FireAid: Latest Example of Woke Celebrity Privilege?

Why do celebrities turn awards show speeches into political rants?

Because they can, for starters.

They also know there’s no journalist within shouting distance to fact-check their claims. Nor will reporters press them on their lecture’s details.

A similar protection comes via celebrity relief efforts. Stars share their talent and time for various causes, typically with the best of intentions. What if those intentions aren’t enough?

Enter FireAid.

The Jan. 30 event drew a who’s who of music to help Californians battered by this year’s raging wildfires. Think Green Day, Pink, Stephen Stills, the Black Crowes, Lady Gaga, Sting, No Doubt, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and many more acts.

They raised roughly $100 million, and a new report from the Washington Free Beacon raises huge questions about where that cash has gone.

Some of the money helped groups that embrace DEI-style practices that exclude white people, according to the report. Others support illegal immigration and far-Left causes like Black Lives Matter.

What about rebuilding homes lost in the fire? How much money went to families whose lives were severely impacted by the natural disaster?

“All of the money raised will go directly to people who need it now,” said actor Miles Teller during the concert.

(Unless they’re white, perhaps?)

The Washington Free Beacon wants to know what happened to the cash. Variety? The Hollywood Reporter? Deadline.com?

Judging by their coverage, or lack thereof, not so much. Plus, most of the groups receiving the people’s cash clammed up when pressed for comment.

What happens next? Nothing, most likely.

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The Washington Free Beacon report came and went earlier this month. A good faith Google News search on the topic found a month-old story allowing FireAid to defend its actions. There’s nothing in the past week regarding the new, alarming allegations.

Some FireAid donors may be happy to see their money fund progressive causes that have little, to no, ties to the topic in play. Others would be furious to see where their hard-earned cash has gone.

We all have a right to know.

Legacy Media entertainment sites, which have access to many A-list artists, could press them on the matter. Have they followed up on where all the money went? Are they happy with funds being steered to alternate causes that have nothing to do with the wildfires?

Chances are, the musicians in question wouldn’t respond. That, in itself, is a story. And if more outlets kept the pressure on, the artists might be forced to use their clout and make real change above and beyond singing a few songs.

Or, at the very least, explain to their fans why their money went to groups defending illegal immigration and race-based initiatives over fire-related matters.

This isn’t a new problem, of course.

Perhaps the most famous example of celebrity fundraising gone awry came with 1985’s “Live Aid” concert. That affair raised more than $125 million for famine relief, but a series of investigative stories by Spin Magazine raised alarming questions as to where the money went.

The event, and the previous single, “Do They Know It’s Christmas,” raised global awareness of the African famine, no doubt. Other, thornier questions eventually superseded that matter.

Spin hounded Bob Geldof, the Live Aid mastermind, for comment at the time. Will any of the artists who rocked FireAid face a single question about where the event’s money has gone? What about the actors who appeared on stage and begged for viewers’ money?

Don’t bet on it.