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Dark Knight Studio Donating Funds to Victims

'Lump sum' Warner Bros. payment to go to charities for victims

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 24, 2012 1:30 AM CDT

(Newser) – The studio behind The Dark Knight Rises is donating funds to help the victims of the mass shooting at the Aurora theater. The exact amount isn't being disclosed, but Warner Bros. officials plan to make a "substantial" lump-sum contribution, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Studio representatives have been in touch with the office of Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, and are following his recommendation to contribute to the "Aurora Victim Relief Fund" through the website givingfirst.org. The fund will support the victims of the shooting that killed 12 and injured dozens of moviegoers last week. Warner Bros. officials will also encourage employees to donate to the fund.

People line up in front of a screen to watch the premier of The Dark Knight Rises at the National Auditorium in Mexico City, Monday, July 23, 2012. A gunman in a gas mask barged into a crowded Denver-area theater during a midnight premiere of the Batman movie on Friday,...
People line up in front of a screen to watch the premier of "The Dark Knight Rises" at the National Auditorium in Mexico City, Monday, July 23, 2012. A gunman in a gas mask barged into a crowded Denver-area...   (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)
Greg Zanis places crosses commemorating victims across the street from the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colo., where 12 people were killed in a shooting rampage last week.
Greg Zanis places crosses commemorating victims across the street from the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colo., where 12 people were killed in a shooting rampage last week.   (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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ducme
Jul 24, 2012 8:34 AM CDT
I just wish newser had some class and stop showing this losers face and name all over the fucking place.
chillette
Jul 24, 2012 6:16 AM CDT
Why? Shouldn't that be done by the NRA and gun lobbyists?
 

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