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Hayek denies £54m fortune claims
Published Monday, Jul 24 2006, 17:16 BST | By Susanna Regan
Salma Hayek has shot down recent estimates that she possesses a fortune of £54 million.
Recently the Latin American media reported that the Bandidas star had been placed second behind Jennifer Lopez in a list of Hollywood's highest Latin-American earners in Fortune magazine.
Whilst the magazine denies printing the story and suggests the facts were mixed up, the Mexican actress was astonished by the claims.
She told Reuters: "It's a huge lie. It's very, very far from reality. I don't have that amount of money. Somebody sent me it [the article] and I laughed. It's a bit like a joke. Obviously I have never earned $100 million [£54 million] and I wouldn't even want to."
The 39-year-old continued: "With things as they are in Mexico, it bothers me that they put me in a group of millionaires with $100 million I don't have when there are so many people dying of hunger. If I had $100 million I would have retired and would be doing more things on an altruistic level than I can now. I would have opened centers in Mexico for violence against women and many other things."
Recently the Latin American media reported that the Bandidas star had been placed second behind Jennifer Lopez in a list of Hollywood's highest Latin-American earners in Fortune magazine.
Whilst the magazine denies printing the story and suggests the facts were mixed up, the Mexican actress was astonished by the claims.
She told Reuters: "It's a huge lie. It's very, very far from reality. I don't have that amount of money. Somebody sent me it [the article] and I laughed. It's a bit like a joke. Obviously I have never earned $100 million [£54 million] and I wouldn't even want to."
The 39-year-old continued: "With things as they are in Mexico, it bothers me that they put me in a group of millionaires with $100 million I don't have when there are so many people dying of hunger. If I had $100 million I would have retired and would be doing more things on an altruistic level than I can now. I would have opened centers in Mexico for violence against women and many other things."
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