Snoop Doggis joiningTyler Perryin helping a 93-year-old woman fighting to keep her home and land in South Carolina.
The “Lay Low” rapper, 51, donated $10,000 to Josephine Wright’sGoFundMecampaign, his rep confirmed toCNN.
“I did it from the heart,” Snoop Dogg told CNN in a statement. “She reminds me of my mother and grandmother.”
The South Carolinian told local news outletWSAVthat developers were harassing and attempting to force her to sell her property.
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Wright, a grandmother to 40, great-grandmother to 50, and great-great-grandmother to 16 children, told WSAV that her Hilton Head home is “where I want to be at this age” — and she’s going to resist anyone who gets in the way of that.
“I’ve pretty much been a fighter all my life,” Wright told the publication.
An investment group developing the land behind Wright’s house filed a lawsuit alleging that parts of the home are on their property, WSAV reported.
“I guess they figured I would become so unnerved with the harassment that I would say ‘take it,'” she said of the developers. “But they don’t know me. I am here to fight for what I have.”
A representative for the investment group did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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Word of Wright’s plight caught the attention of Perry when he saw WSAV’s coverage of her struggle. The actor, filmmaker and philanthropist shared it on Instagram — andpledged his support.
Quoting Wright in his caption — “I’ve pretty much been a fighter all my life” — he wrote, “Ms. Wright, please tell where to show up and what you need to help you fight.”
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Stars likeMeek MillandFantasia Barrinopraised Perry’s support, and some pledged their own.
TheTyler Perry’s House of Paynestar, who has a history of using his wealth to help senior citizens save their homes, received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 2021 Oscars.
In February, a sourcetold PEOPLEthat Perry donated $750,000 to help prevent the displacement of low-income seniors in Atlanta.
The source noted that the donation will assist senior citizens in the Georgia capital in keeping their property taxes frozen for the next two decades. Additionally, the source said, the donation will give about $500,000 every year for the next five years.
source: people.com
