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A30 PEOPLE & ARTS
Monday 24 april 2017
Reese Witherspoon speaks

out against elephant poaching

JOHN CARUCCI their tusks. Last year, Tif- Danes, Haley Bennett
Associated Press fany & Co. partnered and Ruth Negga.
NEW YORK (AP) — with the Elephant Crisis As for “Big Little Lies,”
Sparkly, exquisite dia- Fund to raise money to the HBO miniseries
monds were the draw fight for the elephants. starring Witherspoon
but Reese Wither- “They provide a lot and Nicole Kidman
spoon’s thoughts were of information about that had its season fi-
with something much what they’re doing nale earlier this month,
larger — elephants. to ethically source Witherspoon said she
The Oscar-winning “Big diamonds, gold, and was hopeful a second
Reese Witherspoon attends Tiffany & Co. 2017 Blue Book Collec- Little Lies” star attend- silver, so it’s a very re- season would happen.
tion Celebration at St. Ann’s Warehouse on Friday, April 21, 2017,
in New York. ed a party in New York sponsible brand; not “We love playing
Associated Press on Friday night to cel- only beautiful, but very these characters, and
ebrate Tiffany and Co. responsible,” Wither- we loved being to-
and said she backed spoon said. gether with this great,
the jewelry company’s Fresh from a film shoot extraordinary group of
commitment to stop in South Africa, Domi- people, so hopefully
global trafficking and nic West also cheered it will happen. Fingers
demand for elephant the impact that the El- crossed,” Witherspoon
ivory. ephant Crisis Fund has said.q
“I’ve had the great made on the poach-
opportunity to work ing of elephant tusks.
with elephants in my He just wished it would
career, and spend a also apply to rhinocer- Like us on
lot of time in Africa oses. Poachers are also
with elephants. I love killing them for their Facebook
that they are doing horns. “Oh, they’re kill-
so much for conserva- ing thousands every
tion, and helping save year in South Africa.
the elephants,” said It’s just appalling,” he
Witherspoon. said.
Between 20,000 and Also attending the Tif-
30,000 elephants are fany event were Jen-
killed every year for nifer Hudson, Claire facebook.com/bondianoticia