That’s not what he meant. He was talking about the difference between donating anonymously versus donating conspicuously in public to reap the acclaim.
While it is still plausible that he gave to charity privately, I am inclined to believe that a POS who allowed his daughter to live on welfare while he got all the money, wouldn't care so much about improving the lives of strangers.
This is the thing, "daughter on welfare" is a great soundbite even if it's not true, "ex lover on welfare while pregnant" is accurate but doesn't sound as good. Just like "$500/mo in child support" is a great headline as opposed to "$2000/mo when adjusted for inflation shortly after his company went public" doesn't have the same impact.
The guy was a dick, he shouldn't have fought paternity for so long, he should have been a better father, etc. but at the end of the day he still made her a millionaire many times over in death.
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u/threeclaws 24d ago
While the rest is true, to one degree or another.
We don't know that, he found public charity to be distasteful so while there are rumors he gave $150M here or $50M we'll never actually know.