizzney
Patricia
mitchman1517
Miss Patricia
ihatetrains
The Beast.
Seanthombbomb
Did she play his head double in the xmen movies?
QuinnHanson
Kevin Wendell crumb
arby1kenobi
professor x
WaltJizzney
Hedwig
BrokeMyOath
I have yellow socks. I also have blue socks.
AjshitPai
Its red my dude
iCanToteIt
Etcetera..
Insomnia297
The Spanish Inquisition
MagicMattOMatic
Didn't expect that...
Insomnia297
I didn't expect to be the one who posted it. But, when duty calls...
DanGessnercomedy
So we all saw split here right? Fucking fantastic
CheeseburgertheSinister
He could shave his head in support and be Charles Xavier.
Kozoku808
Supposedly he did shave his head when he first got the role before even realizing it was prequel.
Mobileuserwholikestoberandom
That's freaking hilarious if it's true.
TheChosenAsiangirl
it is, he told the story in the Graham Norton Show a couple of years back :)
PissedOffImgurian
The Beast!
formeychucks
Those costumes did not age well
TatiaSmith
I just spat coke from my nose over this hahahaha
WaltJizzney
Barry
whothehellareyouanyway
Definitely Barry. Though he had to tell her that that sweater "is SO last season!"
ihatetrains
That's right, other Barry!
LiveWithHonorDieWithGlory
Shrek
Palfrost
Is Split any good ?
Tofubutton
Honestly thought it was pretty terrible. My friend liked it for the most part but most people I've talked to thought the ending was awful
whothehellareyouanyway
It was an okay movie made great by absofuckinglutely phenomenal acting by Mr. McAvoy.
formeychucks
YAAAAAASSSSSS
mnlight001
That last scene changed everything. Very cool.
thefakefatsunny
The dialogue and writing were meh, but McAvoy fucking saved it
GennaSansJ
He's the only good part tbh. The girls made me want to down a couple of bottles tbh
ladysmurfette
that's only bc it shows reality. girls are reaaally dumb these days.
MyLifeIsPotat0
Oh fuck yeah
TheChosenAsiangirl
I think it was good but McAvoys acting was outstanding. He nailed the different characters
iminaglasscaseofemotions
His acting in the film was amazing, as for the rest of the cast they brought the movie down.
whatsyourspaghettipolicy
I personally thought Anja Joy Taylor did pretty well, her character was meant to be distant and well guarded
iminaglasscaseofemotions
She was ok, the other 2 girls were awful.
writingthroughtheblizzards
That's sorta the idea
RevolutionOnHerLips
I can't think of many horror or thriller movies where I thought background teenagers who die were good actresses
whatsyourspaghettipolicy
I agree
WaltJizzney
Dennis
BlueCrocs
Mac?
BlueCrocs
Charlie?
BlueCrocs
Frank?
BlueCrocs
Sweet Dee?
allofthesefregginusernamesaretaken
Dee looks like a bird! Ha!
juliendg137
It still feels weird today to need support from others to be allowed to live;I thought that taxes were made for it.
Redandpurpleunicorns
The NHS won't operate because of where the tumour is. They had to get a fifth opinion and from America too to find someone to operate
LoveAMeme
@OP I kicked cancer's butt when I was 12! Thank you for letting me know about Kelly! I donated and emailed her!
LadyChardonnay
Wow. What an amazing person. Crush solidified.
CountryJoeFlanagan
Like this is really great and all but can we reflect on the fact that she literally has to raise 1 mil or she doesn't get to live?!
CountryJoeFlanagan
That that's really not OK.
Jeanniejules
yes, and she's half way there. We can do this with enough help x
Davedavedavedavedave
Prof. X can afford it.
Pkaboo
He donated 50k & J.K. Rowling only donated 10.00
Dreamdayer
JK Rowling donated. Did anyone here?
BrandonianFlynnigan
Yeah I saw that too, but it's gotta be someone going under a false name because no way she'd waste her time setting up an account and (1)
BrandonianFlynnigan
donate what to her is like a penny to the rest of us. That would just be intentionally cruel and super out of character. (2)
leroy666
Rowling probably smarter and more media savvy than that.
