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Ziyi Zhang in Donation Scandal of China Earthquake

posted 15 years ago by Gossipgirl888
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Ziyi Zhang has been drawn into a big scandal related donation of 2008 China earthquark at the moment in China. She organized and host a fund-raising party during Cannes movie festival. They have raised US$1,000,000 as she told China media. The donators included Roberta Armani (senior manager from Armani), Tamara Mellon (JImmy Choo boss), Guy (Madonna's agent), Eric Mika, Thierry Fremaux (Founder of Cannes festival), Christian Jeune, Caroline Gruosi-Scheufele (Chopard CEO)...

After almost two years, this large of amount donation seems disappear mysteriously. Zhang claimed couple of days ago through her official website "most of (above) donators only did an oral promise at the moment. It has been difficult for me to chase those money! But I will continue making effort to get all money".

Her statement was not so convincing, because there was a picture on the scene clearly showed cash and check were made into the donation box. Some of reporters contacted China red cross and other related official organizations of Sichuan post-disaster reconstruction. Nowhere confirmed that they have received the donation from Ziyi Zhang. Up to now, Ziyi hasn't showed any evidence to the public where she transferred the money to...
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[–] Acropolisnow 15 years ago

Holy s***! They think she pocketed the money?

Ricky Ricardo might say Ziyi Zhangg, you have somesplainin to do".

[–] Gossipgirl888 15 years ago

Its been almost a week since rumor started, but so far, Ziyi Zhang and her team still cant provide any evidence of where the donation was sent...

[–] asveprod 15 years ago

Talented people are often not talented in finances and crooks are all around them to take advantage by next chance. Might be somebody in her team who transfered the money to another account, then it should have gone to, or maybe more likely, that an employee in the corresponding bank in china, put the money on his account to get the interest until complaints come and if not located, even keep the money himself. I sent once money to a charity in India. It worked fine until my bank decided to use another corresponding bank in another city. My bank even wanted to give up contacting the bank in India, because to much hassle for such small amount and no progress. Finally my receiving organization said, that they got it, but I think they just said so, so that I don t stop to donate. Might be a similar case.

[–] Gossipgirl888 15 years ago

Not sure if it is the case. Internet denizens found US IRS form 2008 of Ziyi Foundation showed very clearly there was only more than $45,000 transaction on the account. It was far from what she mentioned to China and overseas media, her Ziyi Foundation has raised 1 million USD. The foundation was set up in july 2008 and expired in May 2009. By far, she and her team still failed to prove any evidence of transaction of any pledge to any charity organization in China. Her fiance told one of his friends in Hong Kong there were 2million USD transferred to her personal account in USA, and he wasn't sure if there was further donation flowing in.

I am not an expert for charity business. But I cant convince myself that holding pledges for 20 months in her personal account during China National Disaster is RIGHT thing to do. According source, 90% of post re-construction projects in Sichuan are finished...

[–] Acropolisnow 15 years ago

What will be the reprocussions? Just reputation or something legal?