Obeng didn’t charge Brown for the procedure to remove the glue from her hair and she said it was the doctor’s benevolence, and other donors, who made it possible for that to happen. Obeng, a Ghana native, runs the Restore Worldwide foundation and travels overseas to perform constructive surgeries on people in developing countries who wouldn’t otherwise have access to the procedures. Bernard Parish to Hollywood, like I seen the sign, to take this out of my head, like this man didn’t have to do none of this.” “That’s going to be pretty upsetting because who are y’all to say, you know, this was a fraudulent account? For one, Dr. Bernard Parish,” Brown said, referencing the celebrity plastic surgeon who fixed her ‘do and the south Louisiana locale she calls home. Obeng’ … and the rest of that, I’m going to donate it to three families in St. Now that she’s cemented her viral fame with a celebrity management team and a merchandise line, she decided she wanted to give back the cash. When Brown first set up the fundraiser, she only asked for $1,500, but it ended up skyrocketing to over $23,000. “Every time you look at it, it says it’s under investigation.” “They won’t even release it to me because that many people have called and said it was a fraudulent account,” Brown said during a Zoom interview.

The Louisiana native, who’s now out of the sticky situation and rocking a fresh, natural look, set up a GoFundMe early on in her plight for help with medical bills and buying wigs, but now that she’s decided to donate the money, the company won’t let her withdraw it, she explained. Tessica Brown, who went viral for cementing her hair with Gorilla Glue, claims the GoFundMe she set up is now under investigation and she can’t withdraw the funds, which she plans to donate to charity, she told The Post Wednesday. Mayor Adams pokes fun at local media at annual Inner Circle dinner, says NY Post is his ‘favorite hometown paper’ World record rubber duck washes ashore 18 years later: ‘We got a bit excited’ George Santos revives drag persona ‘Kitara Ravache’ for Cameo cash 'I didn't think for one second, when I got up the next morning, it was gonna be everywhere.'īrown was treated for free by LA plastic surgeon Dr Michael Obeng in a grueling four-hour experimental operation.Lying ex-Rep. 'With the remainder of the money I will be blessing three local families thanks for all the support and love you guys so much thank you,' she said in an Instagram post.Ī spokesperson for GoFundMe told Fox News the website had asked Brown to 'clearly state how she intends to use the funds.'īrown told Entertainment Tonight the reason was to get advice on how to remove the glue. 'We figured out the science of how to break it down.' (Instagram) With her page now under investigation, she plans to donate the rest of the money to the Restore Foundation, a charity dedicated to providing plastic and reconstructive surgery - along with her local church St. Brown's TikTok videos, which have been viewed millions of times, drew support from social media users and celebrities alike.Īfter going to hospital, Brown eventually flew across the US to Los Angeles in order to undergo plastic surgery to remove the glue.īrown originally stated her GoFundMe page, which has now stopped receiving donations, was set up it 'to help with any expenses related to this unfortunate ordeal.'

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