Redknapp and Jenner took cash to back charity
Reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner and ex- football manager Har r y Redknapp both accepted large fees to back a charity set up by undercover reporters.
Channel 4’s Dispatches found stars would take cash to show public support for invented charity Cleaning Up Plastic Pollution in Africa (Cuppa). After contacting booking agents, Dispatches was told Redknapp would be willing to back Cuppa but it would cost £15,000 for one post on Instagram plus £5000 for a photoshoot.
The programme paid the £20,000 and secretly filmed the photoshoot. A lawyer for Redknapp said: “Mr Redknapp is a prolific supporter of charity and has raised considerable sums over the years. He receives no fees for such support and would never knowingly charge for the regular charity work he undertakes.
“In this case he only agreed to payment after being informed that the charity was supported by private investors.” Dispatches also paid an agency more than £19,500 for Jenner to back the charity. A lawyer for Jenner said: “It is well known to the public that sometimes celebrities are paid fees for doing promotional work for charities.
“Apart from this instance, she has never been paid for her charitable work and always intended to donate the money raised to charities she supports.”