Chris Rock, used The Oscars as a way to boost his daughters Girl Scout cookie sales. Rock called out his biggest competition in the Girl Scout cookie feeling business, Linda Dunn.
During the show, Rock said,
“Last night Zahra, my youngest called me up and said, ‘Daddy how come we never sell the most cookies? How come Mrs. Dunn wins every year?’ It would mean so much to my little girl if we could beat Linda Dunn.”
Ms. Dunn responded to Rocks antics by saying,
“That was a personal throw down. We have a fun rivalry. Selling cookies is fun.”
Dunn and Rock both have children in the same troop. Dunn says she was paying no attention to the show when she started getting calls from all over.
“All of a sudden my phone starts ringing. My email blows up. Everyone is calling to say Chris Rock just threw down the gauntlet.”
A lot of people dug deep in their pockets to help Rock’s daughter Zahra. Christian Bale, Mindy Kaling and even Vice President Joe Biden supported the cause.
Rock says during his persuading speech,
“I want you to reach into your millionaire pockets and I want you to buy some of my daughters’ Girl Scout cookies,” urged Rock. “Are we going to deny my princesses from cookies? Alright, Tina Fey, get that money, girl. Charlize Theron, yes. Matt Damon, yes. Leo, you made $30 million—come on!”
Rock claims he made $65,243 off of the cookies but he did not. Sources say Rock sold 500 boxes which was only $2,500. Still good enough for a young girl scout. Ms. Dunn is totally okay with the competition. She isn’t worried about anything.
Source: GreatPeople || Insideedition