G10rgos7
1,200,000 us dollars for chemo. ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME? The US healthcare system is beyond fucked.
GustavBergstrm
Didnt Obama fix that? Oh, thats right!
Jeanniejules
Kelly is not from the USA so it figures she has to find the money. We are helping, she's half way there - please help if you can x
G10rgos7
Unfortunately I'm super tight with my money at the moment, but next paycheck I'll contribute as much as I can
GustavBergstrm
Send her to Sweden, she'll get everything she need for free. Thats my help.
aeouk
He donated 50k?! Even by Celeb money that is very special!
Aprilmadness
it's sad that even with that amount she's still only halfway to her goal :(
aeouk
On the plus side she is a lot further along than being on Nil £. What JM has done is create more awareness & the rest will surely come soon
downofathistle
She's nearly raised 50% of her goal now.
simplefishy
Scrolled down and it's there (9 days ago ish), sometimes things on the internet are true and not photoshopped
NotThanos
For the record 50K is approximately 0.37% of his overall Net Worth
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RideTheStimutacs
So?
CoconutSmiles
yeah that might be true but I that doesn't make his intentions any less sincere.
wonktf
That's still a lot of money. If I could justify some gum for 36p, that doesn't mean he would be able to justify £50,000 for it
DrSkyhammer
yea just because someone has that much money doesn't mean it's an insignificant amount, even to them.
Dicho83
Still, most people, even rich celebs, dont think in percentage of their networth. 50k is a lot, even for millionaires.
YoWhatUpGlasgow
Yep, shames the countless celebrities that pay fuck all but beg the public to donate.
BreadyStinellis
I'm willing to bet most celebrity spokes people for charities donate plenty.
YoWhatUpGlasgow
Yeah, and here's me, angry because they won't boast about it...
TheBorzoi
And he gift-aided it.
betterave
50k pounds Sterling too, it seems.
thespacecowboyx
That's like $23.52 these days
claynipple
That's like 20,000 geese
motherfuckingspidermonkeys
That's like, 60,000 ducks
dingofdong
That's like, 2000 horses
YouCaIIed
That's like, 4 people.
HotMagentaDuckFace
How much is that in freedom dollars?
soMuchHappy
about 5 freedoms
brighterthanyou
I got around $62,500
xkr73
I think you misunderstand the word "freedom"
MadDucks
it's over 9000!
thisguywillupvoteforfood
About 6 hunnit and fiddy dollas
Ryebread91
What is gift aid?
soMuchHappy
Basically it means that you renounce your right to use the gift as a tax deduction and instead the charity gets extra money
StarrrryNight
Won't be happening any time soon in the USA then.
PrincessConsuelaPantyhoseII
In UK it increases the value of your donations by 25% as the charity can reclaim the basic rate of tax at no extra cost to you.
Ryebread91
So charities have to pay taxes on their donations?
PrincessConsuelaPantyhoseII
No, British taxpayers taxed directly on their salaries, so essentially it's the Charities way of getting some of what you've paid back.
Ryebread91
So the money he donated if part of his salary would've been taxed x amount but cause it was donated the charity gets what would've been 1/2
reineseele
He could read her mind and knew she needed it. Fair is fair.
YourMumKnowsMe
62500 actually.
LenoreO
The 12500 doesnt come from him but from the government
Moobbles
I thought that was a charity.
mirrorball0
I'm pretty sure it's not from the gov.Eg:@the museum in UK you choose gift aid or regular ticket, gift aid is pricier, hence the choice.
DisenfranchisedSovietBear
I was wondering what that was. How does that happen?
Earlkay
Charitable donations are seen as tax exempt which means the govt gives back the tax try would've paid from that money to the donation.
