Miley Cyrus was moved to tears while appearing on the Ellen DeGeneres Show while discussing the horrors which have been brought to the state of Texas. More than 32,000 people have been made homeless and 35 people have been killed since Hurricane Harvey hit land on Monday. Ellen also announced that the singer has pledged $500,000 to the relief effort to help those who have been affected by the disaster.
The singer admitted that she wasn’t sure why it made her so upset but said she was very lucky to be able to go home and see her mother and grandmother. Speaking of the money she donated to the relief she said ‘I’m really happy to help any way that I can and I hope people understand they can put themselves in those people’s shoes and just know what it feels like to have everything taken away from you.’
Miley is not the only celebrity to pledge money to the cause. Ellen herself has donated half a million dollars and she presented a check to J.J. Watt, the crowdfunding leader, with a check from $1 million from Walmart. Ellen said ‘Walmart is on track to donate over $20 million in cash and supplies to Hurricane Harvey relief. But, that is not all. Walmart is also donating $1 million to J.J.’s relief effort right now.’