Theron auctioned Mandela meeting “without consent”
By ANIThursday, October 29, 2009
LONDON - Charlize Theron lacked consent of Nelson Mandela to put a meeting with him under the hammer, his office has revealed.
The actress was said to have auctioned a meeting with the former President of South African at a charity event in San Francisco.
But the Nelson Mandela Foundation said a meet-and-greet with the anti-apartheid icon needed “a rigorous process” and that the South African-born star was yet to send in a request.
“Not even the charity foundations Mandela himself established are allowed to auction off time with him,” the BBC quoted the NMF’s chief executive Achmat Dangor Dangor as saying in a statement.
The Oscar-winning star also reportedly sold a trip to the 2010 World Cup and a kiss for 140,000 dollars at the fundraiser. (ANI)