MysteriousLeigh
UK taxpayer claims Gift Aid on charitable donation, the donation is assumed to be after tax and the charity claim the tax back (adds 20%)
Kommanche
Not all Government is bad
manimatr0n
Very little government outside the military is as bad as people make it.
andaction
Ours is only half bad. Unfortunately they are the half in power. The Divided States of America, & a guy who uses charity money for himself
Yanov
True, although the government who instituted giftaid is not the same government we have now.
thetonestarr
JK Rowling donated 10 pounds.
Slorany
JK Rowling donated.
thetonestarr
If it was indeed her, I guess the logic here behind why it would have been so low (compared to her typical philanthropy) is because it's 1 >
thetonestarr
< 1 for a specific person, rather than an org (she's donated £100m at once before). Donate more than £10 & suddenly every1 wants their share
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Donnydangaaazone
How much did you donate?
DerpyDavid
Doesn't matter how much a person donated or how much they can donate. All that matters is that they gave their support.
thetonestarr
(or somebody claiming to be JK Rowling)
gaseousmemes
Might have been Robert Galbraith.
funnyfaceking
jk
clayman318
Rowling
SuperPatchyBeard
You can't fake being this good of a human. Faith restored.
s1Lencee
the fact that this has so many likes concerns me
sithney
at least one of the 23 had to be pretty decent
SuperPatchyBeard
Bums me out to see so many people thinking this is just publicity. I'm sorry y'all see the world so horribly.
notso5ecret4gent
Of course you can.
digitalist1
OhKingKoopa
Fake or not its still a huge help
notso5ecret4gent
Yeah true enough
SpaceOfTwoWeeks
Errr... David Beckham did...
TimboTheTinyTit
When having more money than you need makes you a good person
KingKrown
Choosing to share it makes you a good person.
MeanMisterClean
Or you can look at this like he spent 50k on some very good PR which he can't get any other way.
mrducker
Don't know about that but having compassion and a will to be good to one another does. Money is irrelevant in this case imo.
KingKrown
Agreed, naturally. but I was responding to the context of his comment.
TimboTheTinyTit
Choosing to give it away, takes nothing
KingKrown
I'm not giving away money,not rich nor do I need every dime. Giving some away would be a nice gesture. That's all I'm saying.
TwoCheese
Doesn't it though?
TimboTheTinyTit
I mean only money you don't need/have no use for ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
CometBoy
Why aren't life saving surgies covered by the government? I live in Canada and my mom had what would have been a 1 million dollar life ...
CarrotsandKale
because the government produces nothing, only takes & redirects resources that must b produced by others. Nothing legitimate to provide
spacerated
Her page says she is from the UK but the NHS won't cover it so she has to go to the US, where she isn't covered under any insurance.
DeepFriedAndSanctified
Irony. She's collecting money for surgery in the US because it can't be done in the UK.
CardsinMA
The likelihood is that her UK medical insurance considers the US to be "out of network".
Heyitszay
They could only find a medical center to do it in the us. They dont have any american insurance so here we are.
rainehdaze
Over 1,000,000$ and is being paid to a private entity in another country. The circumstances a public body can spend so much on a person 2/3
FlintstonesChewableMorphine
Because medicine is just another business, like school and religion. Sadly.
rainehdaze
Are regrettably slim. Even without budget concerns, it is a case of weighting probability and then locking into paying another system. 3/3
Schadenfreude8
The real fucking question shouldn't be who's paying for it but rather why the fuck it's $1.2M in the first damn place. It's retarded.
knowhitall
The system has many inefficiencies, true, but it's also telling that the only system that offers any solution is private industry.
Jeanniejules
the treatment Kelly needs isn't available yet in the UK, and it's a very rare cancer only treated in one centre in the us, which is private.
Golidog
They are covered for the most part. Can't cover every single exception 100% of the time though. US does it because of profit, NHS doesn't.
Dark904
On the page it says it's because they consider it inoperable. A hospital in the US gave a second opinion and said they could operate.
jlist
Thanks for the details. I hope she come through okay.
Flyndaran
I think it's more about a particular doctor believing they could do it while others believed they couldn't than national/hospital opinions.
