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Credit: DisneyRaffles are pretty standard. But a known entertainment star asking for money from fans? That’s a bit juicer—especially in the age where internet roasting is all the rage and the economy’s a nightmare.
Disney Star Asks Fans for Money and Gets Roasted
It’s not really a mystery why, if a Disney star asks fans for money, they get brutally roasted. But it looks like Skai Jackson got to learn this firsthand after receiving a whole ton of hate online after posting a TikTok video.
To make matters worse, Jackson stated, “It is not that serious for a damn $5. It is called a raffle. I don’t know if you guys have been to school before, but I know I’ve been to school, and we used to have raffles all the time.”
“You might put in $5, $2, whatever, and you get a prize…The money goes towards the prize, and then, like I said, if there’s anything left over, I’m doing a second giveaway soon,” the star continued.
Disney Channel star Skai Jackson is being criticized for asking her fans to send her $5 “for a chance to win a MacBook.” pic.twitter.com/6GZ7kEwX5p
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) July 8, 2023
Instead of reading the room, Jackson pushed on to say, “I do not need money. Me personally, I do not need money. And I’m not saying this like, in a bragging way or anything like that, or in a mean way. I’m just letting you guys know I do not personally need money. Like I am very fine in my life.”
Fan Reactions to Disney Star Asking for Money
Among the many reactions from fans include:
- “She claims she doesn’t need the money, so then why is she charging for entry? This not weird to yall?” | @navyhie
- “Skai Jackson’s fans asking her why she’s doing a $5 macbook raffle” | @itsilliv
- “I’m finding this soooo funny but it’s rly showing how kids should definitely b monitored when online cos imagine ur kid or younger sibling sees this and don’t comprehend scams yet so they send miss skai Jackson $5 for nothing” | @spookyasta
Why the Disney Star Asked Fans for Money
It started simple. A raffle on TikTok, where Skai Jackson planned to give away an Apple MacBook laptop to the winner. The catch? Fans had to send her $5 to enter the competition. Especially with Jackson openly declaring that she has money, it left a lot of fans feeling like it was a shady move.
Everything about the situation is perfectly legal. Despite this, the question remains, is it ethical for a Disney icon to ask fans for money?
What do you think about the Disney star asking fans for raffle money? Roastable or reasonable? Hit us up in the comments below!