Bruno Mars donates to help Flint water crisis

Pop star Bruno Mars is donating $1 million to aid victims of Flint’s water crisis, he announced to a roaring crowd Saturday night at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Michigan.

His surprise announcement came toward the end of the sold-out show.

The donation — dedicated to “our brothers and sisters in Flint,” as Mars told the crowd — will go to the Community Foundation of Greater Flint.

The Flint crisis, which has prompted a host of criminal charges against state health officials, began in 2014 when the city’s water supply was switched, leading to high

lead levels. From the Associated Press and USA TODAY