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Rich Brits Drop Pounds to Save Child

Posted May 14th 2007 11:24AM by TMZ Staff

Some of England's wealthiest celebs are shelling out a fortune to help fund the search for a 4-year-old British girl who has gone missing in Portugal. This gives new meaning to the term "giving back."
JK Rowling, Richard Branson, Simon Cowell
Harry Potter authoress J.K. Rowling, Virgin titan Sir Richard Branson and "Idol" judge Simon Cowell have all ponied up to help find Madeleine McCann, who has been missing since May 2. According to the News of the World, Rowling donated in excess of $495,000, while Branson and Cowell chipped in $198,000 and $99,000, respectively.

Rowling's fortune has been estimated at $1 billion, Branson's at a megastore $7 billion, while Simon's said to be worth about $85 million ... slightly more than "Idol" raised in the recent "Idol Gives Back" event.

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31. The comments seem harsh but the parents were criminally negligent. Anything can happen to a child when left alone. Even to wake up and call out for an adult when no one is there can be traumatizing to a child. I am sure they will live with that guilt for the rest of their lives. It's great that some celebrities chose this kidnapped child to offer cash reward, but everday thousands of children go missing. It seems somehow usjust.

Posted at 1:21PM on May 20th 2007 by Lor

32. I have read all of this and more and cannot shake the feeling that all is not what it seems, something is very very wrong with this story.Aside from any cretin stealing a child, how long does it take for a little one to wake, play with the electrical fittings, turn on water in the bathroom and drown, or simply have a coughing fit and choke??? I do not doubt the pain of those who love this little girl, but I cannot defend gross negligence by people who could well afford a paid nanny to travel with them, who looks after the children when both doctors are working??? , Better still if they want to go off by themselves why not have left the children in England with relatives? My greatest compassion is for a little girl let down by the people she trusted most.

Posted at 12:00AM on May 30th 2007 by Vee

33. well im a gal from south africa where crime is at its utmost and i think that some of these comments are really uncalled for but yes i do agree that it was kinda silly for thew parents to hae left the kids in the room alone, but really now some of u say that it was a set up y would some 1 want to set some thing like this up, i think that the parents where uneasy about leaving the kids there alone but maybe knew that they did it b4 and nothing really happen that y the mom probably went to just check on them every 30 mins, i think ppl should be ready to blame ne1 eps the parents for it, ppl should be there to be confident and help them see the light at the end of this really long dark tunnel and hope the come out of it with their little gal in the arms and in thier life.my heart and paryer are out there

Posted at 7:29AM on Jun 5th 2007 by mitz

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