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| The Simpsons’ Simon, with terminal cancer, gives away millions Posted: 28 Jul 2013 05:41 PM PDT The co-creator of The Simpsons, Sam Simon, is giving away his fortune before he dies of colon cancer. The nine-time Emmy-winning writer-producer says he is using his wealth to help shut down roadside zoos and abusive animal shows, fund a dog-rescue haven in Malibu, and fight hunger, reported the Hollywood Reporter. According to The Daily Mail, Simon said: "The truth is, I have more money than I'm interested in spending. Everyone in my family is taken care of. And I enjoy this." More than 20 years ago, Simon co-created the award-winning animated Fox series with cartoonist Matt Groening. The upbeat Simon told the Hollywood Reporter that while chemotherapy used to make him feel better, those days are becoming more and more infrequent so now he wants to see the good use his money can do. A Stanford graduate raised in privilege in Beverly Hills, Simon, who is currently not married and has no children, was given a three- to six-month prognosis in May. He said he's getting joy in his final days seeing his fortune – tens of millions annually in royalties alone – go to good use. His Sam Simon Foundation in Malibu is worth US$23 million (RM69 million), and other charities, like PETA, Save the Children and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, have also been recipients of his largesse. He said he enjoys giving to animals, and charities that work with dogs in particular, is because he is able to see the results quickly. "One of the things about animal rights, which is not the only thing that I care about in this world, is that your money can bring success. I see results. There is stuff happening, really good stuff, every week. I'm not sure you get that with a lot of disease charities. If you were donating to environmental causes for the past 20 years, do you think your money is doing anything? Because I don't," he told the Hollywood Reporter. "I want medical experiments on animals stopped. They don't do anything, and they don't work," Simon said of his future wishes, stated people.com. "Veganism is an answer for almost every problem facing the world in terms of hunger and climate change." – July 29, 2013. |
| Ex-supermarket worker tops UK album chart Posted: 28 Jul 2013 04:50 PM PDT Jahmene Douglas, a former supermarket worker and talent show contestant, topped the UK album charts for the first time yesterday with "Love Never Fails", Britain's Official Charts Company said. Swedish artist Avicii kept the top spot in the British singles chart for a second week with "Wake Me Up", which became the fastest selling single of the year a week earlier. Douglas, 22, was a contestant on a TV talent show "The X Factor". His debut album features 10 tracks including Gospel interpretations of other artists' songs and a duet. Douglas pushed Robin Thicke's album "Blurred Lines" into second place, while "Magna Carta Holy Grail" from U.S. rapper Jay-Z fell to third place. In the singles chart, Avicii's continued success denied One Direction's "Best Song Ever" the top slot, depriving the boy band of what would have been their fourth number one single. The new track had to settle for number two instead. Separately, the Official Charts Company said "Now That's What I Call Music! 85" had become the fastest selling album of 2013. – Reuters, July 29, 2013. |
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