Former child star Brandon ‘Bug’ Hall, best known for his role as Alfalfa in the 1994 film Little Rascals, has defended his decision to launch a GoFundMe fundraiser after it raised nearly $US24,000 ($35,000) to help pay bills ahead of his family’s sixth child.
Hall, who has faced significant backlash from critics, explained that he had fallen behind on a few bills after moving his family to a new property in rural Arkansas.
The fundraiser, which initially had a goal of $US2000 ($2900), prompted criticism from some who urged Hall to “get a real job” instead of asking for financial support. “Put your pride down and get a real job,” one user commented on his post. Others called him “lazy” and a “grifter.”
In response, Hall stated, “I’m going to keep impregnating my wife.” He clarified that he “mostly worked full-time” while also building a farm and home for his family. Hall also noted that the fundraiser had been “mass reported” and paused by GoFundMe for review, preventing him from taking it down.
Put your pride down and get a real job. This is embarrassing, stop impregnating your wife when you can’t even keep your family afloat. Set your priorities straight, practice NFP. If you don’t want advice then stop putting your business online.
Hall stepped away from Hollywood six years ago, having “self-cancelled” and started over as a “radical Catholic extremist” with a focus on “medieval morals.” He moved his family, including his wife Jill and their four daughters and one son, to an 80-acre property to live off-grid.
Hall previously told the Daily Mail he had taken a “vow of poverty,” donating his child star earnings to charity and giving away most of his belongings to live “free of any need for personal income as possible.”
The top donor on Hall’s GoFundMe page was Gerelyn Gilbert-Soto, the girlfriend of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, who donated $2,000, covering the original goal. Hall launched the fundraiser last week, writing that he needed help “getting the last few things buttoned up” before his wife gives birth.
“Times are hard for everyone, and I’m no more deserving than anyone else, but I ask in your charity that you help where you can,” he wrote. Hall was arrested in 2020 in Texas for huffing air duster cans and in 2024 for failure to appear in court over a traffic citation.
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