Ok, this has been bothering me for a while now, so I'm taking to my notes to get it off my chest. The charity Tila Tequila is claiming as her own, newly established charity is FAKE. "Jayden's Angels" is NOT a legit charity. It's not recognized by the IRS under the name "Jayden's Angels" or "Jayden".
A lot of people will complain about Tila Tequila and say she's lying about a multitude of things: her pregnancy, her baby's father(s), her past, the things she claims to have accomplished, her level of fame, deleting her twitter, etc, etc... The only one of these things that I have any interest or any right to comment on is the fake charity.
On December 3, 2009, Tila claimed that her charity had become official via twitter. For a charity to become official, it needs to be registered as a charity with the IRS.
A search of the IRS registered charities can be done at http://www.irs.gov/app/pub-78/forwardToSearch.do
I am usually not bothered by what people say. Regardless of whether or not they're saying is an actual fact or the truth. But to actively solicit money on a variety of web sites is not only wrong, it's illegal. And last I checked, rules applied to everyone, famous or not.
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