2 Days Before Wrexham Ends 15-Year Exile, $350 Million Rich Ryan Reynolds Makes a 7-Figure Donation For a Noble Cause

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney won respect and appreciation from everyone when they decided to buy full ownership in a non-league team like Wrexham. This act of theirs won a lot of respect as it showed their commitment and respect to developing a culture and club. The rise of the Red Dragons ever since as we all know has been historical.

In a similar act of solidarity and kindness, Ryan Reynolds and his better half Blake Lively have donated a sizeable sum to SAG-AFTRA in order to aid professionals affected by the ongoing Hollywood strike.

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively donate $1 million to SAG-AFTRA

On July 14th, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) decided to go on strike due to skewed opportunities and fiscal packages. The advent of streaming platforms and the rise of AI is cited as the main reason behind this.

Since the Association took the decision, the entire Hollywood has come to a standstill. While this is a fight for equity, this has also resulted in a loss of work for the 160,000 members of the association. Hence SAG-AFTRA has set up a financial assistance program aimed at providing emergency aid to actors affected by the work stoppage.

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In solidarity, multiple A-listers of Hollywood have donated large sums to the foundation. Power couple Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively are among them who have reportedly donated a million dollars to the fund. Interestingly, this donation comes a week after the Deadpool star was seen discussing filmmaking in the UK with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Props to Ryan Reynolds for involving him in a noble cause at this point in time considering his team Wrexham will make their historic League 2 return in 2 days’ time.

Rob McElhenney is all set to attend the first League 2 game of Wrexham AFC; will Ryan Reynolds be present?

Last season saw Wrexham amass a record-breaking tally of 111 points to end their 15-year absence from League 2. The Red Dragons in preparation for the big challenge of League 2 went to the USA for their pre-season tour. After an impressive string of performances, the Welsh club are all ready to face MK Dons in the campaign opener on August 5th.

Co-owner Rob McElhenney last night took to Twitter to confirm his presence at the historic moment for the club. “So I’m about to take off from LA to get a flight to go see Wrexham’s first game back in the league at home. I think it’s going to be a tight one against MK Dons, they’re a good squad and obviously, we’re hoping for the best, very excited,” said McElhenney in his video message. 

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While Rob has confirmed his presence, there is still no information on Ryan Reynolds’ presence. Considering his busy schedule and Hollywood commitments, we are still waiting for confirmation of his presence on this historic day for Wrexham.