A charity has rejected a 200,000 dollar (£163,000) donation from controversial rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine. No Kid Hungry said it had a policy to decline funding from donors “whose activities do not align with our mission and values”. He was recently released from prison for his involvement in a violent US street gang. No Kid Hungry said in a statement: “We are grateful for Mr Hernandez’s generous offer to donate to No Kid Hungry but we have informed his representatives that we have declined this donation. He was freed from a New York prison early in April because he was at risk of contracting coronavirus because of his asthma.

Source: Irish Independent May 13, 2020 02:37 UTC