BEAR NECESSITY
Stephen Bear accused of ‘lying’ about claims he donated £50k to an elephant sanctuary
The reality star was besieged with comments from fans who didn't believe he'd shelled out the whopping sum
STEPHEN Bear has claimed he donated £50,000 to an elephant charity - but fans don't believe him.
The reality star, 29, told his Instagram followers he'd "adopted a new best friend" and shelled out the substantial cash sum to help with his pal's upkeep.
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Yet dozens of people questioned his honesty and wondered if he had, in fact, mixed up sterling with Thai Bart.
One insisted he'd handed over 50k in Thai currency - which converts to a much lower donation of £1,192.
Bear captioned a video of elephant Rocky: "Today I donated £50,000 to the elephant sanctuary and adopted my new best friend .
"I’ve named him Rocky because he’s a little fighter."
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And one cheeky fan wrote beneath his post: "50p mayb"
Another said: "50k local money? U didn’t donate 50k English money or you wouldn’t keep filling timelines with pointless products that don’t work"
Another follower begged: "Lend me a tenner! Lol"
However, many people praised his generosity and loved reading about his good deed.
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One fan mused: "Why are people so negative, even if he donated £10 does it matter he’s in an elephant sanctuary raising awareness on animal cruelty & helping them?"
Another said: "This is actually the best thing ever" and one more wrote: "Love this brilliant news"
The Sun Online has contacted Stephen's reps for comment.
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