Earlkay
If it's the Nhs it's about the cost and effectiveness Plus many treatments available elsewhere aren't approved by the Nhs rightly or wrongly
Flyndaran
U.S. F.D.A. never approved thalidomide for use here, so blocking wonder drugs isn't always about money. Not that you said it was.
rainehdaze
The exact condition is viewed as inoperable by the NHS, but a combination of surgeries is in the USA. Said combination has a cost of 1/2
muhvitus
It isn't necessarily about the money, it could be that they do not consider the operation to have chance for success
ChrisLucas1
It's the second one. They considered it inoperable. But there's a surgeon in the US that has a different opinion.
muhvitus
Inoperable often means just very low chance of success. Doctor in US just might accept more riskier cases if patients want to roll the dice
ChrisLucas1
That's exactly the case here. There's on surgeon in the US that is willing, where others aren't.
mermaiddoc
Or, very sadly, that such aggressive treatment is not advisable given her current prognosis. I don't think this will be curative.
DontcallmeLen
Unfortunately it goes through a cost/benefit/availability assessment. Even the NHS doesn't have a bottomless pit, and greedy pharma co's etc
Teaspilled
Pharma is not always greedy. Researchers and salaries and experiments are costly and the answer isn't always they're greedy
SonsOfMoog
theuberkevlar
Yes because one man is greedy they all must be (sarcasm disclaimer for morons).
EzraFell
He didn't say all them are, he just pointed to the most famous dicknose.
EzraFell
Insurance companies are greedy. And having any industry being "for profit" arguably makes it greed motivated as well.
tinyhooman
IIRC, the NHS did not want to operate because of where the tumor was located.
CraftedLine
Death panels?
ChrisLucas1
Risky OP that they didn't want to perform, given the tumor location, they wanted to pursue other treatments instead.
ChrisLucas1
The UK also has a private market as well, most people aren't aware of that. I had private coverage for about 60 dollars a month there.
NotAPervert
Where? Upper management?
ButteryBagels
mavenmim
Sadly, if the prognosis is poor the NHS can't just spend a million pounds on one person, as it might save many lives if spent elsewhere.
muhvitus
Most private insurances work in similar way too. They do not pay for treatment just because you can find one doctor that is ready to do it
ChrisLucas1
The American system is the best if you're rich basically.
muhvitus
In many parts i would agree, though you can find expertise almost anywhere if you got the money.
CometBoy
saving surgery carried out in 2 weeks after diagnosis and carried out by the best guy in the field. And we paid 0.0 dollars for it!
JohnnyPeaches
I paid for it, though! :P
imasnorlaxIRL
My dad had neck surgery as he was going paralyzed in his left arm. Had surgery maybe a month tops after diagnosis. Yay Canada! :D
EmeraldLight
My grandma needed life saving surgery here in Canada. She got delayed so much that she went to the US and paid for it. She was almost dead.
harambeDIEDforOURsins
Yeah but your taxes are so high!! *cries into American medical bills*
magisch
Contention: My country does that and I pay less for healthcare insurance then the average american. Also I never get medical bills.
spookyactionatadistance
Ya but not that much. Even at minimum wage I could still go out every weekend, have the latest phone, a MBP and a nice apartment with roomat
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scnottaken
Percentage wise, or actual dollar amounts? Not including SSI, employment, or medicare? State taxes?
RevolutionOnHerLips
Gonna need to see some source & facts on that claim
harambeDIEDforOURsins
Sarcasm. I have to pay to have insurance so I can pay less to see a doctor. And I still get the shit taxed out of me.
hadji
You can at least afford the doctor after you pay insurance. I pay to not get taxed for not having it, but cannot afford to use it.
AnActualTsundere
This makes me sad. I live in Ukraine.. and it's completely opposite here. Literally. Completely opposite.. :(
ImNotGayBut20BucksIs20Bucks
Yo can your mum adopt me? Im not the best house guest but i make mean mac and cheese?
Noob3rts
Poor house guest? No entry into Canada. For shame.
Soulwindow
US govt logic: pay over ten times as much on health care as other 1st world countries, but only give healthcare comparable to China.